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Lindsay

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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 04 5:47 pm Post subject:
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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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 04 6:07 pm Post subject:

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

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Sun Nov 28, 04 7:00 pm Post subject:
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.

jema
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Posted: Sun Nov 28, 04 7:01 pm Post subject:

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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Posted: Sun Nov 28, 04 7:31 pm Post subject:

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?

sean
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Posted: Sun Nov 28, 04 9:53 pm Post subject:
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.

neilk

Joined: 24 Nov 2004
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Posted: Sun Nov 28, 04 10:34 pm Post subject:
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.

twoscoops

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Warwickshire

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 04 9:39 am Post subject:
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

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 04 2:27 pm Post subject:
Hope you're going to make something to fill all those empty bottles when you're done, then...................

twoscoops

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Location: Warwickshire

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 04 4:25 pm Post subject:
Have 4L of rumtoft to bottle, as well as 7L of damson liqueur to bottle, so I'm trying to work through them!

McLay455

Joined: 23 Nov 2004
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Location: West of Scotland

Posted: Sun Dec 05, 04 9:17 am Post subject:
Morrisons were doing a Spanish red wine for 7.99 a 3L box. It was very drinkable!!

alison
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Posted: Sun Dec 05, 04 11:08 am Post subject:

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

McLay455

Joined: 23 Nov 2004
Posts: 89
Location: West of Scotland

Posted: Sun Dec 05, 04 11:24 am Post subject:

Jema
Did you see my reply about using grolsch-type bottles for wine?

a)they are strong and will withstand fermentation in the bottle
b)The china caps/rubber seals will self releive
c) you can get them up to 3 litres big around now
d)the beer is OK

I make nettle and burdock beer and elderflower champagne
some sparkling wines and some still wines
I keep them all in Grosch type (brown and green glass bottles)
as I do with my home made spirits

The rubber rings are easy to get and the bottles are easy to sterilise

jema
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Posted: Sun Dec 05, 04 11:36 am Post subject:

McLay455 wrote:

Missed that one, I does sound like a good idea. Afterall 70cl wine bottles are too small anyway

jema

McLay455

Joined: 23 Nov 2004
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Location: West of Scotland

Posted: Sun Dec 05, 04 11:40 am Post subject:
The gift six packs of grolsch are about 70cl, but you can get all sizes. They are expensive to buy (a pound each) from home brew shops, but I got all mine with beer in them from supermarkets when they were on offer

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