Wine question!

[MariaLynda]

We aren't really wine drinkers but we are wanting to buy some as part of Christmas gifts for family members. Sainsburys have one of the buy 6 get 25% off but I haven't got a clue!

Any recommendations of what to get? They have quite a lot of options, and we will probably pick them up when we go shopping tomorrow.

I'm sure some of you shop at Sainsbury's and buy wine

xx

[Sandraoh40]

Oyster Bay Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is a lovely wine.

[Sue]

White or red?
If you’re going for white, New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs are much nicer than the Chilean ones IMO. Dry and crisp generally. Villa Maria do a great one.
If you prefer a less dry white, Chardonnay has has a bad press recently but is good if you go for the unoaked ones.
Red wines - light and fruity, maybe a Valpolicella, more body then a Primitivo (which is Zinfandel in the US). We like Italian reds rather than French and if you want a juicy heavy red then go for a South Australian Shiraz.

[MariaLynda]

Originally Posted by Sue

White or red?
If you’re going for white, New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs are much nicer than the Chilean ones IMO. Dry and crisp generally. Villa Maria do a great one.
If you prefer a less dry white, Chardonnay has has a bad press recently but is good if you go for the unoaked ones.
Red wines - light and fruity, maybe a Valpolicella, more body then a Primitivo (which is Zinfandel in the US). We like Italian reds rather than French and if you want a juicy heavy red then go for a South Australian Shiraz.

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Probably a mix, I think i'll write a quick list of what to look out for. x

[Bozza]

Originally Posted by MariaLynda

Probably a mix, I think i'll write a quick list of what to look out for. x

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It's a bit of a minefield without knowing their tastes.

I like dry white and heavy reds, so whilst a nice Sauvignon Blanc would be well received, if you bought me a Chardonnay, I'd be keeping to give to someone else!

Maybe go for something sparkling as most people like a drop of fizz. Taking a quick look at Sainsbury's site, this Freixenet Prosecco comes in a lovely bottle which might make for a nice gift > sainsburys/gol-ui/...-prosecco-75cl

[mickeyspal]

New Zealand savignon blanc ..white
Italian frascati ...white
Argentinian malbec ..red
Spanish Rioja ..red
These are my favourites

[silverfox46]

Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc
Oyster Bay

Only buy white so no idea on red

[salmim]

Originally Posted by silverfox46

Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc
Oyster Bay

Only buy white so no idea on red

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Love them both although they tend to get drunk pretty quickly!

The Oyster Bay was on offer at £8 in Sainsburys, so £6 with discount. We got 12 on Wed for Christmas. (10 left!)

Going back tomorrow.

Got to be cold in a cold glass for us.

[123]

Be careful with the cold in a cold glass ...

Serving whites too cold The temptation is to pop white wine in the fridge earlier in the day, so you don’t forget to chill it, but the result may be that it’s way too cold by the time you come to drink it. This doesn’t matter so much with crisp, inexpensive whites such as picpoul, but it will strip out much of the flavour from a good chardonnay.

[MariaLynda]

Really helpful, thanks everyone. Good to have a bit of a recommendation I don't want to over think it, but otherwise DH will just pick up 6 bottles of the same which is a bit boring! lol