recommend a bottle of red

[juddie]

any favourites?

[jayohaitchenn]

Turkish shop on Faringdon Road does bottles of red for £2.50. Happy days.

[Dazzza]

Generally you can’t go wrong with a bottle of Rioja, which always ignored or underrated as a red.

Campo Viejo is always a good bet and prices vary but start off reasonably affordable.

You want to get involved with the old Virgin Wines club if you go through a few bottles.  There is no obligation to buy and if you get the right deal you can pick 12 bottles worth over  £180 RRP for as little as £60 delivered.


They usually have £50 off introductory deals to boot.

[sheepshagger]

Cider and Black

[land_of_bo]

To go with what, where are you buying?

In Sainsburys, their own Italian taste the difference Primitivo is a steal at £5.99 a bottle, easy drinking. As Dazza says there are some decent Rioja's around. I like to go for a 2001 reserva myself.

Also take a look at the Argentian Malbecs, very nice indeed. Again you'll pick up a decent bottle in Sainsburys for under £7, from memory I think the Argento is pretty good.

Enjoy. I love red wine, me.

[A Gent Orange]

Bo makes a good point on the Malbec, particularly if you like full, punchy wines that tend to be a bit forgiving if you shop at the cheaper end of the market.

Majestic do a a very nice 2003 Cahors - Chateau De Gaudu (I think) for £6 or so. It;s young for a Cahors but not bad.

There is also a good Torre Aldea Rioja there are the moment at 7.49. Also look out for the CVNE ones too, they are always good.

They also do the Argento Malbec for about 5.99 or 4.49 for two. The Santa Rita Reserva which I think is Chilean is good too especially if you can get it for about six quid.

I'll stop now...

[Forza_Swindon]

Canti Negroamaro Zinfandel is proper lovely, on a 3 for £10 offer in Tesco right now - you'd nverbe able to tell it's so cheap!

Also Banrock Station Reserve Cabernet Sauvignnon-Shiraz is really nice, frequenly comes up on offer.

Fontanafredda Barolo is gorgeous if you're looking to spend more, you can get that in Sainsbury's.

[juddie]

the campo viejo rioja's are always safe (especially the one with the netting stuff around it), but yeah, I like the argentine malbecs. There's a nice Montelpulcano in Marks for about £7.

That chilean you mention AGO is nice...

Love red wine, just wondered if anybody had any other recomendations away from the norm...

[Forza_Swindon]

Also forgot to mention Cono Sur Riserva Merlot; another good choice for about £8 usually.

[A Gent Orange]

just wondered if anybody had any other recomendations away from the norm...

Okay Vacqueyras, a Laurence Ferard selection of a Rhone AC. it's about a tenner but rather worth it.
Or Pegovino with is Rhone Village AC, slightly less but equally French.
Last one promise...
Chateau La Causade, Bordeaux AC from Ste Croix du Mont.

God anything is more fun that applying for PR jobs...

[yeo]

Its all about 3 for a tenner.

I just bought some out of code Krone,8 for £6.

Im total scum,I did tell the bloke if it makes me sick im sueing his shop.

[Dazzza]

Lebanese reds are pretty good if you're after something different;  Chateaux Kefraya and Chateau Muscar are two off the top of my head worth a lok at.

I must admit I struggle a bit with Red at home especially with food as it sends me off to sleep sharpish so I only have a couple of glasses before switching to the vodka

[Reg Smeeton]

Lebanese reds are pretty good if you're after something different;  Chateaux Kefraya and Chateau Muscar are two off the top of my head worth a lok at.

I must admit I struggle a bit with Red at home especially with food as it sends me off to sleep sharpish so I only have a couple of glasses before switching to the vodka

In my heyday, Lebanese Red was a prized source of a different intoxicant.

[land_of_bo]

Keep an eye out for the Baron De Lay Riojas...expensive but very nice.

[dell boy]

Red wine makes your poo look funny in the morning, bit like drinking Guiness!!!!