Cheap wine offer at Lidl from Monday

flowmeter

theloft wrote:

WE don't have a Lidl branch near us, but there is one near my son's workplace, so thought I would be clever and get him to be the delivery man so to speak. I sent him an e-mail asking him to get 3 botttles of Barolo and 3 each of the Shiraz and Cab Sauv. He phoned back to say that the Branch at Slough only ever had 1 check-out open, they only take cash or debit cards and there is always a huge queue of dodgy looking shoppers! I had to tell him to forget it, but what is your experience of shopping at Lidl ??
PS.

Must admit it was the first time i've been into a Lidl & was also taken aback with the big queue, only one till open, debit card or cash only & the fact you have to grab a carrier bag before you get past the till!
Needless to say i survived my trip & may be tempted to go back again if sometihng takes my fancy.

Still not tried the Barolo yet - waiting for someone (a guinea pig) to try a bottle first.

derrick

burgermeister wrote:

...but have you ever drank Barolo?

Not until now, disgusting, won`t be buying again. Defiantly NOT worth £7 a bottle,not even sure if I would put it on my chips

condyk

I bought a bottle out of curiosity when I was in for my usual weekly bits and bobs shop. Disappointing. Assuming it would be any good because it has a certain name on the bottle is a bit daft. Like saying all Claret is good! Had I paid £4.00 I'd have thought it was at least drinkable, but for £6.99 it's distinctly average at best. Typical Italian 'house red' that does improve slightly when left to breath for 30 minutes, but I wouldn't get it again. About 80 bottles at the Frome Lidl if you fancy chucking your money away ;-)

Frogling

I have to admit that it tasted like table wine to me, definitely not one I'd buy again unless it was priced at £1.99 a bottle and the in-laws were coming for dinner (they're philistines when it comes to wine lol!).

I'm off to have a glass of Chateau Talbot before dinner...

flowmeter

Some wines are best left for a few years & judging from the last few posts, i'd suggest this is one of them.

Buy another bottle, leave it for a few years (if you can!) & then take another taste test.

andy234

Bought a bottle of Barberino Red wine today in Lidl, special offer £2.29. Seems ok to me, well the pc screen seems to be getting a bit blurry and iv'e still got half a bottle to go. Cheers

condyk

flowmeter wrote:

Some wines are best left for a few years & judging from the last few posts, i'd suggest this is one of them.

... and can I just add best LEFT on the shelf in Lidl's!

flowmeter

condyk wrote:

... and can I just add best LEFT on the shelf in Lidl's!

You pays your money, you takes your chance

Fortyfoot

Party_Animal wrote:

Perhaps we should start a wine drinkers thread?

I think we should, it would save jumping threads all the time

Virgin say they have reduced their prices.
www.virginwines.com

Fortyfoot
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queensway_boy

thanks for the post but not sure about this one