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jema
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 21, 04 9:37 am    Post subject: Need to buy some cheap red wine Reply with quote
    

Just looked at the wine bottle supply and it does not compare well with the amount needing bottling

A while back I bought loads and loads of a �2.50 range of wine Morissons had on offer, which was very very good IMHO at the price.

I am now after a bulk load of red wine worth drinking, at less than 3.00 a bottle. So if anyone spots a good offer please post.

jema

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 21, 04 1:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Tesco (sorry, shouldn't swear!) do a 2 litre bottle of generic French country red for �4.99 which ain't bad - certainly good for cooking with and fairly drinkable too. They also do a winebox full of the stuff for �13.

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 21, 04 2:13 pm    Post subject: Re: Need to buy some cheap red wine Reply with quote
    

jema wrote:
Just looked at the wine bottle supply and it does not compare well with the amount needing bottling
jema


If you are just after the bottles you could try a local pub to see if you could collect a batch of fresh emptly bottles?

Can you get wine boxes to fill?

Lindsay



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 21, 04 5:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Have you got a bottle bank near you? There's one in the car park behind my house which gets filled regularly so I keep an eye on it. When it's full and I need some bottles I take a step stool (I'm short) and a few carrier bags, and go and raid it. They need washing and de-labelling but it works for me.

jema
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 21, 04 6:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Lindsay wrote:
Have you got a bottle bank near you? There's one in the car park behind my house which gets filled regularly so I keep an eye on it. When it's full and I need some bottles I take a step stool (I'm short) and a few carrier bags, and go and raid it. They need washing and de-labelling but it works for me.


That could work

jema

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 04 7:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

If anyone looks at this thread and still wants some cheap red, Safeway/Morrisons has a Cotes Du Roussillon 2003 (Southern French) red for �2.99. Not bad for the price.

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 04 7:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Treacodactyl wrote:
If anyone looks at this thread and still wants some cheap red, Safeway/Morrisons has a Cotes Du Roussillon 2003 (Southern French) red for �2.99. Not bad for the price.


Will give that a try tomorrow

jema

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 04 7:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Not wishing to say the obvious, but try one before buying a whole case as my tastes could be weird (although you do get the extra 5% off for six or more).

Safeway/Morrisons (S&M) seem to have a few decent wine offers on at the moment.

OH came back with 18 bars of Green and Black's organic choccy (100g) today as it's 2 for �2 which is a good offer for some good chocolate.

Perhaps we should have a 'good offers' thread?

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 04 9:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Safeway are worth keeping an eye on at the moment. They had quite a good wine list, which Morrison's appear to be gutting. Some of their high end kit was pretty good, so if you see it reduced to an acceptable (to you) price I would go for it.

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 04 10:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Sainsbury's have some Chilean Merlot and Chardonnay half price at �2.99 atm, bought some yesterday. www.fixtureferrets.co.uk is worth a look for keeping track of supermarket offers.

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 01, 04 9:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

He's right you know! I bought a load of the Mont Gras Reserve chardonnay and merlot at 3.99 earlier this year, and it is definitely worth the original 5.99. At the current 2.99 it is a steal. I bought 36 on Saturday and shall be going back for more!

Sarah D



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 01, 04 2:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Hope you're going to make something to fill all those empty bottles when you're done, then...................

twoscoops



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 01, 04 4:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Have 4L of rumtoft to bottle, as well as 7L of damson liqueur to bottle, so I'm trying to work through them!

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 05, 04 9:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Morrisons were doing a Spanish red wine for 7.99 a 3L box.
It was very drinkable!!

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 05, 04 11:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

McLay455 wrote:
Morrisons were doing a Spanish red wine for 7.99 a 3L box.
It was very drinkable!!


Can't reuse the boxes to bottle your own though

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