Clear the Shelves - 25% off at Sainsbury's

[Alex K.]

Obviously, just for the British posters.

Just in case any of you missed my post in Crusted Port. Sainsbury's currently have 25% when you buy 6 or more bottles of Champagne, Sparkling Wine and Fortified Wine. This brings the price of Malvedos 1996 down to £16.50, Fonseca Guimaraens 1987 to £15, Sainsbury's Quinta do Crasto VP to £15. Champagne prices are good as well.

Having just paid £7.50 for Graham's Crusted Port, I'm not complaining. I already have a few of the Malvedos and Guimaraens.

[Alex K.]

Oooooohhh - I've been moved. I've not had this happen here before and it's quite creepy. I feel all woozy and slightly dirty.

Anybody picked up bargains yet?

[Derek T.]

I picked up 6 Q d Crasto and 6 Croft Platinum Reserve.

The Croft was on sale at 50% Off (£10.99 down to £5.49) - with the extra 25% off for buying 6 these cost me £4 per bottle

I appreciate that Reserve is not to everyone's taste but at that price I couldn't resist it :?

Derek

[Al B.]

I called into Sainsburys this morning on my way in to work and wondered where all the Guimaraens 1987 had gone, now I know. Just not sure how well it would have withstood being upright on the top shelf in a supermarket for the best part of 12 months.

Still, I am very tempted to pick up six bottles of the Crusted or the Traditional LBVs.

Hmmm.

Alex

[Derek T.]

Alex,

Are you not tempted by the Crasto? It can't have been on the shelf for more than a month so should be OK for both storage and drinking.

Derek

[Philip Harvey]

Thanks for the hot tip. I picked up:

2 x Graham Crusted 2000 at £7.50 each

2 x Quinta do Crasto '96 at £15 each

2 x Guimaraens '87 at £15 each.

I would have bought more of the Guimaraens but I just bought 24 bottles at auction. I wouldn't worry too much about the 'top shelf' factor if you go to a large Sainsburys - believe me, these guys have sharp stock control now and a fast turnover and are unlikely to let something fester on valuable shelf space for more than a few weeks. Your local corner shop may be a different story...

My intuition says the Graham will turn out to be the best bargain. Thanks for the heads up.

[Alex K.]

Oh dear. Oh dear oh dear oh dear. Went to Sainsbury's then Tesco's.

Sainsbury's:

2 x Quinta do Crasto 1996 @ £15 per bottle

2 x Croft Platinum @ £4.12 per bottle

2 x GH Martel Brut Prestige Champagne @ £8.62 per bottle

Tesco's:


2 x Taylor's Quinta de Vargellas 1996 @ £16.86 per bottle

2 x Dow's Quinta do Bomfim 1996 @ £15.17 per bottle

4 x Cordniu Brut Cava Reserve @ £3.37 per bottle

I now have to do some hiding

[Derek T.]

KillerB, you are a bad, bad man - I was so disappointed to read of your low willpower that I had to rush back to Sainsbury today and pick-up:

12 x Croft Platinum Reserve

7 x Quinta do Crasto 1996 (1 to drink and 6 to keep)

4 x Graham's Crusted 2000 and

1 x Taylor's 10 Yr Old Tawny (a gift for a mate)

This was to add to the 6 x Quinta do Crasto and 6 x Croft Platinum Reserve I picked-up on Wednesday

Off to Tesco tomorrow to see what they have

Derek

[David Spriggs]

KillerB, you are a bad, bad man - I was so disappointed to read of your low willpower that I had to rush back to Sainsbury today

HA Ha Ha! You guys are killing me!

-Dave-

[Alex K.]

Derek - the shelves at Tesco were loaded down with Quinta do Bomfim and Quinta de Vargellas 1996. I had to limit myself as I'm about to move house with the space and financial restrictions that entails. I could have done with these offers being a couple of weeks later.

I understand the point of getting all the Croft, I may go and get another half-dozen myself.

[Derek T.]

Just to show that I am not selfish I decided to avoid the port shelf at Tesco and picked-up 18 bottles of Wolf Blass Chardonay for Jo at £3 per bottle instead of the normal £8 - I think this more than makes up for the 36 bottles of port I bought for myself at Sainsbury

Derek

[Alex K.]

Just to show that I am not selfish I decided to avoid the port shelf at Tesco and picked-up 18 bottles of Wolf Blass Chardonay for Jo at £3 per bottle instead of the normal £8 - I think this more than makes up for the 36 bottles of port I bought for myself at Sainsbury

Derek

Agreed - after all, she will definitely drink some of your Port but I doubt that you'll be having too much WB Chard. You are obviously a very reasonable man Derek.

[Derek T.]

Agreed - after all, she will definitely drink some of your Port but I doubt that you'll be having too much WB Chard. You are obviously a very reasonable man Derek.

I will be having no WBC and Jo will drink it all, probably as Spritzer - so £3 a bottle is about as good as it needs to be

Derek

[Alex K.]

I hope she doesn't drink it all before the offer runs out.