Wine of the week!

[NoMercy]

My nomination for Wine of The Week is Quincey Oscar Brilliant, £9.39 in Morrisons. This Sauvignon Blanc from the Loire is fresh yet mighty on the palate with tropical and citrus fruit aromas and a lasting mineral flavour. Enjoy on its own or with fresh fish, pasta and tomato sauces or a selection of cheeses.

I tried the St. Emilion 2010 as recommended by CD and my first impression was... err... unmistakably French! However, the wine improved with each glass which only serves to illustrate that wines of that nature should ALWAYS be decanted. On the whole, a nice enough Red.

Any wine suggestions to share?

[mxyzptlk]

I like the £3-50 bottles of red from LIDL!

[bibblebub]

1.5 litre bottle of hock from Tesco for under £6

[NoMercy]

Mxy and Bibble - you cannae be serious! Are you trying to napalm your tastebuds?

[boxtops]

It may be nice, NoM, but many of us can't afford more that four quid for ANY bottle of wine, I know we can't.

[boxtops]

Trim - hear hear.

[NoMercy]

I'm afraid it's not about wine snobbery, guys. Wine snobbery doesn't really exist. Are you a snob if you prefer freshly baked bread to supermarket sliced?

Trim, it wasn't the price I was balking at, it was the choices. You cannot be a true wine lover if unless you are willing to try all wines. I'm happy to try wines that are offer and I'm happy to tell everyone what's on offer, but something like Hock... well you might as well drink White Lightening.

[Mick-Talbot]

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whine of the week

[Mick-Talbot]

i try any type of wine ..... 1.49 euro from lidl or IT ...it's supreme, with a cheeky little price.

[NoMercy]

I'm glad to hear you have an open mind about wine, Mick.

What did you think of the Lidl wine?

[NoMercy]

I've recommended all manner of wines from all price brackets on this site, Trim. Am I not allowed to enjoy a special bottle from time to time because I might offend someone?

[Mick-Talbot]

i love a lidl wine

[Ratty2E]

I like Hock. So there!

[bibblebub]

Just a couple of months ago there was yet another rigorously run blindfold test which showed that people can't tell the difference between cheap and more expensive wines, so I'll continue to quite happily choose whichever suits my budget.

[NoMercy]

Trim, there are people who post on AB with all sorts of budgets. Should I stick to bottles of wine under £5 and not include those seeking something a bit special? I have posted many times about wines that are currently on offer for under a fiver and this time I chose to talk about a wine that was under a tenner. It's about including EVERYONE, not just those on a budget.

If this thread is going to be sabotaged by inverted snobs, I'm not going to carry on posting on it.

Helen - My father would be inclined to agree with you regarding the port!

[NoMercy]

And so you should, bibble. There are, however, a great many folk who could tell you, blindfolded, precisely which region a wine came from, roughly what year the wine was and most definitely what grape variety a wine is in a taste test.