Wine recommendation

[guinnessdrinker]

If she's cooking red meat maybe a Merlot or a Chianti in a smiar price range.

if she is cooking red meat, red wine is the one to go for. la chasse du pape for a fiver in tesco is a good choice.

 

[Tort]

if she is cooking red meat, red wine is the one to go for. la chasse du pape for a fiver in tesco is a good choice.

Always listen to a Frenchman when it comes to red wine.

 

[pembrokestephen]

I'm seeing someone lovely at the weekend who is cooking a meal and I've offered to bring some wine. She has said get a dry or semi dry fruity wine but not a sweet wine. Basically I know bugger all about wine and am looking for some recommendations for a wine like this that won't break the bank and won't taste like I've been a cheapskate and gone to 'Dagenham Daves' discount booze emporium.

Any answers gratefully recieved.

got no idea what I'm eating its going to be a surprise.

OK, it does depend on what you're cooking, but if it's hot weather on the day and what you cook isn't too heavy, you'll probably want a nice crisp white.

You're probably going to be pushing it to get a nice French one at a reasonable price, so I'd stay with something South American/African or from Oz. That said, Lidl are doing a Chablis for about £4.50 which, if their wine choice is anything to go by generally, is probably bloody lovely. Otherwise, look at some of the Kumala wines, or *struggles to think of a nice Chilean one: I know reds better*

One South African white which has often gone down well round here is the Goiya. You can get it from Tesco's, it's a nice crisp fruity one, not too harsh, but fairly dry. Personally, I tend to steer clear of the Aussie Chardonnays - they've got a bit fashionable, which tends to mean that the winemakers don't try hard enough and just punt out any old shit, oaking it up a bit in case it's tasting a bit flat. You can do better than that.

One final thought - if you want something a bit more delicate and floral, go for an Italian Orvieto or a nice crisp Pinot Grigio.

If you want a red (and it's probably no bad idea to have a couple of bottles of each in - makes you look more sophis, innit), then I suggest a reasonable Ozzie Shiraz - you can't go too far wrong with them. Lidl will do you one for about £3, which is OK, or you can go and ask the nice man in Thresher's to recommend you one at around the £7-8 price point. Some nice French reds ar to be had, too - get a 2003/4 Beaujolais Villages (Georges Duboeuf's are normally pretty reliable) and impress her with your suave cool as you point out that no, this isn't the stuff that came over on yesterday's ferry, but a respectable quality French wine that is highly regarded and well thought of once it's spent a year or so inside a bottle.

 

[blues]

I suggest a reasonable Ozzie Shiraz -

Shiraz yes. Grenache Shiraz - absolutely not. Can't remember the brand, but it's vile stuff.

KBJ From the info the lady gave, I went for dry/med dry white. To be fair, red never occurred to me and Rose, well I just don't go there. If I didn't know what I was eating, I would say white is safer, and if I wanted to make a good impression on the night, red tends to make your teeth/tongue purple/black. There's more than just the meal at stake here yes?