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Is the majority of wine in Tesco garbage

  • 21-03-2020 1:49pm
    #1
    Minime2.5
    Registered Users Posts: 1,109 ✭✭✭


    I go to o briens for the vast majority of my red wine because the quality is unmatched. However I live next to a tesco so it would be handy if I knew of 1 or 2 decent bottles in there 10 to 20 euro price range


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  • #2
    Louche Lad
    Registered Users Posts: 1,088 ✭✭✭Louche Lad


    Minime2.5 wrote: »
    I go to o briens for the vast majority of my red wine because the quality is unmatched. However I live next to a tesco so it would be handy if I knew of 1 or 2 decent bottles in there 10 to 20 euro price range

    I find the Louis de Camponac, a French Cabernet Sauvignon for about €9, quite acceptable. https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/product/details/?id=278373149


  • #3
    odyssey06
    Registered Users Posts: 27,786 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    There is some garbage but mostly reliable big brands. Dona paula los cardos from argentina are the best of these imo.

    The tesco finest range are more exciting.
    Barola
    St Chinian
    Rioja reserva

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



  • #4
    Heart Break Kid
    Registered Users Posts: 834 ✭✭✭Heart Break Kid


    A lot of their Australian wines are great, Finest is a really good standard too and a lot price. Try some, the do a 6 for €50 every so often that’s great for trying new wines.


  • #5
    Buddy97mm
    Registered Users Posts: 559 ✭✭✭Buddy97mm


    Their wines are okay, value not as good as it used to be, but still decent deals from time to time. Personally stay clear of the "half price" new world wines that switch around every few weeks, but find their Finest range quite decent.

    Other deals can be found if willing to trawl through prices on shelves, typically not those with flashy reductions, bit low key end of range types - I got quite a few bottles of Gigondas for a fiver last year, but these offers getting harder to find.

    Their 6 for 40/50 can be good value too, depending what they include.


  • #6
    harry Bailey esq
    Registered Users Posts: 4,814 ✭✭✭harry Bailey esq


    When discussing wine, Tesco is like the weather. SuperValu is a different kettle of fish. Especially for deals. As you rightly pointed out however if it's something specific or you want to get good recomdations for pairing the independent shops are the way to go. Sweeney's by Hart's corner are particularly good.


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  • #7
    Minime2.5
    Registered Users Posts: 1,109 ✭✭✭Minime2.5


    picked up 3 bottles today

    orange label campo viejo reserva 10 euro

    tesco finest coonwarra cab sav 12 euro

    wolfblass yellow label cab sav 12 euro

    i didnt want to go for the super cheap bottles but all these were reduced and seem good value . Having a glass of the coonwarra now. Very nice


  • #8
    sceach16
    Registered Users Posts: 903 ✭✭✭sceach16


    Minime2.5 wrote: »
    I go to o briens for the vast majority of my red wine because the quality is unmatched. However I live next to a tesco so it would be handy if I knew of 1 or 2 decent bottles in there 10 to 20 euro price range




    NO. The majority of Tesco wine is not garbage. Tesco wine is wine. Some good, some not particularly good. Some good value, some not good value.


    Why put a title like that on a post?


  • #9
    maddness
    Registered Users Posts: 1,774 ✭✭✭maddness


    Depends on what you value, price or quality. I think Lidl or Supervalue can be be a lot better for quality than Tesco but I’d rather buy wine from an off-licence or specialist wine shop. Like most things in life, you usually get what you pay for.


  • #10
    Beersmith
    Registered Users Posts: 1,390 ✭✭✭Beersmith


    harry Bailey esq wrote: »
    When discussing wine, Tesco is like the weather. SuperValu is a different kettle of fish. Especially for deals. As you rightly pointed out however if it's something specific or you want to get good recomdations for pairing the independent shops are the way to go. Sweeney's by Hart's corner are particularly good.

    sweeneys no longer exists. Its an o briens


  • #11
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,523 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    A scion of the Sweeney family have taken back over the formerly leased out unit (was Lilac Wines when leased) in Marino and its much like the old one, except smaller.


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  • #12
    Darc19
    Registered Users Posts: 3,817 ✭✭✭Darc19


    Simple answer is yes if you are talking premium wine.

    If you are happy with mid market wine (most of us are), then you can get a few, but very few decent bottles.

    One trsp to avoid at all costs is thinking that their price promotions are genuine - they're not.

    Here's an example

    "winemakers reserve" (whatever that means) on a bottle of bog standard Santa Rita. It's the same basic plonk as standard Santa Rita, but now and then you will see it at €17.99 - a horrendous price for very basic plonk

    The next week you will see it at €8.99 screaming HALF PRICE. People get sucked in and think they are getting a great offer, in reality it's a €9 bottle.

    I'd stick with o'briens or as others have said, Aldi.


  • #13
    Buddy97mm
    Registered Users Posts: 559 ✭✭✭Buddy97mm


    Darc19 wrote:
    One trsp to avoid at all costs is thinking that their price promotions are genuine - they're not.


    My biggest bugbear, and amazing how many people I know think they're getting a bargain when they get a fairly generic Chilean Cab Sauv reduced from 16 to 8 euro. Not sure if all supermarkets the same but Tesco seem to have a vast array of these every week. What's even worse is you see the occasional person becoming a fan and proceeding to subsequently buy at "full" price.


  • #14
    Darc19
    Registered Users Posts: 3,817 ✭✭✭Darc19


    Buddy97mm wrote: »
    My biggest bugbear, and amazing how many people I know think they're getting a bargain when they get a fairly generic Chilean Cab Sauv reduced from 16 to 8 euro. Not sure if all supermarkets the same but Tesco seem to have a vast array of these every week. What's even worse is you see the occasional person becoming a fan and proceeding to subsequently buy at "full" price.

    Mainly a Tesco thing, but supervalu do it too.

    The worst wine is Domaine Arnaud


  • #15
    Apollinaris
    Registered Users Posts: 114 ✭✭Apollinaris


    I actually came across this Spanish wine in Tesco, called DAVIDA, no sulphur added, this is what it literally says on the label. Absolutely fabulous, superb fruitiness and many layers of sublime flavours to it. I love it. It’s 12€.


  • #16
    GrumpyMe
    Registered Users Posts: 1,195 ✭✭✭GrumpyMe


    Apollinaris wrote: »
    I actually came across this Spanish wine in Tesco, called DAVIDA, no sulphur added, this is what it literally says on the label. Absolutely fabulous, superb fruitiness and many layers of sublime flavours to it. I love it. It’s 12€.
    Both Supervalue and Tesco have it...
    Both advertise as "Was €15 Now €12 Save €3"

    Both say No Sulphites added
    Tesco say:
    Allergy Information
    Contains: Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
    Contains Sulphites
    Supervalue say:
    Allergen Information
    Contains Sulphites
    :rolleyes:

    The kicker is... IT Thu, Feb 13, 2020, 11:00 says:
    Davida – No Added Sulphites, €10
    This wine is made without the addition of sulphur dioxide, used in the vast majority of wines as a preservative. A blend of Garnacha and other grape varieties, it is a very tasty fresh red wine, brimming with ripe berry fruits – blackcurrants and dark cherries, with a nice smooth finish. At 14 per cent, this demands more substantial dishes; a garlicky tomato-based bean stew, with or without a few chunks of chorizo.
    :rolleyes:


  • #17
    the beer revolu
    Registered Users Posts: 16,737 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    GrumpyMe wrote: »
    Both Supervalue and Tesco have it...
    Both advertise as "Was €15 Now €12 Save €3"

    Both say No Sulphites added
    Tesco say:
    Allergy Information
    Contains: Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
    Contains Sulphites
    Supervalue say:
    Allergen Information
    Contains Sulphites
    :rolleyes:

    The kicker is... IT Thu, Feb 13, 2020, 11:00 says:
    Davida – No Added Sulphites, €10
    This wine is made without the addition of sulphur dioxide, used in the vast majority of wines as a preservative. A blend of Garnacha and other grape varieties, it is a very tasty fresh red wine, brimming with ripe berry fruits – blackcurrants and dark cherries, with a nice smooth finish. At 14 per cent, this demands more substantial dishes; a garlicky tomato-based bean stew, with or without a few chunks of chorizo.
    :rolleyes:

    Wines naturally contain sulphites.
    THe claim is that there are no added sulphites.


  • #18
    GrumpyMe
    Registered Users Posts: 1,195 ✭✭✭GrumpyMe


    the beer revolu wrote: »
    Wines naturally contain sulphites.
    THe claim is that there are no added sulphites.
    :confused:
    Was that not clear from what I posted?
    :confused:


  • #19
    Darc19
    Registered Users Posts: 3,817 ✭✭✭Darc19


    That Davida is a classic example of the con pricing.

    It is generally available for £8 in the UK

    Allowing for extra duty and vat and exchange rates, the standard price here should be €11 or €12

    Yet the main sellers give it a false €15 tag, then take 20% off to bring it to the price it should be, but the customer thinks that they are getting a discount, when in fact they are being conned


  • #20
    the beer revolu
    Registered Users Posts: 16,737 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    GrumpyMe wrote: »
    :confused:
    Was that not clear from what I posted?
    :confused:
    No, it wasn't, to me.
    Sorry, I don't get what you were posting about.
    I thought it was about sulphites.


  • #21
    GrumpyMe
    Registered Users Posts: 1,195 ✭✭✭GrumpyMe


    the beer revolu wrote: »
    ...Sorry, I don't get what you were posting about...


    Same product in both stores, same spec, same "sale" platter, same "save" value.


    Product on sale in one of the outlets in Dec 2019 at a cost of 80% of current "sale" price and 66% of the current "RRP".


    While the wine might or might not be garbage, the "sale" offer is definitely rubbish!


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  • #22
    caff
    Registered Users Posts: 954 ✭✭✭caff


    Generally tesco have a large stock of whatever is on "special" or sale. That's the wine they have enough of to sell. Anything not on sale they don't have a large stock of and price higher to keep it on the shelves to offer the illusion of choice and make the other wines appear better value.


  • #23
    the beer revolu
    Registered Users Posts: 16,737 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    GrumpyMe wrote: »
    Same product in both stores, same spec, same "sale" platter, same "save" value.


    Product on sale in one of the outlets in Dec 2019 at a cost of 80% of current "sale" price and 66% of the current "RRP".


    While the wine might or might not be garbage, the "sale" offer is definitely rubbish!

    OK.
    There was a lot of talk about sulphites.
    I took that as the subject of the post and how a wine with no added sulphites could contain sulphites.


  • #24
    The Nal
    Registered Users Posts: 12,415 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    Yes is the answer. Forecourt wine mainly. 10 facings of Yellow Tail, McGuigan, Hardys, Carmen and the like. The same piss thats available in any small corner shop in the world.

    There is the odd gem in the rough though like the Piccini Chianti when its on sale but in general worth avoiding.


  • #25
    CiaranMT
    Registered Users Posts: 4,092 ✭✭✭CiaranMT


    the beer revolu wrote: »
    OK.
    There was a lot of talk about sulphites.
    I took that as the subject of the post and how a wine with no added sulphites could contain sulphites.

    What was meant was that there were no sulphites added. All wine, whether it is added or not, will contain some level of sulphites. It's a natural by-product of the wine-making process, during fermentation.

    A producer is perfectly fine in saying they haven't added sulphites, but the wine will still have some level of them present.


  • #26
    LillySV
    Registered Users Posts: 1,750 ✭✭✭LillySV


    Their Apothic wine is fantastic


  • #27
    the beer revolu
    Registered Users Posts: 16,737 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    CiaranMT wrote: »
    What was meant was that there were no sulphites added. All wine, whether it is added or not, will contain some level of sulphites. It's a natural by-product of the wine-making process, during fermentation.

    A producer is perfectly fine in saying they haven't added sulphites, but the wine will still have some level of them present.

    I explained that.


  • #28
    CiaranMT
    Registered Users Posts: 4,092 ✭✭✭CiaranMT


    Not sure if the other poster copped it.


  • #29
    the beer revolu
    Registered Users Posts: 16,737 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    CiaranMT wrote: »
    Not sure if the other poster copped it.

    I think the discussion moved on but thanks for imparting your knowledge.


  • #30
    poitinstill
    Registered Users Posts: 732 ✭✭✭poitinstill


    maybe worth its own topic but for sub E10 wine are you better off in aldi/lidl own brand types. Heard the guy on movies 'n' booze last week on about how they get small growers / co-ops to make it. he mentioned a Rioja ? 7.99 lavel i think. said it was value in the low price range


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  • #31
    The Nal
    Registered Users Posts: 12,415 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    poitinstill wrote: »
    maybe worth its own topic but for sub E10 wine are you better off in aldi/lidl own brand types. Heard the guy on movies 'n' booze last week on about how they get small growers / co-ops to make it. he mentioned a Rioja ? 7.99 lavel i think. said it was value in the low price range

    Yeah. Aldi do a great Cotes du Rhone Villages for 7 quid.


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