Wolf Blass Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

[Ravey Gravey Davy]

only £5.00 in Morrisons- usually £9-9.50 mark.

 

[RodhasGibson]

Duly Noted

 

[fayeanddavid]

only £5.00 in Morrisons- usually £9-9.50 mark.

And a very good cabernet as well, go get some!!

 

[Ravey Gravey Davy]

I left opinion aside because that only invokes dispute- but yes,it is good in my and obviously your view also.Enjoy.

 

[Scissor_digits]

All of the major supermarkets deploy the usual trick of marking up wines that have no business being sold for circa £8 to £10 a bottle then marking them down to create the illusion the customer is getting a bargain.

Articles from many wine writers, particularly Tim Atkin, suggest the supermarkets are leading us down a blind alley in terms of wine quality/price. Apparently there are a significant amout of wine producers who don't even bother with the UK market as they wouldn't be able to turn a reasonable profit due to the supermarket's pricing structure.

If you believe a fiver for a bottle of Wolf Blass represents a bargain then happy shopping, personally I'd rather up my budget by a few pound and go for something a little more interesting. Unless you have a time machine you're never going to get back the time spent drinking bland, mediocre, mass market wine.

 

[staggerlee]

scissor digits - agree with you - its priced high and then discounted to give impression of a bargain.

Although for everyday drinking and people who aren't really snobbish about wine -wolf blass is excellent value. Asda also have it for a fiver. Their president selection is also worth a punt.

 

[Ravey Gravey Davy]

All of the major supermarkets deploy the usual trick of marking up wines that have no business being sold for circa £8 to £10 a bottle then marking them down to create the illusion the customer is getting a bargain.

Articles from many wine writers, particularly Tim Atkin, suggest the supermarkets are leading us down a blind alley in terms of wine quality/price. Apparently there are a significant amout of wine producers who don't even bother with the UK market as they wouldn't be able to turn a reasonable profit due to the supermarket's pricing structure.

If you believe a fiver for a bottle of Wolf Blass represents a bargain then happy shopping, personally I'd rather up my budget by a few pound and go for something a little more interesting. Unless you have a time machine you're never going to get back the time spent drinking bland, mediocre, mass market wine.

Whereas I agree with the general principle of your first para about supermarkets,I only posted this because it is generally about the £8/9 mark except for a couple of "websites" where it is allegedly nearly £6 or £7.So it still represents good value and is very drinkable. I mostly pay £4/5 for normal drinking wine and this Wolf tops a lot of them.

As for your last para,not really necessary.

 

[Scissor_digits]

Sorry, last para was maybe a little OTT. Just trying to make the point that if you set your budget slightly higher than a fiver you will get much more interesting wines

 

[Ravey Gravey Davy]

No worries- and I do push it out on occasions when required.

 

[Anonymous]

Dave, nice to see you enjoying a drop or 2. Thanks for the heads up - i like a bit of Wolf! Martin

 

[Ravey Gravey Davy]

Dave, nice to see you enjoying a drop or 2. Thanks for the heads up - i like a bit of Wolf! Martin

Hope you are well Martin- dropped into Morrisons to stock up and the deal has ended there.

There now doing a Hardy's Crest for a fiver but that is nowhere near as good and deffo not worth the alleged original tenner.

 

[hammill]

Having recently drunk Blossom hill and Sainsburys basic red (just don't), the Wolf Blass is clearly a long way from the bottom of the pack and a real bargain for £5 and as you say much nicer than Crest.