What about a GF wine thread?

[biglad]

I spent 15 years drinking lager/bitter and not much else, but last year I decided to try wine. Started with the chemical joys of fake German stuff then moved onto BigNBooze white wine best buys. Now my taste buds have moved to the world of red wine: Italian, German and even some of the proper French stuff.

 

My current suggestion:

 

Name: Cono Sur Pinot Noir Reserve

Price: 7.99

From: Tesco

Why: Light that goes well with both MOTD and Later with Jools Holland.

[George Costanza]

red wine can't go far wrong with Amarone or a good Barolo

[Unrighteous]

For some reason I thought this would be a whinging thread...

 

 

Anyway, Dona Paula is an Argentinian winery of quality. They have different price areas and whatnot but their Cabernet Sauv, Malbec, Sauv Blanc and are fantastic(Los Cardos or just the Dona Paula reserve)

[biglad]

Another one to add to this ever growing list:

 

Adelaide Hills

Pinot Noir

£10.15

Local Deli

 

Quite a fruity number. Spent many a night pissing money away on poker whilst drinking this wine.

Edited October 13, 2008 by biglad

[biglad]

Can't stop me now; here comes another little number:

 

Tim Adams

The Aberfeldy Shiraz 2004

£25.99

Tesco

 

Don't let the price put you off. Cracking smell that tastes more like blackberry juice than wine. Goes well with poker, cheese and slagging past mates on Facebook.

[ticklemeclemo]

Not sure where to buy it in England, but Peter Lehmann Shiraz or the Cab Sav are both excellent wines.

 

Anything by Jacobs Creek is utter gash

[Paul Don]

Vasse Felix 'Adams Road' Cabernet Merlot 2005 Margaret River

 

'This delightful Bordeaux blend offers a concentrated nose of blueberry jam and fresh black currants with spicy edges. Medium bodied, this wine has a generous fruit driven style with vibrant berry fruit characters. Matured in French oak, the wine's soft supple nature makes it approachable to drink from an early age.'

 

From the website: Winedrinkingforprimaryschoolchildren.com

[god knows]

Blue Nun.

 

£2.99 from Bargain Booze.

 

Goes well when talking blue to nuns.

[hamstrung]

Not sure where to buy it in England, but Peter Lehmann Shiraz or the Cab Sav are both excellent wines.

 

Anything by Jacobs Creek is utter gash

 

Most supermarkets sell Peter Lehmann. Its very nice.

[RedinSweden]

I love the wine, but we tend to drin more white than red as red gives Mrs RiS a bad head. Always dry, sauvignon blanc from new zealand or south africa is often a favourite.

[Cath]

I'm quite into Sauv Blanc at the moment but on the rare occaissions we drink white at home it'd probably be a soave. We drink dark spicy reds by the bucket load. I'd love to find a source for Lebanese wines in this country. The Red from the Bekka Valley they serve in my local Lebanese restaurant is superb (if you like your wine to taste of spicy straw).

[Guest PaddyBerger15]

I always thought Red Wine was the discharge of the Devil, but over time, a little drink here and there, I got to the stage where I was willing to part with dough to try it. Since starting in a small way, I have discovered that I enjoy McGuigan Estate Australian Shiraz and Kumala Zenith Shiraz.

These obviously won't be to everybody's tastes, but they tickle my Salmon and are worth trying.

[Thants]

I'm a pino noir man myself so I'll be trying the first two recommendations.

[Thants]

I had a nice Tempranillo Rioja from Monte Clavtjo the other day. Think it was 2005. Bootiful.

[hamstrung]

Anything by these geezers is usually really good, albeit fairly pricey.

 

Home: De Bortoli Wines Pty Limited ... Australian Winemakers Since 1928

[RedinSweden]

Anything by these geezers is usually really good, albeit fairly pricey.

 

Home: De Bortoli Wines Pty Limited ... Australian Winemakers Since 1928

 

They do a Shiraz Tempranillo that costs about a tenner here. I had some a couple of weeks ago. Very nice indeed. They do a bog standard shiraz too which is no great shakes, but very drinkable.

[Anny Road]

I'm quite into Sauv Blanc at the moment but on the rare occaissions we drink white at home it'd probably be a soave. We drink dark spicy reds by the bucket load. I'd love to find a source for Lebanese wines in this country. The Red from the Bekka Valley they serve in my local Lebanese restaurant is superb (if you like your wine to taste of spicy straw).

 

Chateaux Musar. Is lovely. Dry as a bone.

 

Château Musar : Château Musar wine from Château Musar, Lebanon

[ticklemeclemo]

For anyone that is after a great red, albeit a little pricey try and find any of Rockfords, Charles Melton, Henschke or St. Hallett wines. All from the Barossa Valley in South Australia. They are more boutique wines, but well worth the effort if you can locate some.

 

Penfolds is another decent supermarket wine also

[Remmie]

I like wine but not enough of a buff to pay over a tenner for a bottle of not champagne.

[Sweeney287]

If you have a large Tesco's near you try this Castillo Roija reserva.

 

Tesco's also have on on half price special so you can pick it up for a fiver a bottle.

 

It's one of the best I have tried, not being a conessuire or anything though.

[Cath]

Chateaux Musar. Is lovely. Dry as a bone.

 

Château Musar : Château Musar wine from Château Musar, Lebanon

 

It was indeed a Chateau Musar I was talking about but not this exact one. I shall definately check it out. Ta.

[bigal]

Not sure where to buy it in England, but Peter Lehmann Shiraz or the Cab Sav are both excellent wines.

 

Anything by Jacobs Creek is utter gash

 

Not totally true. I don't like a lot of their stuff but they do a Reserve Riesling and a Steengarten Riesling which are both excellent and won big trophies in Decanter and Wine Challenges.

Aussie Riesling is a real find recently, look for Eden Vally area and Polish Hill in particular.

 

I'm a Burgundy fan myself and like most Pinots so the recommendations above are good for me.

I'll add M&S basic red Burgundy, which comes from a good producer

[Jose Jones]

My value tip of the day is the 2005 Wyndham Estate Bin 555 Shiraz. You can get it for about $10 a bottle down here, which by the time it’s got to the UK should make it available for around a fiver.

It got second best shiraz in the world at some French wine award thingy apparently, so how can you go wrong at 5 quid? There are currently 20 bottles of it in my house.

[RedinSweden]

My value tip of the day is the 2005 Wyndham Estate Bin 555 Shiraz. You can get it for about $10 a bottle down here, which by the time it’s got to the UK should make it available for around a fiver.

It got second best shiraz in the world at some French wine award thingy apparently, so how can you go wrong at 5 quid? There are currently 20 bottles of it in my house.

 

Good call. I wouldn't read too much into the wine ward things. I have had quite a few prizewinners that were very ordinary indeed. The Bin 555 is dead nice though. Costs about 8 quid here.

[TE-23]

For Pinot Noir try Mud House (NZ) and Madfish (SA). Both lovely.

 

Waterstones are stocking this Best Supermarket Wine book for £7.99 at the moment. Bought it on Sat and then bought a Sainsbury's own Organic Cab Sauv (SA) for around a fiver which was also very good.