What Was Your Most Recent Bottle of Wine?

[Roger Webb]

........... the Aldi German Pinot Noir which has now been further reduced from £7.99 to £5.99 was rather good after half an hour in the fridge.

Germany produces more good reds (Austria too) than most people in this country think. Known as Spätzburgunder (Pinot Noir) it is grown in many regions. I'm most familiar with those in Franconia, Würzburg being the centre of wine-growing, and the wine villages south of the city are really worth a visit, Sommerhausen and its twin Winterhausen particularly attractive.

But the place to drink these wines is in the 'Spitals' in Würzburg. These charitable institutions produce their own wines, but sell a wide range of wines from the area, along with Franconian food, my favourite is the Bürgerspital (no they don't sell burgers!) where the wines are sold by the 25cl in balloon 'Burgundy' glass at amazingly low prices.

[hmvman]

Having recently joined The Wine Society, my first order has arrived: a mixed case of 12 'Top Society Sellers'. Looking forward to exploring these in the coming weeks!

[Barbirollians]

The Times wine writer did a piece on best wines under £8 this summer . Have tried a few . Found the Lidl Pecorino rather nasty , the Aldi Unearthed North Macedonian Zinfandel rather revolting with its finish of Benylin but the Aldi German Pinot Noir which has now been further reduced from £7.99 to £5.99 was rather good after half an hour in the fridge.

[french frank]

Cheap and cheerful time. I went up tp Têco for a bottle of Côtes de Provence but they had none. So, no wine snob moi, I went for a vin de pays/vin bâtard(?) IGP Méditerranée from the Cave des Roches (11.5% ). Could find out little about where it actually came from (bottled near Bordeaux) but, hell! if all you want is to quaff comme les français it went well enough with Saturday's left over vegetable soup, £6.50.

[Pulcinella]

A dozen bottles of Aldi's offer of the week on Prosecco, laid in for my partner's 70th birthday celebrations in a few weeks.

https://www.aldi.co.uk/product/specially-selected-prosecco-spumante-docg-valdobbiadene-000000000000467871

[Keraulophone]

Looking for something refreshing and out of the ordinary?

M&S has in its 'Found' wine range a dry white from Kakheti, Georgia, one of the world's oldest wine making regions. This 2022 Mtsvane (meaning green - the wine has a light green tinge) is light and citrusy with notes of apple blossom and herbs (sage is suggested on the back label).

Fiona Beckett in the Guardian reckons it's an 'appealingly earthy, slightly nutty Georgian white that would be great with a selection of meze'. I found it interesting enough to maybe try one more bottle.

13% vol. £9 in M&S

[Petrushka]

Verdicchio Dei Castelli Di Jesi Classico 2024

Italian white picked up from Waitrose while at £9.50 on offer. This has a very distinctive apple flavour. Apricot is mentioned, too, but it's the apple that comes across strongest here. Very refreshing and most distinctive.

[Roger Webb]

Having had visitors in on and off all day, nice to relax, and a pleasant surprise: I found a box of six Château Caronne Ste Gemme 2014 under all the Rosé I've laid-in in the celler in last couple of weeks! It's now at the peak of its maturity, but I think It'll continue to give pleasure for a couple more years. Neighbouring Camensac - an old favourite from the days of my No 1 restaurant in Bristol - is less affordable, but C Ste. G, at about half the price, is a good value Haut-Medoc Cru Bourgeois.

[Roger Webb]

Waitrose currently have offers on certain wines and I'll check this out.

Also on offer is an Austrian rosé that I've been enjoying: Lentsch Zweigelt Rosé 2024. Very nice indeed and currently at £9.

I'm a bit of a fan of Austrian wines...we used to visit Vienna quite often, but not since before Covid. Usually it's the ubiquitous grüner which, once almost unknown here, seems to be catching on everywhere. The reds usually zweigelt are better and better, but I don't remember drinking rosés... I'll have a look next time we're in Waitrose.

[Petrushka]

I've just nipped into Waitrose (Monmouth) and bought six of the above (but 2023) as they are reduced to £5.49 from £12.99. Might be worth having a look.

Waitrose currently have offers on certain wines and I'll check this out.

Also on offer is an Austrian rosé that I've been enjoying: Lentsch Zweigelt Rosé 2024. Very nice indeed and currently at £9.

[Roger Webb]

Dr Loosen Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Kabinett 2022.

This was mentioned upthread by Roger Webb and it's an excellent Mosel riesling in Waitrose's fine wine range at £14.

I've just nipped into Waitrose (Monmouth) and bought six of the above (but 2023) as they are reduced to £5.49 from £12.99. Might be worth having a look.

[Roger Webb]

Some bargains coming up here and some already available.

https://www.thetimes.com/article/09d...95dca0cced5bbc

Just looking at this....a few interesting things, but we've just been to Morrison's and bought another dozen of the above Wine of the Week Rosé, now that's a bargain but not mentioned because it's £9 to start with, but reduced to £5 it would knock spots off anything in her list. This Times page on a Saturday rarely takes into account special offers*, which are often where the real bargains are.

* They sometimes mention Waitrose reductions.

[Pulcinella]

Some bargains coming up here and some already available.

https://www.thetimes.com/article/09d33085-4398-433d-9c43-ba1ebb633826?shareToken=e59a921c3bc8a687cf95dca0cced5bbc

[french frank]

I finished up the Co-op Côtes de Provence rosé with my Chicken Shostakovich, but the most recent was the following Yvon Mau 2016 Sauternes with the Roquefort. Not a bargain at £12 for the half bottle, but ...

[Roger Webb]

Another bargain Rosé, this time from Morrison's.

The Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence by Louis de Cabegnac is reduced to £5 from £9.

Lighter style at 12%, quite elegant, mid to pale pink....bought a dozen, I'll report back later!

Turns out to be a lovely Rosé...we've just enjoyed a bottle on the terrace picking at some olives....perfect evening here in the Wye Valley!