Wine suggestions?
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A couple of bottles of Chateauneuf Du Pape - you can't go far wrong with
or I had a lovely bottle of Domaine O'Vineyards Proprietor's Reserve recently given to me as a present and it was superb - hard to get hold of in single bottles/normally have to get 6 at a time.
or I had a lovely bottle of Domaine O'Vineyards Proprietor's Reserve recently given to me as a present and it was superb - hard to get hold of in single bottles/normally have to get 6 at a time.
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You could get some decent French Medoc for that money.
Can only buy in 6 but will give you an idea - http://www.majestic.co.uk/find/Prod...France/category-is-Bordeaux/category-is-Médoc
Can only buy in 6 but will give you an idea - http://www.majestic.co.uk/find/Prod...France/category-is-Bordeaux/category-is-Médoc
Seconded. Tis a lovely wine.
Its okay.. but only if its bottled at Chateau which means the bottle itself will be bottled. The rest is decidely average.
If you wanna find some NICE wine try a bottle or two of St Emilion but go for the Grand Cru stuff. Thats the best.
http://www.majestic.co.uk/find/keyword-is-emilion/product-is-02227 for 325
http://www.majestic.co.uk/find/keyword-is-emilion/product-is-02825 for £1050
I'll just copy and paste what I've said before in the last thread like this:
Wine is very difficult to buy for someone unless you know specifically what they like. It's very easy to spend silly money on a rubbish bottle too. £30 could get you a bottle no better than a £5 bottle from the supermarket in some cases.
Châteauneuf-du-Pape is very much a 'name drop' wine that people suggest all the time because it has a cool name. There's some cheap and nasty ones out there, so buy from a quality wine merchant. Shops like Majestic sometimes have a person that is clued up and really knows what they're talking about so it's well worth enquiring, but I generally find small merchants to be better than these large chains. I've found Tesco have some very good quality and well priced wine too.
If you can, try and find out what they like. If you can't, then don't spend £60 on it. I'd hate to be bought some wine that was fairly expensive but tastes rubbish.
Wine is very difficult to buy for someone unless you know specifically what they like. It's very easy to spend silly money on a rubbish bottle too. £30 could get you a bottle no better than a £5 bottle from the supermarket in some cases.
Châteauneuf-du-Pape is very much a 'name drop' wine that people suggest all the time because it has a cool name. There's some cheap and nasty ones out there, so buy from a quality wine merchant. Shops like Majestic sometimes have a person that is clued up and really knows what they're talking about so it's well worth enquiring, but I generally find small merchants to be better than these large chains. I've found Tesco have some very good quality and well priced wine too.
If you can, try and find out what they like. If you can't, then don't spend £60 on it. I'd hate to be bought some wine that was fairly expensive but tastes rubbish.
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sorry can't drink yet 
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Mt Difficulty NZ Pinot Noir can be had from Ocado £23 a bottle they've got a sale on too buy 6 get 25% off.
This is a great drop.
This is a great drop.
Thanks for all the suggestions.
I think I'll get down to Oddbins and ask their staff for some further advice.
Looking for quality rather than quantity (and I'm off the drink for the foreseeable).
I think I'll get down to Oddbins and ask their staff for some further advice.
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Get 12 bottles of McGuigan Black Label Merlot from Tesco instead... lovely stuff.