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Lidl Port?

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MrsTommyBanks · 21/12/2018 14:35

Has anyone tried it? I really CBA to brave a bigger supermarket, but will if Lidls part is a bit meh.

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NKFell · 21/12/2018 14:39

I have! I like it, but since accidentally swigging a mouthful of sediment (one of the worst moments of my life) I'm completely off the good stuff and favour the cheap Xmas Grin

I like Tesco's cheap one as well to give you an idea of where my standards are!

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MrsTommyBanks · 21/12/2018 14:43

Thank you. I'm going to go for it.
Sorry about your sediment experience!

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InfiniteSheldon · 21/12/2018 14:57

I liked it last year but am ighy annoyed that I now need to go to Lidl as I definitely want it now!!!?

1980stat · 21/12/2018 15:07

We liked it. It's better than tesco and Hardy's. I was given a bottle of vintage stuff last week though and that was noticeably better than Lidl's. I'm not a connoisseur mind you, just a frequent flyer.

waxy1 · 21/12/2018 15:10

For God’s sake risk a tenner!

NKFell · 21/12/2018 15:53

Go for it OP! You won't regret it.

1980stat I had a 1955 port that really was gorgeous but no joke, the sediment experience nearly killed me. Even with the cheap stuff I'm so careful with the end of the bottle. I got PSSD (Post Sediment Stress Disorder) Xmas Grin

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MrsTommyBanks · 21/12/2018 15:59

I've got it, a bargain at £6!
It wasn't the money being wasted, it was the fear of ruining my Christmas Cheese orgy Xmas Grin.

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DoveSecret · 21/12/2018 16:12

Ive never had port. What do you mix it with and eat with it?

SparkyBlue · 21/12/2018 16:14

@DoveSecret we always use it to make hot ports. It's because a Christmas favorite of mine now.

NKFell · 21/12/2018 16:14

I never mix it, I tell people I eat cheese with it, which I do but mostly on it's own every winter night watching telly!

Since this is my third post on the thread you might all realise, I bloody love port!

SparkyBlue · 21/12/2018 16:15

I meant become a Christmas Favourite.

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MrsTommyBanks · 21/12/2018 16:15

I won't be partaking myself, I can't drink.
But my Nan used to have it with lemonade. When I did drink I had it on its own with cheese.

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waxy1 · 21/12/2018 16:25

Thin it down with some brandy.

1980stat · 21/12/2018 17:06

We don't mix it. It's best drink like wine.

waxy1 · 21/12/2018 17:13

Best enjoyed in this sort of convivial setting.

MaverickSnoopy · 21/12/2018 18:08

Oh god port and cheese. I've just done 2 months dairy free. I am literally salivating at the thought. Lidl you say?!

TonTonMacoute · 21/12/2018 19:09

You have to decant it to get rid of the sediment!

As long as it was Late Bottled Vintage, I would certainly give it a try, I have had some very nice wines from Lidl.

BubonicBudgie · 21/12/2018 19:15

I bought some yesterday, I wasn't going to open it till Christmas day, but I've had a shit week so I might open it, and dig out the Stilton

DoveSecret · 21/12/2018 21:46

Do i need a bottle? I dont like red wine though. Is it like it?

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