recommended reasonable priced lidl/aldi wines

thatsmyboy

Hi folks just a quick one. I'm having a bit of a DOO in a few weeks and I looking at about getting less say 10 bottles of red and white wine. I'm trying to keep cost down of course so if I could get a decent bottle for €7 job done. Any recommendations please.

The Sidewards Man

Is there such a thing as expensive lidl/aldi vino?

robindch

thatsmyboy wrote: »

[...] if I could get a decent bottle for €7 job done. Any recommendations please.

I recommend you go to France.

thatsmyboy

I would appreciate replies that only name wine that people have drank please.
I'm aware all the wine in Aldi and Lidl is inexpensive but I don't want to get something that tastes awful.
And the "go to France comment" is not much help either.

I'm sure ye both thought ye were helping tho....

Bigcheeze

The Sidewards Man wrote: »

Is there such a thing as expensive lidl/aldi vino?

Well what's expensive? There are bottles priced high teens to twenties so above average.

Bigcheeze

thatsmyboy wrote: »

I would appreciate replies that only name wine that people have drank please.
I'm aware all the wine in Aldi and Lidl is inexpensive but I don't want to get something that tastes awful.
And the "go to France comment" is not much help either.

I'm sure ye both thought ye were helping tho....

Not €7 but the Aldi Argentinian Malbec is great value at €8.79. I started drinking it after it was recommended by Tom Doorley.

After the big tax hikes on wine in the last couple of years it's hard to get drinkable 7 euro wine.

Zackdickensdog

Revero 4:99 in Tesco is very drinkable

Phoebas

Tesco are currently running a €7 wine deal with wines like Faustino and Sangre de Toro, both normally €11-12 going for €7.
I think they have a new deal next week doing various wines for 6 for €50. I think a 5% discount also applies if you buy 6 bottles.

Lidl do a lovely Malbec but its around the €9 mark.

mccard

Supberb red Aldi - Estevez Cabernet Sauvignon Carmenére. Around €7.50 if I remember correctly.

Toro Loco Reserve is also worth a punt, if you can get it.

sozbox

Aldi do a great Rioja for 8.99 I think, could be 7.99. Buy it all the time.

thatsmyboy

Hi folks that's all great replies keep them coming please.

Cakerbaker

I'll second the Toro Loco Reserva for €7.99 in Aldi. Think it's a lovely wine and the price is an added bonus. Problem is they don't always have the Reserva.

sozbox

here's the one

https://www.aldi.ie/en/product-range/drinks/wine-cellar/red-wine/red-wine-products-detail-page/ps/p/baron-amarillo-rioja-reserva/

Joe Schmo

I really like the Vignobles Roussellet in Aldi- they do Pinot Noir and Malbec for about EUR8 Each. One of our household's favourite brands! Very good for a very cheap French wine.

jluv

Theres a wine in Aldi called Aldarra or close to that for about 5 or 6 euro. But another consideration would be Dunnes at the moment. Never shop there so dont know whats on offer but they have the buy so many and get 25% back on your clubcard and then also spend 50 and get 10 euro off next shop. Just a thought?

First Up

Conor Pope in the Irish times recently did an analysis of wine prices in Ireland and he reckoned that your standard €10 bottle contains 50c worth of wine. So debating the relative merits of wines in the €7-9 bracket is pretty irrelevant. If you can grab a loss leader you might squeeze an extra 20-30c out of it but beyond that, just get the one you think tastes the nicest and/or has the most attractive label.

thatsmyboy

Great stuff folks building up a nice list here. Keep them coming..

the beer revolu

First Up wrote: »

Conor Pope in the Irish times recently did an analysis of wine prices in Ireland and he reckoned that your standard €10 bottle contains 50c worth of wine. So debating the relative merits of wines in the €7-9 bracket is pretty irrelevant. If you can grab a loss leader you might squeeze an extra 20-30c out of it but beyond that, just get the one you think tastes the nicest and/or has the most attractive label.

But there is nothing to say that there couldn't be a huge difference between one 50c bottle and another both in quality and style.

First Up

the beer revolu wrote: »

But there is nothing to say that there couldn't be a huge difference between one 50c bottle and another both in quality and style.

In theory, that's correct but "huge" is probably pushing it. You are simply not going to get decent quality at that price and if you drop to the €7/8 level I really would be nervous. The main problem with low end wines is the amount of chemicals used in their production. Typical €10 bottles here are the quality equivalent of a €2-€3 bottle in France.

odyssey06

You can get decent quality wines in LIDL and ALDI from 6e - their 6e is the equivalent of a 10e bottle in any other outlet... Anything below 6e and I have found you are more likely to be unlucky than lucky in finding a nice bottle.

Hotblack Desiato

jluv wrote: »

But another consideration would be Dunnes at the moment. Never shop there so dont know whats on offer but they have the buy so many and get 25% back on your clubcard and then also spend 50 and get 10 euro off next shop. Just a thought?

Yeah the offer is buy 6 bottles get 25% back in points, and €10 vouchers for each €50 you spend (must be used within 7 or 8 days though)

Some decent buys there but watch out for prices going up on some items just so they can say they're 'reduced' the next week.

Lindemans red / white 8.50 - basic but very drinkable. Available at this price most weeks

Stony Cape white 8.00 - sometimes on offer at €16.00!!! so they can say HALF PRICE when they reduce it :rolleyes: - at 8 quid is a good buy. Haven't tried their red.

Laurent Miquel Pere et Fils range - often available at €9. A nice Sauvingnon Blanc (white), and a Syrah (red) good with spicy food and a lot less bland than most cheaper reds (cabernets)

First Up

odyssey06 wrote: »

You can get decent quality wines in LIDL and ALDI from 6e - their 6e is the equivalent of a 10e bottle in any other outlet... Anything below 6e and I have found you are more likely to be unlucky than lucky in finding a nice bottle.

It depends on your definition of quality but each to his own.

blondeonblonde

I always enjoy the Toscana wine in Aldi, afaik it is only 7/8 Euro. Also the lidl Chianti is very nice and drinkable.

ratracer

Aldi - Andara Sauvignon Blanc, €6.49/ bottle. My go to wine every week, very easy drink, a really enjoyable wine!

Ps - I'm no wine expert, but I do like this one, and anyone I've ever served it too has liked it, never had a negative reaction to it.

tradhead

This could be very subjective and I am by no means a connoisseur but I LOVE the Lidl Liebfraumilch white wine. It's on the sweet side so nearly too easy to drink but I actually think it could be closer to €5- worth a shot to see if you like it!

leroypatches

sozbox wrote: »

here's the one

https://www.aldi.ie/en/product-range/drinks/wine-cellar/red-wine/red-wine-products-detail-page/ps/p/baron-amarillo-rioja-reserva/

I agree

geecee

6 Campo Viejo Reserva for €46.40 in tesco at the moment
(its meant to be €50 - but they also give you 5% off)

Can't beat that for value

Paddy Dreadful

what are the best 2 reds in aldi at present?

Paddy Dreadful

Cakerbaker wrote: »

I'll second the Toro Loco Reserva for €7.99 in Aldi. Think it's a lovely wine and the price is an added bonus. Problem is they don't always have the Reserva.

yes but wasnt it the regular toro loco and not the reserva that won all those wards recently

Seesee

Second the Malbec in aldi. Also casillero del diablo from Tesco not too expensive. I rarely pay more than 10e for wine. My definition of decent is if it's drinkable and doesn't give you a massive hangover then it's good enough for me.

Seanieke

thatsmyboy wrote: »

Hi folks just a quick one. I'm having a bit of a DOO in a few weeks and I looking at about getting less say 10 bottles of red and white wine. I'm trying to keep cost down of course so if I could get a decent bottle for €7 job done. Any recommendations please.

Toro Loco in Aldi. Just look up the reviews. Nuff said.

Spanish Eyes

I am imbibing a Costieres de Nimes as we speak. Red just to say. Aldi about 7 euro.

Very nice and smooth too.

I love trying out the "cheap" wines anywhere I see them. Honestly, in France they drink it from the barrel straight from the vineyard, and I've done it too. I watch what the locals do. 1 euro a bottle is often fantastic, but that's not to say there aren't duds. But that can often come down to personal taste too.

Which is probably what we are doing with 6 euro excise and VAT.

Jose Maria

I'll second the Rioja from Aldi, Baron Amarillo

First Up

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

I am imbibing a Costieres de Nimes as we speak. Red just to say. Aldi about 7 euro.

Very nice and smooth too.

I love trying out the "cheap" wines anywhere I see them. Honestly, in France they drink it from the barrel straight from the vineyard, and I've done it too. I watch what the locals do. 1 euro a bottle is often fantastic, but that's not to say there aren't duds. But that can often come down to personal taste too.

Which is probably what we are doing with 6 euro excise and VAT.

€6 plus the importer, wholesaler and retail markups. Not much left for the wine in a €7 bottle.

Spanish Eyes

First Up wrote: »

€6 plus the importer, wholesaler and retail markups. Not much left for the wine in a €7 bottle.

I know, but the French get to drink it for a euro a bottle. As I've said, local wine producers over there sell it to restaurants and bars by the barrell. I've tasted many a local vineyard wine in its own area. Most are great, some are not, but as I said, that would probably be down to my taste, not the quality.

The locals know what to order, I often ask them.

First Up

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

I know, but the French get to drink it for a euro a bottle. As I've said, local wine producers over there sell it to restaurants and bars by the barrell. I've tasted many a local vineyard wine in its own area. Most are great, some are not, but as I said, that would probably be down to my taste, not the quality.

The locals know what to order, I often ask them.

For sure "open" wine is great value in France and other wine producing countries but it is not made for export or longevity. The quarter or half litre included with your lunch in a Routier would be pretty vile by the time it emerged from a bottle shipped and sold here.

There are some unavoidable costs associated with moving wine from country to country; everybody takes their cut en route. I'm not begrudging them - just recognising that I am paying for all of them before I get to pay for the wine.

mikep

I'm a fan of the 2009 Chianti Classico available in Lidl at the mo, same brand as the 2012 which is in as part of their Italiamo range.

If any of you come across the Chateau Grand Abord from their recent french range it's very good for the price, but stocks are out in my local Lidls

Red King

Pata Negra 2007 in Aldi is lovely, costs about 7.99

However I was in Spain recently and they were selling the 2006 Pata Negra for 2.50 a bottle. Just shows you the amount of tax being piled on here.

I also like the Andarra red in Aldi for 5.39 and the Toro Loco Reserva. There is also an Australian red with a lizard on the label that is nice. Forget the name

scartboy

I'm going wine shopping soon, so I collected all the recommendations given so far.

Interestingly, the spread was Aldi 9, Tesco 3, Dunnes 2 and Lidl trailing with 1.

For anyone who is interested, the recommendations were

Aldi
Andara Sauvignon Blanc, €6.49
Argentinian Malbec is great value at €8.79
Baron Amarillo Rioja from Aldi
Costieres de Nimes, Aldi about 7 euro
Estevez Cabernet Sauvignon Carmenére. Around €7.50
Pata Negra 2007 in Aldi is lovely, costs about 7.99
Toro Loco Reserva in Aldi
Toscana wine in Aldi, 7/8 Euro
Vignobles Roussellet in Aldi - Pinot Noir and Malbec for about EUR8

Lidl
2009 Chianti Classico available in Lidl

Dunnes
Buy 6 bottles get 25% back in points, and €10 vouchers for each €50 you spend
Laurent Miquel Pere et Fils range - often available at €9
Lindemans red / white 8.50

Tesco
6 Campo Viejo Reserva for €46.40, with 5% off as well
Castillero del Diablo from Tesco not too expensive
Revero €4.99 in Tesco

jellybean520

Not a great reflection on Lidl's range of good stuff compared with Aldi though?!

crkball6

jellybean520 wrote: »

Not a great reflection on Lidl's range of good stuff compared with Aldi though?!

Lidl do some great wines but you have to spend a "lidl" more.

Asking people to randomly tell you nice wines they had from a super market is pretty much a pointless exercise.

If you tell us what sort of wine you like and similar wine you have had in the past you enjoyed we can pin point exact bottles suitable at the right price.

The great thing about Aldi and for the most part lidl nearly all the wine they sell is "ok" the amount of vinegar for the price point is fairly low considering.

anewme

The Toro Loco is now available in white. Picked up a bottled yesterday and will try it over next weekend some time. €5.99 so see if its ok.