Decent budget wine?

[EmJay19]

I love a glass of wine but am awful at choosing so often ending relying on price to get something decent. Usually spend around £9-£12.

Can anyone give some specific recommendations of nice bottles that don’t break the bank?

Completely agree with you - they are too sweet - we even poured one down the sink 😂. It was that terrible… hehe

if you prefer a drier red wine - go for Toro Loco from Aldi or the Amarillo Rioja (?) with orange label and gold netting on.

@MrsDoyle351 The Toro Loco is great, and so cheap. Love a dry wine.

Thanks @cowsaysmoo the vivino app looks really useful.
You can put in a maximum price of £6/7/8 and it will give you the best deals on at that price.

There's one golden rule. If it's a wine that's ever included in a supermarket meal deal for two, avoid! It costs the supermarket about 50p so won't be any good!

Zalze - I had both the red and white served at my wedding.

I love Jam Shed Shiraz, not the white or malbec though

I second the Marlborough Sauvignon blanc.

Tesco finest Argentinian Malbec is nice. Also Tesco finest Pinot Grigio. Often at club card price. I do shop in Tesco! La Vielle Ferme definitely for rosé when it's on offer.
Agree barefoot and jam shed not nice. Interested to see 19 crimes recommended. I've not tried it. Need for corkscrew put me off 😆.

Porta 6 Lisboa Red Wine is around £7 ish and pretty nice.

I prefer Portuguese, French or Italian these days, and definitely on a budget. The big, sugary New World stuff isn't my bag at all.

I don't know if there is any truth in it, but I have a theory that supermarket selected wines are better value than big name vineyards. A vineyard will have to sell its wines in a good year or not but someone from Aldi has to taste a load of different Malbecs before choosing which one to have on their shelves.....perhaps?!

I really like wolf blass red label shiraz cabernet. It’s usually £5 and it’s my favourite. I like villa antinori toscana 2019 too but that’s £18 so I don’t buy it often.

Aldi do a good organic Malbec and organic pinot grigio.
Zagare Vermentino is lovely

Another Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc fan here. Delicious.

Any Gavi if looking for a white.

Same. I find them too "sickly" almost.
I like the Aldi chianti as a cheap one but like previous folks, usually go NZSB for white. Or Lidl Pecorino if I can get it

Try vivino app. Always use it, always get decent wine. Waitrose has really good selection in a range of £7 to £10.

We've recently discovered Lidl's Organic Processco and the bonus is, there's no hangover!

Montepulciano d'abruzzo

Not sure if you can really recommend wine. I think it's purely down to personal taste.

For instance, I like Barefoot (among others) some are saying it's disgusting, it's simply your own personal taste, so I rarely 'recommend' wine, I just say "I really like this wine"

That's not helpful at all OP

The Guv'nor from Majestic, a dry red Tempranillo, it's the best cheaper red wine I've tasted.£8.99.

@Rina66 I've also had that recommended to me but haven't tried it yet..

If you live near a branch of Majestic Wine, they always have a variety of wines open on their tasting counter. You can go in and try them without feeling obliged to buy. The staff will always suggest wines you might like based on your tastes. Tasting a few different wines can be a good starting point.

Get a copy of this and work your way through! If you like white then Tesco Finest do some nice ones often on offer - try the Picpoul de pinet, Albarino, or Pecarino
Best Wines in the Supermarket 2023 https://amzn.eu/d/cPT1snR