AnnO'Neemus
Is so vanilla
M&S wine, in my previous experience (before I started boycotting them over Palestine), were very overpriced for the quality you bought. For example, you'd buy a cheap bottle of Bulgarian/Chilean or something plonk in there that would be the kind of standard you'd pay £2.99 for elsewhere, and in Marks you'd pay £4.99 for a bottle of not very drinkable plonk.
You get more for your money if you buy elsewhere, and that's ethical considerations aside.
How much are you looking to spend? I'd go to somewhere like Oddbins, where the staff get to do some tasting and get educated about their product lines, they are very helpful. I bought a lovely bottle of Spanish Rioja for just under £30.00 recently as a gift for someone. But they have all price ranges in there.
Actually, don't know what recent vintages are like, but I know that there was a highly regarded Lebanese wine. Ah, here it is (courtesy of Google) Chateau Musar: http://www.chateaumusar.com.lb/
Supposed (according to oenophiles) to be very quaffable, I bought a magnum for a friend's 21st.
You get more for your money if you buy elsewhere, and that's ethical considerations aside.
How much are you looking to spend? I'd go to somewhere like Oddbins, where the staff get to do some tasting and get educated about their product lines, they are very helpful. I bought a lovely bottle of Spanish Rioja for just under £30.00 recently as a gift for someone. But they have all price ranges in there.
Actually, don't know what recent vintages are like, but I know that there was a highly regarded Lebanese wine. Ah, here it is (courtesy of Google) Chateau Musar: http://www.chateaumusar.com.lb/
Supposed (according to oenophiles) to be very quaffable, I bought a magnum for a friend's 21st.
