• Good Supermarket Wines

Posted: **Sun Aug 20, 2006 1:18 am**

Lesley Jean wrote
A nice Vinho Verde is the one with the blue label which looks like lace on it, Casal Garcia, it is about 2.65 euros from the supermarkets. Also we like the red, white and rose wine called Alandra the lable has holes cut into it to look like a bunch of grapes again only about 2 - 3 euros a bottle.

We will look for these wines at the Intermarche when we shop there. Does anyone else have any good recommendations of wines that can be purchased in CVO? We have bought local wines before and have been disappointed. We love wine so it would be great to find a good one

Posted: **Sun Aug 20, 2006 1:20 am**

Just realised posted above in bold - wasn't intended. Please be patient with me as a NEWBIE!

Posted: **Sun Aug 20, 2006 9:18 am**

Anything to do with good wine deserves to be in bold.

Posted: **Sun Aug 20, 2006 4:00 pm**

There is a good dry white which is served in several restaurants, and also for sale in Intermarche...BSE...you can work out for yourself why I remember the name

But it is very good for the price.
Casel Garcia Vinho Verde is for sale in several UK supermarkets at about £3:85 a bottle.

Posted: **Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:13 am**

Try Adega das Pegões whte and red on sale cheap in PLUS. OK for everyday guzzling.

Posted: **Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:20 am**

jojo wrote:Just realised posted above in bold - wasn't intended. Please be patient with me as a NEWBIE!

jojo, take a look HERE, it might help.

Posted: **Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:41 am**

I have yet to come across a wine red or white in Portugal that I consider to be great. Does anyone know of an equivalent wine like say a Barolo or a heavy type Italian wine. Dont mind spending a bit but just have no idea what to ask for. By no means a wine snob can quoff it with the best of them but sometimes its nice to try something different.

Gary

Posted: **Mon Aug 21, 2006 12:27 pm**

Gary/Gaynor

Try a nice Esporão Reserva red.

Posted: **Mon Aug 21, 2006 5:28 pm**

Quinta da Paca if you can find it.

Rich with a strong hint of vanilla.

Posted: **Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:02 pm**

My brother-in-law just lost a bet with George (one of the waiters from O-Patio) the prize was a good bottle of wine, cant remember wat it was called but it was about 20 odd euros from the Intemarche....anyway go ask him someone, it was a red

Posted: **Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:46 pm**

The wines I recommended were the cheaper end of the market but very good 'breakfast wines' we like really light, easy drinking wines. Each to their own on this one I think.

Posted: **Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:57 pm**

Definitely Lesley - I remember a few years ago back and forth to CVO where I was more than happy drinking Leziria which subsequently received a slating on here a couple of years ago - I suspect I was enjoying Lexiria in CVO in 1990 about the same time I was merrily drinking Piesporter and like here in the UK!!!!!!!

Do our tastes actually mature or do we simply become snobs - rhetorical question, please do feel free to ignore!!

Maddi

Posted: **Tue Aug 22, 2006 7:30 am**

Trust me Im no wine snob but dont mind spending around €10 - €20 on a bottle now and then and just wanted some recommendations about good heavy fruity wines. Just bought a book called 300 beers you must try before you die. Now thats what I call a quest !! Only tried about 50 so far but as I live next door to Belgium dont have to far to go to try a fair few. My favourite so far and its only because I lived 4 miles from the brewery in Horndean (Its closed now !!) is Gales Prize Old Ale. So in reality you could call me a beer snob.......

PS Had a bottle of this stuff 10 years old in a bar in Antwerp of all places pure heaven.

Posted: **Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:41 am**

Great to see the replies re wines. We have jotted down the names and will try the ones we can find. Looking forward to sampling them!

Michael C, thanks for the link to formatting, will practice these, do my best anyway!

Only four days to go!!

Posted: **Sun Sep 10, 2006 11:58 am**

jojo wrote: Great to see the replies re wines. We have jotted down the names and will try the ones we can find. Looking forward to sampling them!

Michael C, thanks for the link to formatting, will practice these, do my best anyway!

Only four days to go!!

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