tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post1683415397637875078..comments2024-02-13T03:59:13.635+00:00Comments on Eat Electric Death: Budget wine tasting night [Lurks]Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02020308502156946280noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-4133146868228390852005-05-09T16:17:00.000+01:002005-05-09T16:17:00.000+01:00Er, that's gold label shiraz. Never heard of it. P...Er, that's gold label shiraz. Never heard of it. Pretty expensive but 2-for-1 reduces it to a tenner a bottle which is about our upper limit so it might be worth a shot. <br>I must say, since we've been trying various delights from Oddbins and Majestic, my palette has actually become a little more developed and now I find good old yellow label a tad bland. My drop of the moment is actually a cab Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-36358017595510782612005-05-09T10:01:00.000+01:002005-05-09T10:01:00.000+01:00Oddbins are doing a buy one get one free offer on ...Oddbins are doing a buy one get one free offer on <a href="http://www.oddbins.com/products/ProductInfo.asp?sku=99999">Wolf Blass Yellow Label</a>.<br>No idea if that's a bargain or not for you winosAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-13980615573801131052005-05-09T00:28:00.000+01:002005-05-09T00:28:00.000+01:00That weren't intense - that were affable. I did s...That weren't intense - that were affable. I did smiley's 'n' all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-33664680655099820602005-05-08T23:14:00.000+01:002005-05-08T23:14:00.000+01:00oops it worksoops it worksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-58850985672525081832005-05-08T20:35:00.000+01:002005-05-08T20:35:00.000+01:00blimey, that was a very intense response to a joke...blimey, that was a very intense response to a jokey post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-69837331839444728502005-05-07T21:53:00.000+01:002005-05-07T21:53:00.000+01:00At two to three pounds a bottle of wine you're onl...At two to three pounds a bottle of wine you're only talking about ways of getting pissed for the least amount of money possible. As wine it's dreadful compared to the pleasure good wine can deliver you. But that choice is yours to make of course - I just wouldn't dress it up with aka "the difference isn't worth the money" because that argument is not true at all. Argue it for getting pissed atAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-73505308655798295332005-05-07T18:45:00.000+01:002005-05-07T18:45:00.000+01:00To be perfectly honest, if you are happy spending ...To be perfectly honest, if you are happy spending <i>two pounds</i> on a bottle of 'wine' then fair play; in my experience however you may as well be drinking meths. <br>Still, you come across as a fairly affable alcoholic, so bottoms up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-23033036354192138712005-05-07T08:06:00.000+01:002005-05-07T08:06:00.000+01:00four quid is too much to spend on wine for me. i ...four quid is too much to spend on wine for me. i average three quid and sometimes two quid or two-fifty. i have never failed to finish a bottle. you are southern jessies with too much money and overdeveloped palates! (i am having to re-type most of this several times as i finish off last night's Margaret Island (2003) from Sainsbury's). check out Iris Murdoch's 'The Sea, the Sea': buying Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-90438910801769206852005-02-01T22:25:00.005+00:002005-02-01T22:25:00.005+00:00Eaglehawk is the budget brand from Wolf Blass. Tha...Eaglehawk is the budget brand from Wolf Blass. That Eaglehawk Shiraz goes for about £5-6 here. If that's eight quid in Norway then you're getting robbed. Probably means you're going to pay over 10 quid for a yellow label! The Eaglehawk is still quite drinkable. Hmm, all this blogging has made me want to head over to majestic and pick up some bottles. Best company ever, that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-13015844212396996872005-02-01T22:25:00.004+00:002005-02-01T22:25:00.004+00:00Not being one that drinks alot of wine, I've the p...Not being one that drinks alot of wine, I've the past year or so discovered a couple of wines that even I like.<br>First out is a spanish red wine from the Navarra district, Las Campanas. This one comes in two flavours, Crianza (1999) and Reserva (1997), and are both blends of tempranillo and chabernet sauvignon grapes. The Ciranza is a bit cheaper than the Reserva, but the reserva costs about 10Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-29872577610745083072005-02-01T22:25:00.003+00:002005-02-01T22:25:00.003+00:00A subject which I admit I have some passing intere...A subject which I admit I have some passing interest in just occasionally....<br>Paying £8 for a bottle of wine may seem a lot but is actually a very wise choice in terms of quality per pound spent. This is because many of the costs of your fine vinous friend in front of you are of course fixed; Baseline tax duty on wine is about £1.20 a bottle minimum and with VAT you end up giving the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-29550749694314582002005-02-01T22:25:00.002+00:002005-02-01T22:25:00.002+00:00All screwtops are bad? Snobbish bollocks. Screw to...All screwtops are bad? Snobbish bollocks. Screw tops are better than corks these days, and far more wine producers are realising that. They're not the majority, yet, but there's loads of very good quality screwtopped wines out there now and they don't suffer from the 10% 'corked' problem of traditionally stoppered bottles. The only problem screw tops have to get over is ignorance. They've alwaysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-87090610673038431192005-02-01T22:25:00.001+00:002005-02-01T22:25:00.001+00:00I tend to play it safe and avoid the really cheap ...I tend to play it safe and avoid the really cheap stuff, because quite frankly it's usually vulgar. I know there are a few bargains to be had under a fiver, but as you discovered, you'll end up buying a bunch of undrinkable stuff before you hit something decent, and at that point you've spent more than you would on something you knew was good...<br>Avoiding anything from eastern Europe is also Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-46845129650675094182005-02-01T22:25:00.000+00:002005-02-01T22:25:00.000+00:00This is absolutely a scenario I can sympathise wit...This is absolutely a scenario I can sympathise with.<br>Its documented fact that Lurks, Am & I are vocal proponents of the Wolf Blass range - for just over £8 you can pick up a bottle of their famously fabulous 'Yellow Label', which is guaranteed to lube your epiglottis to the point of tastebud orgasm. Which isn't bad.<br>Usually I grab a bottle from either the recently opened M&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com