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[bionicdog] 01/12/2006 12:36

Yup , got that already. The trouble is that as Thresher do a buy 2 get 3rd free offer , that was 33% off already. Obviously they increased the prices to start with to reflect this. It's the amateurs who only buy one bottle at a time who are punished.

[knarf] 01/12/2006 12:34

40% off through money savings expert.com at threshers etc ,great site

[waldron] 28/11/2006 19:37

i'll drink to that.

[quixquote] 28/11/2006 19:07

I can't see that anyone has mentioned it so I will - the Telegraph are running a Wine Diet series this week; yesterday's piece was on how old world red wines grown at high altitudes with old vines high in procyanidins, & relatively low in strength, are good for the health if drunk whilst eating (rather than simply quaffed mid afternoon by the bottle).

[bionicdog] 27/11/2006 18:07

This is a nice little case for xmas ...... well it might last till midnight on xmas eve.

If anyone is buying for me , I'd prefer this one.

[english bigblls] 27/11/2006 18:04

Thanks bionic, think I might risk it and try a bottle.

[bionicdog] 27/11/2006 18:01

Mind you , I wouldn't trust her. Most cheap CDPs are awful.

[english bigblls] 27/11/2006 17:36

Just noticed Asda have a Chateu Neuf du Pape for £6 on at the moment.



Haven't tried it..

[bionicdog] 18/11/2006 12:56

I don't feel like my endurance has increased this morning.

[bionicdog] 12/11/2006 12:59

Tasting out of their minds.
I always try to sample as much as possible in the run up to the festive season , then we seem to have run out before the big day and have to go elsewhere.

[grupo guitarlumber] 12/11/2006 07:11

every one is too busy wine tasting

[yellowbelly2] 11/11/2006 23:05

How come this thread kinda dies at the weekend?

LOL

Yellowbelly

[itsourpete] 10/11/2006 22:58

cheers bionicdog - will try.

[bionicdog] 10/11/2006 08:08

A better deal than my beloved aglianica , how dare you! :o)
Seriously though , I've not given it to anyone who hasn't loved it.

[itsourpete] 09/11/2006 19:51

This week's 'deal of deals' has got to be at Asda. The Kumala INTULO Cape Red 2005 13.5% is a rich fruity and typically 'earthy' South African Red and at 3 bottles for a tenner is unbelievable value for money. Am buying up the shop as I type!

Pete

[grupo guitarlumber] 09/11/2006 16:40

World's Most Expensive Fizz by P. Ricard - 08-Nov-2006

Pernod Ricard announced on Tuesday its plan to launch what would be the world's most expensive champagne at £670-a-bottle under the Belle Epoque brand, currently Perrier Jouet's premium cuvee at a mere £70. The new ultra-premium bubbly represents an attempt of the Ricard group to move further upmarket and strengthen its position in the competitive arena of luxury drinks, where groups as LVMH (owner of Krug and Moet) reign supreme.

Some wine trade experts remained unconvinced about how much more quality the drinkers would derive from splashing £670 in a bottle of sparkling wine, regardless its provenance and credentials. Ronan Sayburn, head of wine at Gordon Ramsay's London restaurants, commented that "there is a trade-off point where the price and the actual flavour of the wine begin to split. When you are paying more than £400 to £500 a bottle, you are not getting something better in flavour, but exclusivity, rarity."

The Ricard group has only re-entered the champagne scene since last year after acquiring Mumm and Perrier Jouet, in the wake of the £7bn Allied Domecq takeover in August 2005. Ricard's spokeswoman expected that it would be enough demand for such a costly bubbly, and noted that the global trend is to develop more and more premium brands. According to Patrick Ricard, the chief executive, the new champagne would be released only in the US, Russia and China and in extremely limited quantities.

Champagne is enjoying a boom that contrasts with the slump facing other French regions, excluding top-notch Bordeaux and Burgundies. The champagne growers are trying to push the regions regulatory boundaries to expand production, in order to meet the world's ever-growing demand.
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[ariane] 08/11/2006 18:02

The Times November 08, 2006


Champagne adds extra sparkle for the super-rich - at £675 a pop
From Charles Bremner in Paris



French rappers, nouveaux Russians and City millionaires were offered a new outlet for their excess yesterday: what at €1,000 (£675) a bottle was dubbed "the world's most expensive champagne".



Pernod Ricard, the world's second-biggest drinks group, is creating the ultra-premium bubbly in an attempt to profit from the sky-high prices that some foreigners seem prepared to pay for champagne.

Announcing what he said would be the world's most expensive champagne - a Perrier-Jouët labelled as cuvée Belle Epoque - Patrick Ricard, the chief executive, said that the main customers for the €1,000 champagne would be in the US , Russia and China. "We won't do many cases and won't be offering it here."

Pierre Pringuet, managing director of Pernod Ricard, explained at the company's annual meeting that "premiumisation" paid handsome dividends. "Consumers all over the world want to identify with brands that represent themselves and this has to be brands with quality which are exclusive. It's the same for fashion, cars . . . and spirits."

Pernod Ricard's move is in part an attempt to glamorise a company whose 3 per cent share of the champagne market is overshadowed by the big luxury groups such as LVMH, with its Moët & Chandon, Veuve Clicquot, Krug and Dom Perignon. Pernod Ricard re-entered the market last summer when it took over Britain's Allied Domecq, with its Mumm and Perrier-Jouët brands. Its bestselling sparkling wine is Jacob's Creek Chardonnay Pinot Noir.

The French houses have been fighting to keep prices high on what they like to call an "aspirational product" that should be protected from vulgar price-cutting. The Louis Roederer company is trying to staunch a black market in its Cristal brand, which was created for the court of Alexander II of Russia in 1876. The retail price of Cristal in Britain is about £150 a bottle.

Ghislain de Montgolfier, the chairman of Bollinger, is threatening to sue French supermarkets that mark down his brand because he says they are destroying its reputation. Bollinger was on offer in some French outlets recently for as little as €27, compared with a standard retail price of up to €70 in France.

M Pringuet, of Pernod, gave shareholders an idea of the money to be made from creative pricing. Premium versions of the group's Ballantine's whisky accounted for only 15 per cent of the brand's sales volume, but half its profits. The company is now offering a Martell-Extra cognac for €250.

Champagne is in the midst of a boom that contrasts with the slump facing other French wine makers, except for top Bordeaux and Burgundy brands. The champagne growers, whose acreage and production is tightly regulated, are considering plans for expanding production to meet the world's insatiable demand.

Earlier this week a survey of champagnes on sale in Britain suggested that own-label champagnes are as good or better than many of the best-known brands.

JUST CORKING

On Bastille Day, 1789, revolutionaries toasted their success with champagne

35 million bottles are shipped to Britain annually. Producers admit targeting Britain with the most expensive bottles, which are shunned by the French

A magnum is the equivalent of two bottles, and a jeroboam, the equivalent of four

The glass of a champagne bottle is thick to allow the bubbles to form without risk, and dark to protect the wine from light

Champagne is usually subject to the ageing process to evolve in taste. It ranges from a minimum period of 15 months to at least three years for vintages and much longer for the special cuvées

[bionicdog] 08/11/2006 14:02

Couple of little bargains to look out for in Tesco. The fantastic finest aglianico (which is worth a fiver of anyone's money) is down to a daft £3.79 and the lovely Villa Maria sauvignon blanc is down to £5.98 from £7.99.

[spawny100] 06/11/2006 08:48

Excellent stuff thanks CCNP for the informative reply. Just checked the port and the level is about half way up the shoulder. A fair amount of lees in the bottom but I guess that is to be expected after 50 years or so? I have no idea how it has been stored or cellared as the lady I bought them from was clueless about this but had got them from a friend whose Dad was really into wine but who had now passed away and she was going to chuck these!

Any ideas about the rest of the Bordeaux?

[bionicdog] 06/11/2006 08:24

Sorry mate , posts crossed , that was for Ariane from the post before.

[spawny100] 06/11/2006 08:22

Thanks bionicdog. However, that table only goes back to 1985. One here goes back much further
Funny - I was also considering the Chrissie present idea!

[bionicdog] 06/11/2006 08:15

Not too good by the looks of things :o(

Give it to someone for xmas and tell them that it will only improve if kept.