Pinot Grigio

FrostedNipple · 8 Jun 2009 at 18:50

So there is some really nice Pinot Grigio half price at Tesco.

I know Pinot Grigio is generally not considered a 'good' wine, but this is the Veneto variety from believe it or not the Veneto region in North East Italy, which is said to be one of the best pinot grigio's

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/wine/3341285/Wine-Pinot-Grigio---bad-Or-misunderstood.html said:
THE BEST PINOT GRIGIOS

• ITALY

The Italians have to own up to producing much of the dullest Pinot Grigio in the supermarkets - in truth, there are few under £6 or £7 that merit much attention. But they also produce some of the best examples in the Veneto, Friuli and above all (quite literally) in Alto Adige in the foothills of the Alps. This is the part of Italy that comes in lederhosen, munching a bratwurst, but the lean, crisp wines haven't an ounce of fat on them. They're quintessential mountain wines and the perfect choice if ever there really is a fondue renaissance.

At £3.99 a bottle it's a steal

mjt · 8 Jun 2009 at 18:52

£4 pino grigio.. rather you than me

although if you just want it for getting drunk i'm sure it'll do the trick

FrostedNipple · 8 Jun 2009 at 18:54

mjt said:
£4 pino grigio.. rather you than me

although if you just want it for getting drunk i'm sure it'll do the trick

It's half price, so normally £8, i said that in the first line.

mjt · 8 Jun 2009 at 18:55

i apologise, i missed that. still probably tastes like arse though

bought some rather expensive pino grigio from M&S and that was rather unpleasant

FrostedNipple · 8 Jun 2009 at 18:57

Well, I'm telling you it's nice. I'm not a wine guy normally, however this stuff is really nice!

Seen as you are such a wine expert, what white wines do you recommend, bearing in mind I'm a student, so try to keep it to £6max, this £8 is a rarity for me

MikeHunt79 · 8 Jun 2009 at 18:57

Is Pinot Grigio red? I'm a wine n00b!

Azagoth · 8 Jun 2009 at 18:57

Go for it FN, if it tastes OK and you like it then sit down and enjoy.

*sits back and awaits the OcUK snobbery brigade*

semi-pro waster · 8 Jun 2009 at 18:59

FrostedNipple said:
It's half price, so normally £8, i said that in the first line.

It's quite a common practice to bump a wine up to that sort of price so you can then sell it at half price (which is closer to what it should be priced at), I don't know if Tesco do that however.

But with all that said I'll take a look next time I'm in if I remember, for that price I don't mind taking a chance to see how good it is.

Sankari · 8 Jun 2009 at 19:01

£4 Pino Grigio... one glass for you, one glass for the missus, and the rest of it straight into your car battery.

FrostedNipple · 8 Jun 2009 at 19:04

Azagoth said:
Go for it FN, if it tastes OK and you like it then sit down and enjoy.

Yeah, well I'm on my last glass now

Only opened it at 6 :eek:

. I think that's a massive problem I got with white wine, I drink it too damn quick.

*sits back and awaits the OcUK snobbery brigade*

mmm, i'm also wearing a £30 watch

Sankari · 8 Jun 2009 at 19:07

FrostedNipple said:
mmm, i'm also wearing a £30 watch

G18241 · 8 Jun 2009 at 19:08

Im sure we have had a bottle of £4 pinot grigio that was really nice, dont think ive ever spent more than a tenner on a bottle of wine tbh

FrostedNipple · 8 Jun 2009 at 19:09

Evangelion said:

lmao, thinking about it, this watch was also half price lmao, i love the deals!

Wines, just hit me i think, damn my revision is going to suck now

mjt · 8 Jun 2009 at 19:10

FrostedNipple said:
mmm, i'm also wearing a £30 watch

you probably rent too :rolleyes:

stinka · 8 Jun 2009 at 19:15

Not a wine fan myself, much prefer lager or bitter, but i have enjoyed the odd glass of rioja in the past, cant stand white though

Martins · 8 Jun 2009 at 19:30

There's a great bottle of Chilean Merlot at the Co-Op for £3.50 (half price) which is surprising as cheap reds usually taste like furniture polish...

mike5678 · 8 Jun 2009 at 19:38

I can do cheaper, a little cornershop i know did 5 bottles for £10 of some white wine. I bought it, drunk it, got smashed and thoroughly enjoyed my £10 investment that provided me with a couple evenings of fun.

I was a student at the time.

Nitefly · 8 Jun 2009 at 19:39

The more wine I drink, the more I think you would be a fool to pay much more than £5 per bottle at a supermarket...

FrostedNipple · 9 Jun 2009 at 19:47

I got two bottles tonight

Isla Negra Chardonnay

and

Jacobs Creek Savignon Blanc

Chardonnay was a bit meh, the jacobs creek is lovely.

Tonyator · 9 Jun 2009 at 20:10

I'd only drink wine in a spritzer as I'm a real man!

Don't like it tbh, rather have a Summer Fruits Kopparberg.