I paid £50 for the first bottles I bought a long time ago. Since sold. Currently have 1 magnum 2002 in storage and not sure what to do with it...
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I paid £50 for the first bottles I bought a long time ago. Since sold. Currently have 1 magnum 2002 in storage and not sure what to do with it...
So I opened a bottle of Margaux 2017 earlier this week (at the weekend IIRC) and it's magically kept with the cork in getting better - it needs breather. It was the easiest bottle to get to your honour after she's packed the boxes away.. Large glass after long day in the office for once.. damn tasty! I think this is the first bottle of red since early December!
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Soldato
I'll accept it as a gift
Finally ordered some Breaky Bottom stuff. It's been on a wishlist for ages but never got around to it and leaving the country seems like an ideal reason to stop procrastinating.
After a few wine tasting recently, I've opened an account with a local independent wine merchants, with the plan of storing/buying some wine for the future. Either drinking it in years to come or selling it. Will wait and see.
Purchased a case (6 bottles) of Il Pino di Biserno Tenuta di Biserno 2021 after tasting the 2012 version at a local event. It's stored away for now - no plan for it but will wait and see. I believe the phrase is "En primeur’"
Just getting into wine a bit more, and some spare "fun" cash will be used to buy some more in the future. Like I say - might drink it, might sell it - will see in years to come
Purchased a case (6 bottles) of Il Pino di Biserno Tenuta di Biserno 2021 after tasting the 2012 version at a local event. It's stored away for now - no plan for it but will wait and see. I believe the phrase is "En primeur’"
Just getting into wine a bit more, and some spare "fun" cash will be used to buy some more in the future. Like I say - might drink it, might sell it - will see in years to come
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£12 a bottle at Sainsbury's if you buy 6. 4.1 on Vivino.
Supermarket Barolo is always pish though.
Soldato
It's the scary looking Victorian criminals photos puts me off buying that wine. Though your descriptions of the wine - I'm not missing much.19 Crimes is a strange one for me. It's clever marketing for what appears to be substandard wine. The standard "Red Wine" is non descript. The "Uprising" I tried at the weekend was intensely sweet - so much that I looked up sugar content to see what extras had been added. To me its marketed towards people who don't like red wine - as strange as that sounds. Uprising was easy drinking and after half a bottle it went down well, very smooth. I see they are promoting a Snoop one too with...candied fruit pieces?
Soldato
At work, we have some £4 wines which many customers buy. How can they drink this rubbish? How much of the £4 is on the contents?
£0.
Our reps tell us its 81p in a £5 bottle but £2.70 in a £10 bottle.
I ordered some £90 Amarone from Petersham Cellar 4 weeks ago. Stuff was supposed to be in stock. After having my emails ignored for 3 weeks they eventually refunded me after i threatened chargeback.
Shame really as looking for more trade suppliers and I also wanted to see how much better that was over a £45 or even the £10 bottle one of our suppliers has...
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Soldato
Valpolicella £8.93 +vat
Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso £10.69 +
A good graphic of the cost of the components of a bottle of wine: https://www.bauduc.com/news/a-guide-to-uk-duty-hikes-on-wine/
Soldato
What about a 79c wine from Makro 
Associate
Well makes a change from you lot tipping it down the drain I guess... 
Caporegime
When I was younger my mum used to buy wine before Xmas dinner and I remember it made me really hungry instantly.
the wines were called Niersteiner and Piersporter. Both German. You cant seem to get them in supermarkets any more, but is Riesling a suitable substitute?
the wines were called Niersteiner and Piersporter. Both German. You cant seem to get them in supermarkets any more, but is Riesling a suitable substitute?