[Drinking] Red wine recommendations please

[SockMonster]

Primitivo. Always gets thumbs up from me.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Give him the chance to try something new, nicely presented too.

https://www.laithwaites.co.uk/product/Fine-Dining-Red-Trio-Gift-2015/J0236601?itemCode=J0236601

 

[dazzer6666]

Châteauneuf du pape, or a Côtes du Rhône.
Both very nice reds from the Rhône region of France

Quite possibly this

I like Yellow Tail. Cheap, widely available and tasty.

Absolutely not this

 

[Godstar]

I already had his website open

Still, I'd just be yet another customer wandering in asking the same question, so I thought I'd ask you guys for some of your recommendations

Glad I could help
Where will you get your Gran Passione?

Get it from Henry’s also does a great ripasso as well at about £15 called Torre D’Orte. If as you say you want a really special wine then the Amerone version at £33 is stunning.

 

[Triggaaar]

Chianti

Sure, but which one?

Cabernet Sauvignon from Chile

Which one?

 

[Triggaaar]

Give him the chance to try something new, nicely presented too.

https://www.laithwaites.co.uk/product/Fine-Dining-Red-Trio-Gift-2015/J0236601?itemCode=J0236601

Well he's 70 and he knows what he likes. What he doesn't want is some light Beaujolias. The three in that set would be up his street though, thanks

 

[DavidRyder]

I may be called a heathen by wine connoisseurs, but the only red I like is Mulled wine.

 

[pearl]

I like Yellow Tail. Cheap, widely available and tasty.

Quite possibly this



Absolutely not this

I like Yellow Tail Sauvignon Blanc (but I drink Bare Foot wine and I'm told that's even worse)
and I put RED wine in the fridge .... YES, in the FRIDGE!

 

[chrispyk]

I don't think you can beat a good Malbec

 

[Steve in Japan]

Get onto Hailsham Cellars, order a bottle, or two, of St Hallett Old Block Shiraz, it is in my opinion the finest bottle of wine you will find for £50.

It truly is tremendous.

https://www.hailshamcellars.com/product/st-hallett-old-block-shiraz-2014/

Must stress I haven't used this Company, but seems a good price

https://thevinorium.co.uk/st-hallett-old-block-shiraz-2014

 

[dazzer6666]

I like Yellow Tail Sauvignon Blanc (but I drink Bare Foot wine and I'm told that's even worse)
and I put RED wine in the fridge .... YES, in the FRIDGE!

#ban

 

[Kaiser_Soze]

https://www.fairleys-wines.co.uk/wi...asa-rojo-alexander-vs-the-ham-factory-crianza

A simply superb bottle of wine.

 

[McTavish]

Can thoroughly recommend Chocolate Block...
And anything from the Boutkenhoutskloof label - although they are difficult to source in the UK

The Chocolate Block is available from Waitrose and Majestic (although not always and not in all stores - almost always available on line though) and many independent retailers. At the moment Waitrose are running a 25% off 6 promo so an ideal time to stock up.

Boekenhoutskloof wines are also in many independent retailers (including Hailsham Cellars) and Majestic should have some soon.

 

[perseus]

Sure, but which one?
Which one?

Cabernet Sauvignon from Chile practically all the same and sometimes even if the label says Merlot

https://vinepair.com/articles/best-chilean-cabernet-sauvignon-panel/

 

[Triggaaar]

I don't think you can beat a good Malbec

Any in particular you could recommend?

 

[TheJasperCo]

I like Yellow Tail Sauvignon Blanc (but I drink Bare Foot wine and I'm told that's even worse)
and I put RED wine in the fridge .... YES, in the FRIDGE!

You're not alone, bud.

 

[MJsGhost]

I’ve just opened this for later - I’ll let you know!

 

[Sussexscots]

A firm favourite of our wine club that meets across in the park most mornings is called Buckfast

 

[s5.bha]

As a side note , the VIVINO app is good to have .
Take a quick photo of the label and it will tell you what others thought of the wine.


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[Goldstone1976]

A “bold” wine for someone who likes cheap Malbec for between £20 and £50?

Try:

Vigne E Vini Varvaglione 'Papale' Linea Oro Primitivo di Manduria 2015 - £18-25.
Kaesler 'W.O.M.S' Shiraz-Cabernet 2006 (Oz) - £42-54
Peter Lehmann 'Stonewell' Shiraz 2012 (Oz) - £35-42
Turley 'Old Vines' Zinfandel 2015 (CA) - ~£30

Prices vary according to source.

To all readers who only buy cheap wine - just remember that if you pay £5 for a bottle of wine, the producer is getting 17p for the liquid inside the bottle. That’s the problem when your taxation system has both a fixed charge/bottle and a variable charge for wine.

“I don’t like wine. I paid £5, and it tastes like vinegar”. No shit, Sherlock. Now, pay £15, and there’s some decent stuff out there. As well as vinegar, obvs.