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• Lumma says:

  19 Nov19 November 11:56

  When I first started working with wine, I was told that the sweet spot was £8 a bottle in a supermarket and beyond that you get diminishing returns. 19 years later with inflation, that’s £15 and is probably what I would look to spend if I wanted something nice to drink at home. I think something for £8 would be drinkable and be similar to what would I’d expect as a £30 bottle of house wine in a nice restaurant.

  There’s a good book released each year called “the best wine in supermarkets” which is worth a read for some recommendations. A lot of the own brand wines score very highly

  • ElliotBerry says:

    19 Nov19 November 13:18

    Depends on the country. In Spain or Italy, 4-5 euros in a market, 20 euros in a restaurant

• Misty says:

  19 Nov19 November 14:06

  Not great at Maths so with the bottles of Chapel Down Brut NV at £26 how much am I paying for the wine itself? Does the fact that it’s presumably made here and doesn’t have to travel make a difference to the quality ?

• Misty says:

  19 Nov19 November 14:17

  Looked at Robs graphic and seems like I am getting £7 of wine for my £26

  • Lumma says:

    19 Nov19 November 19:17

    A few years ago, it was claimed that the soil in Kent is now similar to what it was like in champagne 100 years ago, and since then the English producers have sold their bubbles at a premium. Some of it is very good, but overpriced in my opinion

• Richie says:

  19 Nov19 November 14:29

  Btw Waitrose has Cave de Lugny Crémant De Bourgogne, France 75cl with £5 off at the moment.

• Pockets says:

  19 Nov19 November 15:01

  These comments are gold! Thanks for the laughs today!! 3,000 avios sounds pretty good to me.

• Colin MacKinnon says:

  19 Nov19 November 15:16

  Fortnum’s Cote du Rhone used to be £9.95 – it’s now £11.95. But you get 10% off if you buy at least six, and they have sales, and you can use the BA shop and get avois.

  It’s my benchmark day-to-day red.

  • Will says:

    22 Nov22 November 09:22

    And 15% cash back on Amex at Fortnum appeared today. Don’t forget TC or ba shopping as well

• Misty says:

  19 Nov19 November 15:18

  LOL Glad to be of help. I am now worrying that the chicken I have been eating these last few years is coming all the way from Thailand !

  • Gordon says:

    19 Nov19 November 15:37

    A lot of poultry products come from Asia, an example, I popped into Costco on the way home today, one of my regular purchases is Foxwoods premium chicken nuggets, and also chicken tenders, they are the only chicken nuggets and tenders my daughters will eat, they are 100% chicken breast, I must say, that they are pretty good, as far as chicken nuggets go, Costco is renowned for selling quality merchandise and foodstuffs. But these still originate from Thailand!

  • JDB says:

    19 Nov19 November 17:07

    It seems a shame to buy chicken from Thailand not only to support British farmers but at the same time to get fresher, better quality (and variety), better tasting meat reared to far higher welfare standards and only shipped around the corner. Post Brexit and post covid there are so many wonderful small producers selling fish/shellfish, meat, cheese and other amazing domestic produce online.

    • Thywillbedone says:

      19 Nov19 November 17:20

      Indeed. The last place I would try to save money would be buying fresh meat in bulk from a very loosely regulated jurisdiction halfway round the planet …but clearly some people’s appetite (pun intended) for risk is greater than others …

    • Gordon says:

      19 Nov19 November 17:43

      On the other side of the coin, Costco also sell, a variety of fresh meat, Aberdeen Angus steaks, Joints etc, also wagyu, and British pork, I believe most of their fresh meats are sourced from within the uk, with the exception of some from the USA, well it is an American outlet, so Thailand do not have it all their own way!

      • Gordon says:

        19 Nov19 November 17:48

        Also all their fresh chicken products are British sourced!

• johnb says:

  19 Nov19 November 15:55

  Well I didn’t mean to start arguments. And actually, having seen the arguments for and against, I am tempted to try some more expensive wine now, just to see if I can tell a difference.

  • Gordon says:

    19 Nov19 November 16:21

    Arguments! These wine discussions are nothing compared to some threads!

    All this talk of wine, reminds me of many an hour, sitting in front of the box watching Graham Kerr, Aka The Galloping Gourmet, oh those were the days!

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