How much do you spend on Wine?

~Beanie~

EKI wrote: »

Thank you for your replies.
My boyfriend loves red wine a little too much & on average spends around £70-90 on a bottle when eating out. He thinks this is normal so I was interested to know what others thought!

I will look into some of your recommendations

I think a lot obviously depends on how much you can afford.

Personally I wouldn't dream of spending that much on a bottle of wine, at £90 a bottle, that's £30 for a large glass :eek:

But then I don't earn a great deal and when eating out would probably have a heart attack if the meal came to £90 never mind the drink :rotfl:

Scouter

Oz Clarke did an interesting piece on Watchdog last night re supermarket wine prices and how the discounts work, and how they're often not particularly good value compared with just buying a cheap wine in the first place. I'm sure it'll be on iPlayer.

Personally, I tend not to spend more than £4 a bottle. Experts may scoff, but I know which ones I like at that price, and to my non-expert palate they taste just fine. Tesco do a particularly nice Australian red.

:beer:

trolleyrun

I tend to drink more white or rose than red, but last night I had a glass of this: https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/product-range/drinks/wine-cellar/red-wine/red-wine-product-detail-page/ps/p/cambalala-fairtrade-pinotage/
and it was delicious! Smooth and not too heavy. At only £4.99/bottle I think it's a bargain and will definitely buy some more of it.

For a glass at home or with good friends (who are cheapskates like me), I buy the white or rose version of this:
https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/product-range/drinks/wine-cellar/white-wine/white-wine-product-detail-page/ps/p/baron-st-jean-blanc/
Perfectly good plonk as long as it's chilled

Another white that is very nice is a Soave from Waitrose at £4.99/bottle (no pic on the link so didnt add it)

daisiegg

In the supermarket, I try to buy wine on offer - so usually a £12-20 bottle on offer for £8-£10. Rarely, if ever, spend less than £8 on a bottle of wine, and would not buy an £8 bottle of wine if you see what I mean - if I was buying wine at full price (not on offer) it would be £10 or £12 ish. For a weekend or dinner party or anything other than just the two of is drinking it we would probably spend up to £25 on a supermarket wine but no more than that.

In a restaurant, up to £100. At restaurants in London it is probably usually close to £80. Locally, cheaper, more like £30 or £40.

We are quite into wine and if we go wine tasting, for example, will spend upwards of £50 for a bottle to drink at home.

Most expensive bottle we have ever bought for a special occasion? Probably champagne, not sure how much, £150 or something?

My husband's firm often receive gifts from clients etc, which they aren't allowed to keep. They hand them in and once a year they raffle them off, with the money for the raffle tickets going to charity. My husband last year won two bottles of VERY expensive champagne - probably £400 a bottle. Drinking it, I could tell the difference between that and a £15 bottle of fizz, but I certainly couldn't tell it apart from a £50 bottle. Mind you, I am more into red, and I find prosecco perfectly lovely so maybe I am not the right person to judge!

de_g.

hazyjo wrote: »

Pinot Noir is often lovely. And nicest is often chateauneuf du pape. Can't go wrong with that. Rioja can be heavier, Temparillo can be lighter/easier to drink.

Let us know if you need any help with pronunciations!

Jx

There are few varieties which, when treated well, cannot produce an interesting wine with a bit of character.

However... Pinot Noir is often difficult to grow, so good versions will tend to cost a little more - I'd probably not expect to spend less than a tenner for something reasonable. And it's very easy to go wrong with bad chat pape - I generally wouldn't spend less than £15 a bottle for that.

(Oh, and most Riojas are made with mostly Tempranillo grapes!)

Scrapaholic

I don't like red wine much and not that bothered over white either . Dh would prob spend £5 ish on a supermarket bottle of red , £8-10 sometimes . Maybe £25 if he had someone to share it with if we were in a restaurant .We spent £30 for a bottle of very ordinary white wine on a cruise this year . That was one of the cheapest on the wine list . Wasn't really worth it .
Friends who like red said the Montepulciano from Lidl is a bargain .

iris

Scouter wrote: »

Oz Clarke did an interesting piece on Watchdog last night re supermarket wine prices and how the discounts work, and how they're often not particularly good value compared with just buying a cheap wine in the first place. I'm sure it'll be on iPlayer.

Personally, I tend not to spend more than £4 a bottle. Experts may scoff, but I know which ones I like at that price, and to my non-expert palate they taste just fine. Tesco do a particularly nice Australian red.

:beer:

Totally agree that Tesco Australian Red is brilliant. We usually stock up when they have their 25% off all wines and also use a coupon making a bottle £2.50 or less delivered;)

missprice

I like others try to get stuff on offer 2 for a tenner kind or half price.
I love malbec and use odd bins (til they moved too far)
Was a great malbec called dancing monkey, was a bit rough but I loved it. Not seen it in an age though.
Sadly I go for odd named wine if I have the money, one I am sure was called pinny duck or summit like that
Bin ends are great value I reckon. Some really fabby wines for less than £15.
Can't drink white wine it makes me ill, so have had to learn to like reds.:D

aileth

If I have a really rough day, I'll pick up a bottle of I-don't-care-but-it's-white-wine. If I'm eating out, I'll go for the cheapest. I saw on a TV program that apparently restaurants have the most mark-up on the second or third cheapest as those are the ones people tend to do go for so they don't look 'cheap' by ordering the cheapest (I couldn't care less).

If I'm buying a bottle as a present, I'll spend £10-20 on them.

hazyjo

de_g. wrote: »

There are few varieties which, when treated well, cannot produce an interesting wine with a bit of character.

However... Pinot Noir is often difficult to grow, so good versions will tend to cost a little more - I'd probably not expect to spend less than a tenner for something reasonable. And it's very easy to go wrong with bad chat pape - I generally wouldn't spend less than £15 a bottle for that.

(Oh, and most Riojas are made with mostly Tempranillo grapes!)

Thanks. Always forget what grapes create what wines! Rubbish at that. LOVE Rioja, but it might be heavy for some. And a very heavy claret - mmm.

Saying that, I can drink a cheap red - but a cheap white? Yuck! Happy with a bog standard Pinot Grigio, but there are some horrendously bad whites. So long as a red's not corked, I can probably drink it. Do favour the more expensive stuff though and always look forward to work lunches where we'll get the good stuff!

My ex was a bit of a wine connoisseur. He was amazed at how well I'd describe a wine. He'd scored in the high 90s when he studied at Leith's! Mind you, he was quite the boozer so I'm not surprised he did well. Must've done a lot of 'homework' lol! I don't pretend to be an expert, but I'm pretty good with the flavours, etc. Would very much like to learn more/do a course of sorts!

Anyone seen 'Sideways'? One of my favourite films

Jx