Wine recommendations

[Jameslovell]

Sat here browsing the t'internet and thought I would have a glass of wine from the bottle I bought earlier today.

Not a bad wine, but not great. Might not finish it, might use in in cooking instead.

Anyone got any good recommendations for a nice bottle of wine? Anyone tried anything new recently?

[craiglockley]

Wolf Blass have a good range though seem to be getting pricier in supermarkets.

[maytreefrannie]

Wolf Blass - yes, they have a lovely range of wine, expensive but lovely.

There's one I buy at a local Italian shop, it's called Nobilii Palazzi - it's a lovely wine, red, costs just under 9 euro, about £8.10 - not the cheapest, but a very good choice when you want a cut above.

Mainly, we drink Montepulciano d'Abruzzo (red) from Aldi - just under 5 euro, about £4.50, for white we often buy a cheap Pinot Grigio (predictable, moi?), usually about £4 worth.

[StephenH]

Drink beer instead. Theakston's Old Peculier, Robinson's Old Tom, Titanic Stout, Wells Bombardier, Fullers London Pride, Meaqntime IPA - all worth drinking, and better than wine (except home-made) any day.

One red wine not to try is a Spanish one called, if memory serves, Val de Penas. We tried it years ago, and found it all but undrinkable. The wife christened it 'Chateau Penis'.

[HayleyB]

Campo Vieja Rioja is one of my faves and when I can afford it the Reserva especially.

Chateauneuf Du Pape and San Lorenzo are a couple more I love but can't afford at the moment.

Wolf Blass Cab Sauv (Red label) is preferable to the Shiraz. Again only when I'm more flush

Cheapos for the moment are Blossom Hill and Hardys Merlot - they're in the budget and can go down ok.

[veggielover]

My 2 best friends Ernest and Julio Gallo, the white grenache, so nice on a hot summers day sitting in the garden with a few friends. I'm haven't got expensive taste and at 5.59 a bottle u can't go wrong.

[Glutton4...]

Can't beat Hardys or Jacobs Creek for decent plonk. I'm buying wine in 3 litre boxes currently as they're cheaper than bottles.

[Lorraine70]

If you like a full bodied Australian red, I would highly recommend Wakefield's Shiraz. You can only buy it in Odd Bins in this country but it's well worth a try. My next door neighbour (who owns so much wine has private storage - ooo er!) thought it was fantastic. It's about £8 a bottle but tastes like a much more expensive wine. I visited the vineyard when I was travelling round Australia in a campervan and my OH and I ended up buying heaps of it.

[quark1]

Giordanos have an excellent, reliable selection of Italian wines.

Had many cases over the years and only had one bad one - which I think was down to a contaminated cork.

try on

www.giordanowines.co.uk

Unfortunately I've not been able to afford any recently as other things need paying for. Only downside is that sometimes they can take up to a month to arrive. They do various selections of say 12 bottles, plus Italian food specialities and perhaps a pasta set of dishes etc. Can be a little pricey but quality of wine is special, and if you need a few items china - why not? They also do a very special range of 15's - (15 degrees alcohol!) - verrry, wverry, vvvweerisdty nice effect!

[Two_Sheds]

It depends what you like. You need to think grape, not label.

Having said that, I tend to like big gutsy New World reds (Argentina or Chile) Shiraz, Merlot or Cab Sauv.

[pigletwillie]

I am an old world boy. Chunky reds from the Rhone, try the cote du rhone villages, Sablet is especially nice. Chateau Neuf is good but expensive. Mpst 2005 or 2007 rhones will be good.

We have hjad a dinner party tonight and have got through a case of a New Zealand Sauv blanc, Nobilo I think it is, that was excellent. From Tesco at a fiver a go instead of a tenner.

The subject is is individual, An Australian chardonay and a French Chablis are the same grape (chardonnay) but could not be further apart if you tried.

What do you like?

[craiglockley]

We have hjad a dinner party tonight and have got through a case of a New Zealand Sauv blanc, Nobilo I think it is, that was excellent. From Tesco at a fiver a go instead of a tenner.

New Zealand Sauvignon's are fantastic. I sell one called Waipara and it's one of my favourite whites. Not cheap though but one to look out for.

[HayleyB]

Can't beat Hardys or Jacobs Creek for decent plonk. I'm buying wine in 3 litre boxes currently as they're cheaper than bottles.

Love it

[Jardiniere]

Try some Malbec - (argentinian is good) .....the local wine here is mainly malbec and there are some lovely malbec rose wines also. Book a holiday in the Lot Valley and come and try it.................