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Wine.
Possible moon on a stick requirement here but.....
I've been through most of the range of Shiraz in our local supermarket and I've gotten a little bored with em. Tried a few Pinot noir but not exactly overjoyed with them.
Can anyone recommend something not Shiraz or Pinot noir, from supermarkets and under a tenner?
Pinotage is nice, along the same lines but slightly different
Malbec, Rioja, Pinotage as above, Merlot
Malbec from Argentina
Co-op do a reserva bottle for £8 - it's lovely
Try Nero d'Avola from Sicily. It's usually better when it's 100% grape variety and not blended with other grapes.
Gran Sangre de Toro - Torres from Catalunya
There are some fab south west France wines for low low price. Most of which are blends of grenache/syrah
Look round for a Rioja reserva
Mucho gusto!
Also, Cabernet Sauvignon from Chile / Argentina is good
Just try any South American stuff - its all nice at the mo'
Can I suggest trying to buy a wine for what it is rather than by varietal?
Its rather like buying milk by the breed of cow....
You'll also miss out on a lot of great wine that doesnt get flaunted much in this country if you dont pigeon hole yourself. For example much of the Loire reds made with Cabernet France - when was the last time anyone went into weatherspoons and ordered a large glass of Cabernet Franc? 😉
Ripasso
Chaise du pape
Sometimes you can get a Barollo for around a tenner..and well worth it.
Theres a whole heap of Italian red wine to be discovered - they have far more grape varieties than anyone else.
Pinot does need to be good, to be enjoyable,some of the cheaper pinots tend to be a bit thin and bitter, without having sufficinet body to develop and carry the full flavour.
If you like your wines a bit heavier, then try a Chilean Carmeneré ? for about £5-8 you can begin to get something fairly acceptable. (If thats what you deem a price point thats acceptable?)
try a nice 'cotes du rhone' different, but it's nice to expand your horizons perhaps with a little brie 🙂
La Veille Ferme is a nice budget French if they have it.
Malbec is good and different.
Beaujolais is good too
go a bit higher and get a [url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/apr/03/barolo-nebbiolo-barbera-wine-review ]Barolo[/url], especially nice with food
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or
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Pretty sure someone (probably my father in law) will come along and tell me that you can't get a good one for less than 30 notes, but to be honest, unless you know your stuff or are the guy from Sideways, will you really care after one glass?
Edit:
try a nice 'cotes du rhone'
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