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Tesco Wine: Free Delivery

September 29, 2008 By admin Leave a Comment

There’s free delivery on all wine and Champagne orders placed online by midnight, Sunday 5th October.

With savings of up to 50% on over 120 wines, Tesco Wine Festival continues this week with some fabulous deals on big brand wines. Top case deals on Oyster Bay Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc at just £36.48 a case and Henri Germain Champagne at half price – just £15.00 per bottle can’t be missed. The Ogio Pinot Grigio and Primitivo represent good value for money, now half price at £22.74 a case, £3.79 a bottle.

You can visit Tesco here.

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Free Delivery With M&S: No Minimum Spend

September 5, 2008 By admin Leave a Comment

If you don’t fancy venturing out into the horrible UK weather why not consider some online shopping at M&S?

Until further notice they are offering free delivery on wine, clothing and homewear and there is no minimum spend – so you can spend as little or as much as you want and get free p&p. Maybe now’s the time to order your Christmas socks and little gifts!

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Montys Wine

September 4, 2008 By admin Leave a Comment

I’m watching the first episode of Chateau Monty this Thursday evening and it looks promising!

Wine writer Monty Waldin is jacking it all in to go to France, buy a vineyard and produce biodynamic wine. Apparently, biodynamics involves the avoidance of all artifical chemicals, timing vineyard processes in accordance to lunar and stellar cycles, and relies on the balance of nature to protect and feed the crops.

From what I’ve seen so far, Montys Italian girlfriend doesn’t fancy it herself so he’s recruited a recently divorced woman who is looking to change her life. I wonder if she’ll fancy mixing cow muck together with other organic matter.

I suspect that there’s going to be the odd pitfall ahead!

If you fancy having a glass or two of Montys wine then you’re in luck. Adnams is the exclusive supplier of Monty’s Red, the end-result of Monty’s year and it’s available at £7.99 a bottle, or £89 for a 12-bottle case.

 

 

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Six Wines At Seven Pounds

September 3, 2008 By admin Leave a Comment

How much should you spend on a bottle of wine to take to a friends place for dinner?

A group of leading wine connoisseurs has agreed that a £6.99 (or thereabouts) bottle of wine should be enough to buy what they would consider a decent wine in a UK shop. The judges, taking part in Decanter magazine’s World Wine Awards came up with this 7 quid amount amid fears that consumers regularly paid over the odds in an attempt to impress their hosts.

So what are these six wines then and where can you get them from? I’m glad you asked….

White

  • Tesco Finest Denman Vineyard Reserve Semillon – available at Tesco
  • Hardys Nottage Hill Riesling – available at Waitrose

Red

  • St Hallett, Gamekeeper’s Reserve – available at Waitrose
  • Domaine Vistalba, Vinalba Reserva Malbec – available at Robersons, London.

Rose

  • Marques De Caceres, Rosado – available at Majestic
  • Vina Concha y Toro, Casillero del Diablo Shiraz Rose – available at Oddbins

I wouldn’t fancy ordering some of them over the phone!

So, next time you’re invited to friends for dinner you now know what wine take. As for chocolates, the jury is still out over Ferrero Rocher

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Marks Spencer Wine Offers

September 2, 2008 By admin Leave a Comment

We’ve had news from Marks and Spencer about their current online wine offers. You can get 25% off organic wines and 33% off selected Italian wines by using this link.

By the way, have you tried the M&S 2 meals for £10 deal? We’ve tried it about three times now and it’s not too bad a deal. You get a choice of:

  • 2 main items such as chicken, salmon or a vegetarian option
  • 1 portion (serves 2) of vegetables or salad
  • 2 deserts
  • 1 bottle of a pre-selected red, white or Rose

Have you tried the offer? What do you think?

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