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BUDGET RED
Taste: 4/5
Value: 5/5
Look: 4/5 VERDICT: Excellent value for a genuine Grand Vin de Bordeaux. Looks classy and didn’t disappoint. Really fruity – a perfect match for your roast dinner.
BUDGET RED
Taste: 5/5
Value: 5/5
Look: 3/5
VERDICT: A very festive full red. Doesn’t look great but tastes fab. Ideal with a mountain of cheese.
BUDGET WHITE
Taste: 4/5 Value: 4/5 Look: 4/5 VERDICT: One of the pricier whites to make the list but worth it. A flavour to savour.
BUDGET PROSECCO – OUR FAVOURITE
Taste: 5/5
Value 5/5
Look: 4/5
VERDICT: Decent-looking bottle, light and not too fizzy, and very pleasing on the palate. Worth paying the extra few pounds for.
BUDGET RED Extra Special Old Vine Garnacha, £6 Taste: 3/5 Value: 4/5 Look: 3/5 VERDICT: Full-bodied red that would go perfectly with beef. Great value bottle to help you through to Boxing
Day.
BUDGET WHITE
Taste: 4/5 Value: 4/5 Look: 4/5 VERDICT: Delicate flavours, well balanced and not acidic. Goes down a treat with turkey.
Taste: 4/5 Value: 4/5 Look: 4/5 VERDICT: A delicious crisp white that would go well with the bowls of crisps that keep appearing in front of you.
Taste: 4/5 Value 3/5 Look: 4/5 VERDICT: A budget fizz that looks and tastes posh. But not the cheapest on the market so save this one for guests.
BUDGET RED - OUR FAVOURITE
Taste: 5/5 Value 5/5 Look: 5/5 VERDICT: Flashy bottle makes it look pricier. Smooth, bursting with fruity flavours. Incredible value.
BUDGET WHITE
Taste: 5/5 Value: 5/5 Look: 4/5 VERDICT: Crisp, dry and palatable – another absolute bargain from Aldi’s booze aisle.
Taste: 3/5 Value: 4/5 Look: 5/5 VERDICT: Looked amazing and was so satisfying. Just the thing to wash down the sprouts.
BUDGET PROSECCO
Taste: 3/5
Value: 4/5 Look: 4/5 VERDICT: This is one cheap bottle of fizz. Looks posh, but lacks the punch of the others.
Take it to a party, but drink other people’s first.
BUDGET PROSECCO
Taste: 4/5 Value: 5/5 Look: 4/5 VERDICT: Very tasty and refreshing with a classy bottle and modest price tag. Stock up.
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