About 10 years ago or more their used to be a lovely Rioja you could get for £3.29 at Asda that put many £10+ bottles to shame. Even Malcom Gluck raved about it in the Graun iirc.
― calzino, Friday, 10 June 2016 19:20 (seven years ago) link
Best in show in the best single-varietal red under £15.
― I have also been to Maine and, briefly, Nebraska (doo dah), Monday, 13 June 2016 01:51 (seven years ago) link
I feel like the $15-18 range is the sweet spot where it's pretty unlikley I'll get something *bad* if I'm buying from a decent store and have some idea what kind of thing I want. I have go-to wines in the $10-12 range but it gets riskier there.
― socka flocka-jones (man alive), Monday, 13 June 2016 02:09 (seven years ago) link
i don't drink but it's heartening to know that good wines under 15 are plentiful
― riverine (map), Monday, 13 June 2016 02:44 (seven years ago) link
Gik blue wine comes to the UK from Spain
The producers suggest pairing the wine with sushi, nachos with guacamole or pasta carbonara with music from James Blake or Alt J in the background
― It certainly is punk of the Church of England to think that way (tangenttangent), Wednesday, 22 June 2016 15:56 (seven years ago) link
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Drinking wine with my boy Rob before Alt-J
― It certainly is punk of the Church of England to think that way (tangenttangent), Wednesday, 22 June 2016 15:59 (seven years ago) link
I can't remember which £4.37 La Moneda Reserva Malbec won the big wine award but I got a few bottles of their pinot noir and a few of their merlot in this week. So far the merlot is decent - good enough for any low level bon vivant!
― calzino, Monday, 4 July 2016 20:42 (seven years ago) link
The wankers have upped the La Moneda Reserva Malbecit range to £5.75 a bottle now, hope they fucking die.
― calzino, Sunday, 31 July 2016 16:09 (seven years ago) link