***The Wine Thread***

[Martynt74]

That page now says £19.

I got it from the wine shop, pretty sure it was £9.50. Could be that Vivino has picked up a slightly different vintage though given that price disparity.

@200sols, it's a weird one as the guy kept mentioning percentages when discussing wines as if it was the biggest factor in a wine. I quite like the strong wines though, my palette is fairly rubbish, and so the bigger bolder wines give me more to enjoy. Same with beers, i'll always favour a big 8% double IPA over a pale ale.

 

[200sols]

I got it from the wine shop, pretty sure it was £9.50. Could be that Vivino has picked up a slightly different vintage though given that price disparity.

@200sols, it's a weird one as the guy kept mentioning percentages when discussing wines as if it was the biggest factor in a wine. I quite like the strong wines though, my palette is fairly rubbish, and so the bigger bolder wines give me more to enjoy. Same with beers, i'll always favour a big 8% double IPA over a pale ale.

It's interesting, a lot of the Rhone and now even Bordeaux wine is now big in alcohol levels, I don't seem to be able to handle too much of it I must be a lightweight

 

[Biz.Kid09]

I am looking for a "nice" Italian red wine as a gift for someone. Around £30/£40 ideally. I work in London so could pop in somewhere if there is any recommended retailers?

I don't have much to go on in terms of what they normally drink or their flavor palette but I get the impression just a generally considered good wine would be great!

 

[200sols]

I am looking for a "nice" Italian red wine as a gift for someone. Around £30/£40 ideally. I work in London so could pop in somewhere if there is any recommended retailers?

I don't have much to go on in terms of what they normally drink or their flavor palette but I get the impression just a generally considered good wine would be great!

Instantly recognisable Italian wines would be Barolo, Amarone or Chianti, you could look at a Brunello if they really know their wine. BBR have a shop in London you'd certainly find something in there.

 

[Martynt74]

Instantly recognisable Italian wines would be Barolo, Amarone or Chianti, you could look at a Brunello if they really know their wine. BBR have a shop in London you'd certainly find something in there.

Hedonism Wines is also very good from my limited knowledge of wine shops in London!

Personally i'm more of a southern Italian wine and so would go with this.

2017 San Marzano 60 Sessantanni Old Vines Primitivo di Manduria | Vivino United Kingdom

60 Sessantanni Old Vines Primitivo di Manduria is a Red wine. See reviews and pricing for the 2017 vintage.

www.vivino.com

However i would probably go with @200sols above and aim for Barolo/Amarone for a gift.

 

[Biz.Kid09]

Instantly recognisable Italian wines would be Barolo, Amarone or Chianti, you could look at a Brunello if they really know their wine. BBR have a shop in London you'd certainly find something in there.

Hedonism Wines is also very good from my limited knowledge of wine shops in London!

Personally i'm more of a southern Italian wine and so would go with this.

2017 San Marzano 60 Sessantanni Old Vines Primitivo di Manduria | Vivino United Kingdom

60 Sessantanni Old Vines Primitivo di Manduria is a Red wine. See reviews and pricing for the 2017 vintage.

www.vivino.com

However i would probably go with @200sols above and aim for Barolo/Amarone for a gift.

Thanks both, looks like both of those shops have a few Brunello and Barolo options in my price range, will try and get to one of them this week and see what I can find!

EDIT: Some of the ones I am looking at;

2016 Berry Bros. & Rudd Barolo by Giovanni Rosso, Piedmont, Italy

<p style=color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;><span style=background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;>Our Barolo reaches new heights with this magnificent 2016. This is a traditional blend of three communes: Castiglione Falletto fills...

www.bbr.com

2017 Barolo, Commune di Serralunga d'Alba, Giovanni Rosso, Piedmont, Italy

This is from six vineyards, including Meriame, Costa Bella and Davide’s west-facing Cerreta <em>cru</em>. This is made traditionally, like the estate’s top wines; it’s of equal calibre, if more approachable in youth. There’s immediate pleasure with cranberries, orange and black cherry. But it’s...

www.bbr.com

Brunello di Montalcino Cupio Pinino 2017

Pinino is a small estate of only 16ha but produces some exceptional and highly acclaimed wines. The vineyards are in a natural amphitheatre of undulating south

hedonism.co.uk

2016 Berry Bros. & Rudd Brunello di Montalcino by La Màgia, Tuscany, Italy

<p>Fabian Schwarz, second-generation owner-winemaker at Fattoria La Màgia in Montalcino is an ardent practitioner of organic viticulture. “For me, it's very important,” says Fabian. “For example, if you have a spider which is eating the leaves, use other insects which eat the spider. It gives...

www.bbr.com

 

[200sols]

I don't think you'd go far wrong with any of those. I wish people gifted me wines like that

 

[Cleisthenes]

I've been really enjoying a Bordeaux recently, which has led me to be eying up some glasses from Riedel. I love their Syrah glasses but I've been told my the other half that they off the table until we move house and that she'll almost certainly break one

Might have to have my own private glass

 

[Martynt74]

I've been really enjoying a Bordeaux recently, which has led me to be eying up some glasses from Riedel. I love their Syrah glasses but I've been told my the other half that they off the table until we move house and that she'll almost certainly break one

Might have to have my own private glass

We went through a stage of breaking loads of glasses and ended up buying a pack of 12 from Costco that we hoped were made of sterner stuff. Since then we've hardly ever broken one!

 

[200sols]

25% off at Waitrose again.

 

[Martynt74]

Yeah, i saw that when doing my shopping earlier. My issue is around restraint. We tend to only buy one bottle a week on the shopping, but then things like this come up and i think "well that's 6 weeks worth". However, what actually happens is we open wine on a Thursday/Friday/Saturday and so drink considerably more!

For anyone tempted, i've been a fan of this previously

Brazin Old Vine Zinfandel Lodi California | Waitrose & Partners

Buy Brazin Old Vine Zinfandel Lodi California online from Waitrose today. Picked, packed and delivered by hand in convenient 1-hour slots

www.waitrose.com

 

[200sols]

I just don't practice restraint.

 

[Martynt74]

I just don't practice restraint.

Well neither do i. The issue being that i should, because otherwise i get to Sunday night and realise i've done bugger all running again!

 

[Custor]

Chapel Down -Bacchus sparkle. Lovely £15. Necked half a case in a week though was intended to last the summer. Gooseberry flavours.

 

[200sols]

Chapel Down -Bacchus sparkle. Lovely £15. Necked half a case in a week though was intended to last the summer. Gooseberry flavours.

Its better than the Brut or rose IMO. Excellent value for English sparkling.

 

[Martynt74]

I might have to try that. I've never been a fan of the regular brut.

 

[Cleisthenes]

Chapel Down -Bacchus sparkle. Lovely £15. Necked half a case in a week though was intended to last the summer. Gooseberry flavours.

We really enjoy the Chapel Down offerings, local to me too.

 

[Tuppy_Glossop]

Had some sensational St Emilions from 2015 but I have really got into Super Tuscans this year. They have the IGT designation because they don't follow any DOCG rules. Sangiovese with Merlot and Cab Sauv! The monsters! Check out the Corte Medicea Atos 2015 for under £20... mind blown at the value.

e: got vintage year wrong

 

[Sui]

Chapel Down -Bacchus sparkle. Lovely £15. Necked half a case in a week though was intended to last the summer. Gooseberry flavours.

On offer at Waitrose atm, £12.49 a bottle.

 

[200sols]

On offer at Waitrose atm, £12.49 a bottle.

Decent price picked up 12 today.

On the recent 25% off I picked up some breaky bottom wines, I've tried both now and they are simply stunning. We'll worth the asking price and a bargain when on the offer. I'll be stocking up again on the next 25% off.

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