Wine to drink with xmas dinner

DC_FC | 18:44 Wed 14th Dec 2011 | Drinks

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Anyone able to suggest a bottle of plonk that would be decent with the xmas roast. Preferably around £6 mark or is that too low ?

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DTCwordfan

Sainsburys have a range of reds around 4 to 5 which are very reaosnable. Their Cotes du Rhone is nice and peppery at 3-99, and they do a claret and Montepulciano for example - their Rioja is too light in intensity.....

tamborine

It's gotta be mulled wine. Any common red plonk heated up & mixed with the ubiquitous dried fruits.

basseyboy

Go to Tesco and buy Tesco own brand german Hoch. Its not too sweet nor isit dry

Buenchico

The best value I've seen at around that price is Morrison's Lagunilla Rioja Reserva 2006, which is currently reduced from £12.49 to just £5.00

(It had better be good because that's what I'll be drinking with Christmas lunch!)

Chris

Everhelpful

Any one,to be perfectly honest!

NoMercy

Are you having a traditional turkey dinner?

Booldawg

I'd go for a white over a red with turkey, not sure if that is 'correct'. Maybe even a cava as its Christmas!

mikey4444

I agree about the Cava. If you can't break out a bottle of bubbly on Xmas Day, then when can you ! The supermarkets are selling some super Cava at under £5.00 a bottle, and it goes terribly well with turkey.

Bubbles are the answer !

Buenchico

A good Cava is lovely as an aperitif but it simply hasn't got the 'clout' to balance the flavours of a Christmas roast. Even if you're having the traditional turkey (instead of, say, beef) the flavours of the gravy and trimmings will still defeat most white wines. Stick to red!

maxi2

How can you expect sensible answers to your question when you don't even mention what you plan to eat?

boxtops

maxi, not everyone is picky about only drinking red with beef, etc.

grasscarp

Maxi. It says with the xmas roast. It is now 1st January , so rather academic at this stage.

maxi2

Boxtops - in that case perhaps the question should read "whats the best wine of any description for under £6" and not mention Christmas.

boxtops

It was a seasonal post, maxi - everyone knew what DC meant.

MarkRae

You might also question why, it now being a whole week later!

I wonder what the OP chose in the end...

maxi2

Boxtops - from some of the answers I'm not sure you're right.

DC_FC

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I didnt mention what we wereeating as i thought it was obvious but thining about it it isnt so clear. We had a chicken joint with the usual veg etc, i got a few bottles from sainsburys, 2 were a cahors, 1 hardys stamp, 1 hardys crest, 1 navarra and some italian wine which i cant remember the name of and all from sainsburys and all reds.