Christmas - Wine Delivery

[Bonefish Blues]

Some excellent wine, some good wine, a lot of pretty unremarkable wine, at a decent discount. The model works well and building up an Angels balance on the account means, in effect, free wine when you spend it.

That's pretty reflective of the case we sampled tbh, ostensibly their premium one

 

[MrPie]

"Liqueurs?" asked Miss Goodbody.
That was some evening, I tell you!

Liquor in the front. Poker in the back.

 

[BoldonLad]

Despite drinking quite a lot of it, in my time, I know little about wine.

I did once actually get a job, based, as far as I can tell, on my knowledge of wine.

The story goes like this:

I applied for, and got an interview for a job as a Software Developer. When I arrived for the interview, much to my surprise, there were about ten other people at the meeting point, who all seemed to have the same interview time. We were introduced, en-masse to the Interviewer, and then, taken, in a mini-bus, with the Interviewer, to a Restaurant. Here, we had a rather good meal, and several bottles of wine. I do not recall being asked a single question relating to my skills (or otherwise) as a Software Developer. Apart from some general chit chat, the only question I recall being asked, was my view on the wine. It so happened that at least one of the bottles circulating had been a Rioja (one of my favourites), and, I ventured an opinion on that one.

As I say, I got the job,

I usually use this story to attempt to convince Mrs @BoldonLad that my time spent drinking Spanish Red Wine was time well spent. I am not sure that she is convinced.

To answer the question in the OP.

The only on-line wine buying experience I have tried is Avery, after I spotted an ad in Private Eye.

Given my lack of knowledge, I opted for a "suggested" case of Spanish Reds.

I found the wine and the service to be excellent, with no requirement to buy on a regular basis and no subsequent pestering to buy more.

I was pleased enough to have repeated the experience several times since.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

That's pretty reflective of the case we sampled tbh, ostensibly their premium one

I don't take their cases anymore, preferring to build my own from varieties I like and growers I know.

 

[mjr]

Liquor in the front. Poker in the back.

Liquor in? Don't you prefer to liquor out?

 

[nickyboy]

Beaumes de venise should suit the short arms. Sweet sherrys much underrated with pud, as is the lighter sort of port, I tend to go Riesling ice wine as is my wont.

You could also consider Beerenauslese. You can pick them up inexpensively as folk think "Ugh, German wines, must be crap". I bought one from Aldi last week which was an absolute steal

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

My wife orders quite a lot from laithwaites saying she doesn't like to see an empty wine rack!.
Obviously it's all a matter of taste but my favourites reds are black stump(Australian),pillastro(italian)and cabalie(french).

 

[Tin Pot]

Laithewaites were very good Friday when I picked up my order.

I’m using majestic for the other delivery.