& Wine: Bargain Wine of the Week, an occasional series.

[Carmenere]

This is lovely. And very cheap. Tim Atkin recommended it in a pull out wine thingy this week and I bought it today and drank it tonight and the verdict is that it is bloody nice for the price.

You are welcome

cheap thats bloody expensive round these parts

ah i loked again i see that is for 6 lol

No that is for 6 bottles.

Ah Jaysus Zippi, I have been here long enough to know my market

Sounds very pleasant Carmenere.

I am currently sipping away at a rather delicious Chilean red.

lol @ thinking it was price per bottle

what % is it? i have foresworn all above 12.5.

It is 13.5 % which is quite a lot isn't it?

and great for the last-minute gift!

i'm going to get some and keep it in the utility room for when people stop over and i'm giftless.

Does anyone else keep a mental tally of price and alcohol percentage?

A sort of imaginary graph thingy with £ going along and %age going up?

Just me then?

I'll get me coat

I think it is great value, i am going to bring it with me to a bbq tomorrow. the only problem being that our Tesco has sold out already. and believe me there wouldn't be too many Guardian readers around here.
My neighbours got the last 3 bottles. I might have to try a different branch.

percentage? that's right up there with counting units - why bother drinking it at all?

it's to be enjoyed, not calculated.

No Boys, what are the findings of your mental graph? Cheap wines strong or weak?

well i wouldnt have been surprised if it had been 18.75

some people do have lots of spends

i thought being a wine buff it must be

a bargaibn for a good bottle of wine lol

The thing is I hardly ever drink, I buy for others.

I also check the size of dimple with my thumb.

I am a wierdo, no?

No I enjoy wine, am not a buff(but I am going to do a course this winter, more practical than pilates)

Afaik the dimple thing only applies to really expensive wine.