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Red wine suggestions.... 21:49 - May 24 with 2481 viewsBanksterDebtSlave

So over the last few months I decided it was time to leave my Special Brew days behind me and indulge in a drop of red wine while sitting in my Range Rover listening to level 42.
I have gravitated towards Rioja/Temperanilo on the whole in the £3.69 to £9.89 range. Tonight I went with a Bordeaux (reduced to £6.50) to try and broaden my horizons but think it might taste about the same. Where am I going wrong and can anybody suggest some smooth fruity numbers for me to try?
Many thanks....hic!

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Red wine suggestions.... on 22:23 - May 24 with 2422 viewsBent_double

Aldi Shiraz, £3.69. Does the job...

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Red wine suggestions.... on 22:26 - May 24 with 2409 viewsBasuco

You should try a Malbec or a Cotes du Rhone.
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Red wine suggestions.... on 22:27 - May 24 with 2410 viewsNthsuffolkblue

I like a Rioja. Have found Oyster Bay Merlot to be very palatable and in that range.

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Red wine suggestions.... on 22:29 - May 24 with 2405 viewsfooters

Red wine suggestions.... on 22:26 - May 24 by Basuco

You should try a Malbec or a Cotes du Rhone.


Seconded for the Malbec. A great variety and very cheap/available most places. Definitely quaffable.

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Red wine suggestions.... on 22:30 - May 24 with 2401 viewsPendejo

Red wine suggestions.... on 22:27 - May 24 by Nthsuffolkblue

I like a Rioja. Have found Oyster Bay Merlot to be very palatable and in that range.


I am not a wine drinker, but Osyter Bay Merlot is very nice.

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Red wine suggestions.... on 22:32 - May 24 with 2395 viewsGuthrum

Medoc. Like Bordeaux, only smoother.

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Red wine suggestions.... on 22:37 - May 24 with 2379 viewsjeera

For years all I would drink was a claret, but eventually that started being too heavy/heady for me.

I now avoid merlot at all costs.

Seconded for the comments on malbec, Argentina and Chilean around the 7 - 8 quid mark, so hardly extravagant.

Shiraz is too sweet as a rule for me, especially the new world types, but will drink it.

Might be up your street though.
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Red wine suggestions.... on 23:01 - May 24 with 2355 viewsfactual_blue

Red wine suggestions.... on 22:32 - May 24 by Guthrum

Medoc. Like Bordeaux, only smoother.


Surely Médoc is a Bordeaux?

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Red wine suggestions.... on 23:02 - May 24 with 2354 viewsfactual_blue

Stilton.

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Red wine suggestions.... on 23:04 - May 24 with 2346 viewsPinewoodblue

Guess you are talking about just drinking wine, rather than wine with food.

Another vote for Malbec

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Red wine suggestions.... on 23:09 - May 24 with 2334 viewsGuthrum

Red wine suggestions.... on 23:01 - May 24 by factual_blue

Surely Médoc is a Bordeaux?


Next-door neighbour, really.

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Red wine suggestions.... on 23:12 - May 24 with 2328 viewssyntaxerror

Campo Viejo Rioja (yellow label) for casual drinking. All you really need and not gonna break the bank.
And when you do get to Spain, its only €4...
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Red wine suggestions.... on 23:15 - May 24 with 2321 viewsfactual_blue

Red wine suggestions.... on 23:09 - May 24 by Guthrum

Next-door neighbour, really.


I disagree. The left bank of the Garonne is part of the Bordeaux wine area.

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Red wine suggestions.... on 23:30 - May 24 with 2306 viewscatch74

For something a bit different try a Portuguese Duoro - grapes from the port making area. I’ve just seen Adnams have one, should be decent.
Pinot Noir will definitely be different to the ones you’ve been trying, much lighter.

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Red wine suggestions.... on 23:34 - May 24 with 2301 viewsfactual_blue

This thread lead me to think about the staple of 1970s student parties: Scotsmac, a blend of wine and whisky (possibly whisky 'flavouring'). It was disgusting stuff.

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Red wine suggestions.... on 07:34 - May 25 with 2211 viewssuffolkpuncher

A New Zealand or Chilean Pinot Noir if you have a more adventurous palate and enjoy a more earthy flavour to your wine.
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Red wine suggestions.... on 08:32 - May 25 with 2176 viewsBanksterDebtSlave

Red wine suggestions.... on 23:30 - May 24 by catch74

For something a bit different try a Portuguese Duoro - grapes from the port making area. I’ve just seen Adnams have one, should be decent.
Pinot Noir will definitely be different to the ones you’ve been trying, much lighter.


I am going to try that first one..

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Red wine suggestions.... on 08:50 - May 25 with 2158 viewsElephantintheRoom

You are going wrong in thinking red wine is red wine... it is a vast variety of red wines.

First obtain an understand of terroir - talking grape varieties is pure marketing baloney.

Then get to know a soupcon about wine making.... most cheap wines from nouveau countries are made in industrial vats and are about as authentic as branded lagers with foreign names 'brewed under licence in Northampton'

The appreciate that red wine has to breathe - try pouring it into a jug to get some air into it.

Then explore French wines..... by understanding that the same grape in different parts of the same field can produce wines of startling difference in quality and drinkability will pay dividends if you later want to make the mistake of buying some of the better wines from the new world.

Once you have reached burgundy.... take the time to stop there - and only leave if trying some of the wonderful reds from within the cotes-du rhone .

But as its hot at the moment - quoff some decent provencal rose if you can find any. - and remember red wine is best drunk with food.

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Red wine suggestions.... on 08:53 - May 25 with 2153 viewsSwansea_Blue

Red wine suggestions.... on 23:12 - May 24 by syntaxerror

Campo Viejo Rioja (yellow label) for casual drinking. All you really need and not gonna break the bank.
And when you do get to Spain, its only €4...


Yep, can’t go wrong with that.

For Malbec, try Kaleu Malbec 2018 if you can find it. Well lush and about the same price.

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Red wine suggestions.... on 09:22 - May 25 with 2132 viewsLibero

I like a Jam Shed, me. It’s proper fruity and only £7 a bottle.
Blackcraft is excellent too but somewhat more expensive...

EDIT: just looked it up, Blackcraft is nowhere near as expensive as it was a few years ago, £11/£12 a bottle it looks like now!
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