A Message from ukwineclub
AFFORDABLE WINE |
With the duty changes and tariff threats, the price of basic wines has gone up, while that of fine wines has tended, if anything, to come down. Where does that leave wines that we might drink at home?
I would tend to avoid most wines with a normal price under £10 a bottle. Sometimes these can prove interesting, especially if they are from unusual grapes or countires. And I would put a limit of £20 for vereyday drinking. There are an incresing number od special offers, both in the supermarkets and on line - these can give you good wine at a great price. Why not experiment with some that you don't know?
You have to hunt and try wines in the affordable price range from classic areas. There are some bargains from the South of France and Southern Italy, and Germany if you find a sytle that you like. Spain is still generally good value, and Portugal has increasingly interesting wines. Generally, though, bargains come from the New World, especially South Africa, Argentina and Chile, where you can often pick up well made and aged wines for considerably less that their European counterparts.
