Wine Part 2.....

Previously, I have written about wine. Since then, I have had people asking where they should look for a good, cheap bottle of wine.

I've got news for you all. Boxes of wine are the future. Bottles are just saaaaaaaaaaaaaaad! If you are really after good value for money, and you don't mind sacrificing taste and the sense of decency that comes with buying bottled wine, a box of the red, white or pink stuff should be right up your alley.

You can find these boxes at most off-licenses and supermarkets, They can cost as little as £5, but if you're feeling flush and fancy something with a bit more consistency, then you can pay up to £15.

There you go there's a bit wisedom. Now go out, buy wine, and be jolly!

Wine....

I like wine! Whether it red, white or rose.. whatever! 

There are some people out there though who take buying and drinking wine very seriously. Fair enough there's nice wine, and there's crap stuff. I do know the difference, but I'd much rather just buy a three quid bottle from the Spar like I did today.

There is a lot of fuss about wine, and I'm not the only one who thinks so. You ask Alan.

It was a Californian rose. According to the label it is a "veritable feast of fruit flavours" which "burst from the bottle". I think I must have got a dodgy one; it never "burst". Never mind "fruit flavours", all I could taste was wine, but I'm not Oz Clarke am I. I did enjoy it though as this picture illustrates.

I was lucky this time, it tasted fine but I haven't always been as fortunate. On one occasion, whilst on holiday, I came across what looked like a lovely bottle of rose. At one euro ninety five cents..... you can't argue can you! Then came the tasting. It wasn't great. In fact I'm fairly sure it was vinegar. Having said that somebody liked it, my friend drank my bottle.... then his. 

I suppose its a matter of taste. Obviously he doesn't have any!