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Ok this is an original thread isn't it .... ? Hope so.


It's for people to recommend wine that can be bought locally.


You can recommend a wine either as

1) Decent drinkable good value wine and where to find it, or

2) Great wine for a special occasion, doesn't have to be a lot of money, just a special occasion wine for you


State

1) name and region of wine

2) where bought (preferably in ED but not compulsory)

3) price per bottle


I'll start:


Best value wine in ED for me is

(I'm an old world man)

1) Piccini Chianti (a bright orange label)

2) Sainsbury Dulwich

3) About ?7


You can add some description of the wine and what it goes with if you want but I'm not very good at describing my tastes so I'll pass.

Thanks.

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Good thread, Mick.


We've been using Majestic of late and I can recommend the following, all around ?6-7 a bottle.


Ondine Shiraz - Very light easy everyday drinking that also goes well with most foods.


Beefsteak Club Malbec - great with steak as the name would suggest but drank this with a chicken and coconut curry and it worked well, so what do I know?


Corolla, Nero D'avola - if you like your Chianti then you should like this. Improved after being open for 48hrs and had a lot of cherry on the finish (that's about all the tasting notes you'll get from me).


I don't drink a lot of white but can wholeheartedly recommend Sainsburys TDF Gruner Veltliner at ?7.50 a bottle.


If you want to splash out then pretty much anything from Californian winemakers Ridge will be delicious but they start at ?30+ so perhaps special occasions only (it is for me).

Although I started with my favourite cheap bottle recommendation - I recently had a special occasion wine:


Chorley les Beaune

Cave de Bruno

?25


Beaune is my new favourite region. I was all Bordeaux for a few years especially with read meat, but I'm moving towards burgundy now in my old age.



And on Christmas day I had a bottle of


Morey St Denis - Vielles Vignes

Cave be Bruno ( I think although cant really recall where I bought it)

about ?30


Not perfect for turkey perhaps but I don't often drink white wine

Loz Wrote:

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> It's strange - I love wine, but burgundy has never

> really rocked my boat. Most Pinot Noir's, for

> that matter. Give me a good Bordeaux-style blend,

> preferably from Oz, any day.


I was of the same view until recently Loz - try the Beaune from Bruno.

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> rahrahrah Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Talking Burgundy- pretty much any bottle of

> > Meursault will do me for a special occasion.

>

> Yes - Its nice and was my wife's fav for a while -

> but its expensive. 25 upwards.


True - but if it's a special occasion I would much rather a decent white Burgundy than an average bottle of Champagne.

rahrahrah Wrote:

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> Jah Lush Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Burgundy for lunch, claret for dinner.

>

> I agree with this, but what would you drink in

> between?



If you want to avoid the dreaded pancreatitis or acute liver failure I'd suggest plenty of water. Sparkling for me with ice and slice.


Remember folks drink responsibly.


Cheers!

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