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Voyager2002 · 24 September 2010 at 9:48AM

suiko wrote: »

Laithwaites are a hugely succesful hype machine. Through a deluge of advertising, they are remarkably adept at making their many customers believe they are getting unique, small-production wines from "the vintage of the century", when the actual wines are for the most part poor quality and picked up for a song. Still, you have to take your hat off to them for the success of it all.

And your evidence?

All I can say is that I almost always enjoy the wine I buy from Laithwaites, and I am generally a discriminating drinker.

evomedia · 24 September 2010 at 11:41AM

Originally Posted by suiko

Laithwaites are a hugely succesful hype machine. Through a deluge of advertising, they are remarkably adept at making their many customers believe they are getting unique, small-production wines from "the vintage of the century", when the actual wines are for the most part poor quality and picked up for a song. Still, you have to take your hat off to them for the success of it all.

And your evidence?

All I can say is that I almost always enjoy the wine I buy from Laithwaites, and I am generally a discriminating drinker.

I'd also question you on that suiko, I've had so many great wines from Laithwaites, there are plenty on there that are very highly rated by robert parker and I trust his ratings more than a random comment on here. They just won the large independent retailer of the year award for their wine selection so simply can't be that bad, and at least have honest customer reviews.

Obviously not every wine is to everyone's taste but there is plenty of wine that I far prefer to anything I've found down the supermarket. Personally I particularly like the domaine dampt vieilles vignes, a lovely petit chablis.

Just seems you like buying wines on offer suiko that are heavily discounted but actually want fine wine from the top vintages

Laithwaites sell Cristal at £130 a bottle maybe thats the one for you...or maybe cloudy bay, surely you can't dispute thats a real classic. But this is hardly the place to discuss for who sells the best fine wine, it was just a post on decent discounts on some nice wine, personal problems you seem to have with retailers is a little overkill for a page designed to just say what wine offers are out there.

If you don't like supermarkets, you dont like Laithwaites that just won an award for its wine range (including cloudy bay, Louis Roederer, krug, fine wines etc)...what do you suggest people do? drive to the south of france and spend 6 months searching for a producer you do like? Its hardly helpful to just complain about every offer that gets posted here

suiko · 24 September 2010 at 11:53AM

I almost never buy wine at supermarkets, with the exception of Waitrose. I buy most of my wine at independent wine merchants, many of them over the Internet. I used to buy from Laithwaites too, but got bored of the wines. I know they have a lot of loyal customers - I guess what I'm saying is that the overall quality is not IMO much higher than the supermarkets, and that I'd recommend trying stuff from good independent merchants. The difference can be very clear.

Best thing anyone genuinely interested in wine can do, IMO, is to join The Wine Society.

I should point out that I tend to disagree with Mr Parker about wine, as I dislike international-styled, high-alcohol wines and value regional style and typicity. I do buy plenty of bin-ended stock and wines at reduced prices, but certainly have a deep mistrust for the supermarkets' spurious pricing of supposedly grand £10 or £12 wines at a fiver - in 99% of cases they're only worth a fiver anyway, if that!

N9eav · 25 September 2010 at 6:00AM

evomedia wrote: »

If you don't like supermarkets, you dont like Laithwaites that just won an award for its wine range (including cloudy bay, Louis Roederer, krug, fine wines etc)...what do you suggest people do? drive to the south of france and spend 6 months searching for a producer you do like? Its hardly helpful to just complain about every offer that gets posted here

Does it really matter what's on the label or how much it costs? At the end of the day if you like it buy it and drink it! :beer: As in any walk of life the cost range is immense and you just have to find the best you can afford, but most importantly what you like.

10_66 · 26 September 2010 at 8:40AM

I posted this on the Tesco Clubcard thread, but got no response, just wondered if anyone here might know the answer, thanks.

I ordered some wine from Tesco to take advantage of the 50% off and the 500 clubcard points (using the code XXDLGV on checkout - given in Martin's weekly email), however, my receipt only shows 90 points having been earned. Does anyone know if the points get added at a later date (like those added if you open one of their savings accounts when the offer's on), or should it have appeared at the time of placing the order?

MoneySaver100_3 · 26 September 2010 at 9:24PM

Gondola Wine deal is better (than existing £10 off £50 spend already posted) going via QUIDO you get 8% back anyway but in addition there are 2 vouchers valid up to 30 Sept.

£20 off £70 spend or £100 off £400 spend - must register with QUIDO for these.

surf1 · 27 September 2010 at 9:33AM

I ordered the two cases of half price wine from tescos and got free delivery but the code did not work for the 500 extra points and when I phoned them they said you have to receive the code personally to use it. Any more info on this. As obviously by then I had ordered and paid for the wine! thanks

sandybabes03 · 29 September 2010 at 9:26PM

For 1 week only starting 29th Sept you can get 25% off wine if you buy 6 or more bottles in one transaction.
Thats 20% more than normal and it is valid on wines already discounted.
Start stocking up now
:beer:

susank · 29 September 2010 at 10:09PM

I ordered some with some shopping as I had a £10 off voucher come in on my e mail also and it says the discount is applied at point of delivery so I have paid for it so far without the discount - is this correct guys?

steve1965 · 28 October 2010 at 8:55AM

Spotted a new offer today,The cracking little wine company crackinglittlewinecompan offering 20% off all orders but runs out end october,just found it trawling the web but be advised this is the higher end of the market.

regards

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