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White Wine | The Co-operative | The Co-operative Lime Tree Chardonnay, South Eastern Australia, 75cl, Alc. 13%. Closed with a screwcap. This Aussie Chardonnay delivers spiky grapefruit notes that comes threaded with hard acidity and peppered with lactic notes. Midweek wine or party wine. Competing Brands: Delia's recipe: Marinated Pork with Coriander | 6 | £4.99 | No | Alcohol Units: 9.8 units per bottle or 1.63 units for 12 5ml glass of wine Contains: Milk and Sulphites | No | No | ||||||||||||
White Wine | The Co-operative | The Co-operative Lambrusco Bianco, Semi Sparkling, Italy, 75cl, Alc. 4%. An easy drinker. Low alcohol, off dry with a spritz. Not the best Lambrusco - at grape under two quid it will hit the spot if you want something light, touch of sweetness and bubbles. Competing Brand: Canti | 7 | £1.99 | Yes | Alcohol Units: 3 units per bottle or 0.5 units for 12 5ml glass of wine Salt: Green (0.0 per 100ml) Fat: Green (0.0 per 100ml) Saturated Fat: Green (0.0 per 100ml) Sugar: Green (0.5 per 100ml) Contains: Sulphites | No | No | ||||||||||||
SSValentine | The Co-operative | The Co-operative Fairtrade Sparkling Brut Rose, Sparkling Wine, Western Cape, 75cl, Alc. 12.5%. If you relish very dry wines then this pink sparkler is heaven sent. However for most shopper's palates the acidity will be a bubble too far. Competing Brands: Jacob's Creek and Echo Falls | 6 | £8.49 | Yes | Alcohol Units: 9.4 units per bottle or 1.4 units for 125ml glass of sparkling wine Contains: Sulphites | No | Yes | ||||||||||||
White Wine in a Box | The Co-operative | The Co-operative Fairtrade Chilean Sauvignon Blanc, Chile, Wine Box, 3L, Alc. 13%. A three litre (the equivalent to 4 x 75cl bottles of wine) 'bag in a box' white wine. Gone are the days when boxed wine was barely drinkable. Waiting to taste. Competing Brand: Norton. Delia's recipe: Roast Loin of Pork with Herbs and Spiced Apricots | 0 | £15.99 | Yes | Alcohol Units: 40.8 units per box or 1.7 units for 12 5ml glass of wine Contains: Sulphites | No | Yes | ||||||||||||
Red Wine in a Box | The Co-operative | The Co-operative Fairtrade Chilean Cabernet, Merlot and Shiraz, Chile, Wine Box, 3L, Alc. 13%. A three litre (the equivalent to 4 x 75cl bottles of wine) 'bag in a box' red wine. Waiting to taste. Competing Brand: Cono Sur. Delia's recipe: Pot Roasted Beef in Red Wine with Red Onion Marmalade | 0 | £15.99 | Yes | Alcohol Units: 40.8 units per box or 1.7 units for 12 5ml glass of wine Contains: Sulphites | No | Yes | ||||||||||||
Red Wine | The Co-operative | The Co-operative Fairtrade 2010 Chilean Carmenere, Curicó Valley, Chile, 75cl, Alc. 13.5%. The black Carmenere grape thrives in Chile and this like most wines made from it delivers a flavoursome and full bodied red wine. Competing Brand: Trivento. Delia's recipe: Classic Steak au Poivre | 9 | £5.99 | Yes | Alcohol Units: 9.8 units per bottle or 1.6 units for 12 5ml glass of wine Salt: Green (0.0 per 100ml) Fat: Green (0.0 per 100ml) Saturated Fat: Green (0.0 per 100ml) Sugar: Green (0.5 per 100ml) Contains: Sulphites | No | Yes | ||||||||||||
Red Wine | The Co-operative | The Co-operative Fairtrade 2010 Argentine Shiraz, Famatina Valley, Argentina, 75cl, Alc. 13%. Closed with a screwcap. A well crafted wine that delivers blackfruits and spicy notes threaded with fine acidity and ripe tannins. Competing Brand: Trivento. Delia's recipe: Guinea Fowl au Vin | 9 | £5.99 | Yes | Alcohol Units: 9.8 units per bottle or 1.6 units for 12 5ml glass of wine Salt: Green (0.0 per 100ml) Fat: Green (0.0 per 100ml) Saturated Fat: Green (0.0 per 100ml) Sugar: Green (0.5 per 100ml) Contains: Sulphites | No | Yes | ||||||||||||
Red Wine | The Co-operative | The Co-operative Fairtrade 2010 Argentine Bonarda and Shiraz, Famatina Valley, Argentina, 75cl, Alc. 13%. This gutsy red wine delivers pronounced blackfruits, liquorice, firm acidity and dry tannins. Will compete with most foods. Competing Brand: Norton. Delia's recipe: Lamb Chops with Roasted Vegetables | 8 | £4.99 | Yes | Alcohol Units: 9.8 units per bottle or 1.6 units for 12 5ml glass of wine Salt: Green (0.0 per 100ml) Fat: Green (0.0 per 100ml) Saturated Fat: Green (0.0 per 100ml) Sugar: Green (0.5 per 100ml) Contains: Sulphites | No | Yes | ||||||||||||
SSWMalbec | The Co-operative | The Co-operative Fairtrade 2008 Argentine Reserva Organic Malbec, Famatina Valley, Argentina, Red Wine, 75cl, Alc. 13.5%. Want a well crafted flavoursome red wine that's also Organic and Fairtrade? This bottle delivers those qualities in spades - put a bottle of this in the trolley Competing Brand: Trivento Delia's recipe: Entrecote Hongroise | 10 | £5.75 | Yes | Alcohol Units: 10.1 units per bottle or 1.7 units for 125ml glass of wine Contains: Sulphites | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
Rosé | The Co-operative | The Co-operative Fairtrade 2007 Chilean Merlot Rose, Curicó Valley, Chile, 75cl, Alc. 14%. Closed with a screwcap. This reddy pink rose presents rounded ripe raspberry flavours from sniff to swallow. At 14% it may be a touch too heavy for lunchtime drinking. Competing Brand: Cono Sur. | 7 | £4.99 | Yes | Alcohol Units: 10.5 units per bottle or 1.75 units for 12 5ml glass of wine Contains: Sulphites | No | Yes | ||||||||||||
Red Wine | The Co-operative | The Co-operative Fairtrade 2007 Cape Cinsault and Shiraz, South Africa, 75cl, Alc. 14%. Closed with a screwcap. Produced from the black Cinsault and Shiraz grapes this wine delivers a similar flavour to one made from South Africa's Pinotage grape: big round and earthy. Competing Brand: First Cape. Delia's recipe: Lamb Chops with Roasted Vegetables | 8 | £4.49 | Yes | Alcohol Units: 10.5 units per bottle or 1.75 units for 12 5ml glass of wine Contains: Sulphites | No | Yes | ||||||||||||
White Wine | The Co-operative | The Co-operative Fairtrade 2007 Cape Chenin Blanc and Colombard, South Africa, 75cl, Alc. 12%. Closed with a screwcap. This fresh and zesty dry white wine is top notch. Put it in the trolley. Competing Brand: First Cape. Delia's recipe: Braised Sausage with Borlotti Beans, Rosemary and Sage | 10 | £4.49 | Yes | Alcohol Units: 9 units per bottle or 1.5 units for 12 5ml glass of wine Contains: Sulphites | No | Yes | ||||||||||||
White Wine | The Co-operative | The Co-operative Fairtrade 2007 Cape Chardonnay, South Africa, 75cl, Alc. 13.5%. Closed with a screwcap. A straight forward Chardonnay, but Co-operative's Chenin Blanc and Colombard is a much better buy. Competing Brand: First Cape. Delia's recipe: Rillettes de Tours | 7 | £5.49 | Yes | Alcohol Units: 10.1 units per bottle or 1.68 units for 12 5ml glass of wine Contains: Sulphites | No | Yes | ||||||||||||
SSWSB | The Co-operative | The Co-operative Explorers 2009 Marlborough Estate Reserve, Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand, White Wine, 75cl, Alc. 12.5%. Closed with a screwcap. A very drinkable dry white wine, but it is no better than Co-operative's regular Sauvignon Blanc. Competing Brands: Jackson Estate, Cloudy Bay, Montana and Villa Maria. Delia's recipe: Baked Lamb with Rosemary with Redcurrant and Mint Sauce | 8 | £7.49 | Yes | Alcohol Units: 9.4 units per bottle or 1.6 units for 12 5ml glass of wine Contains: Sulphites | No | No | ||||||||||||
Red Wine | The Co-operative | The Co-operative España, Spanish Red Wine, Spain, 75cl, Alc. 13.5%. Closed with screwcap. This like all red wine around this price point will improve with aeration (decant it or splash it into a big glass). This cheap, deep ruby red wine is drinkable, but it does not have that 'I must have another glass' quality. Improves with food. Competing Brands: Faustino and Campo Viejo. Delia's recipe: Spanish Braised Pork with Potatoes and Olives | 6 | £2.99 | Yes | Alcohol Units: 10.5 units per bottle or 1.75 units for 12 5ml glass of wine Contains: Sulphites | No | No | ||||||||||||
Rosé | The Co-operative | The Co-operative Cape Rose, Western Cape, South Africa, 75cl, Alc. 13.5%. Closed with a screwcap. This ruby coloured rose presents red fruit flavours that come backed with hard spiky acidity. Competing Brand: First Cape. | 5 | £3.44 | No | Alcohol Units: 10.1 units per bottle or 1.68 units for 12 5ml glass of wine Contains: Sulphites | No | No | ||||||||||||
SSWShiraz | The Co-operative | The Co-operative 2009 Jacaranda Hill Shiraz, S .E Australia, Red Wine, 75cl, Alc. 13.5%. This deep purple presents pronounced beery fruit threaded with firm acidity and finished off with a leathery lick. Works best with gutsy food. Competing Brand: Jacob's Creek Delia's recipe: Lamb Chops with Roasted Vegetables | 7 | £4.49 | No | Alcohol Units: 10.2 units per bottle or 1.7 units for 12 5ml glass of wine Contains: Milk and Sulphites | No | No | ||||||||||||
SSburgundy | The Co-operative | The Co-operative 2009 Chablis Cave des Vignerons de Chablis, White Burgundy, France, White Wine, 75cl, Alc. 12.5%. At this quality level you will struggle to find better on the supermarket shelf. Put a bottle in the trolley. Competing Brands: William Fevre, Blason de Bourgogne and Louis Jadot | 9 | £9.99 | Yes | Alcohol Units: 9.6 units per bottle or 1.6 units for 125ml glass of wine Salt: Green (0.0 per 100ml) Fat: Green (0.0 per 100ml) Saturated Fat: Green (0.0 per 100ml) Sugar: Green (0.5 per 100ml) Contains: Sulphites | No | No | ||||||||||||
Red Wine | The Co-operative | The Co-operative 2008 Valpolicella, Italy, 75cl, Alc. 12%. This a poor example of Valpolicella. Like many around at this price point, the middle palate is thin, the blackfruit flavours are sour and the acidity bites your tongue. Competing Brand: Masi | 3 | £4.33 | Yes | Alcohol Units: 9 units per bottle or 1.5 units for 12 5ml glass of wine Salt: Green (0.0 per 100ml) Fat: Green (0.0 per 100ml) Saturated Fat: Green (0.0 per 100ml) Sugar: Green (0.5 per 100ml) Contains: Sulphites | No | No | ||||||||||||
White Wine | The Co-operative | The Co-operative 2008 Soave, Italy, 75cl, Alc. 11.5%. A dry white wine. Spritzer quality! Competing Brand: Canti | 5 | £3.72 | Yes | Alcohol Units: 8.7 units per bottle or 1.5 units for 12 5ml glass of wine Salt: Green (0.0 per 100ml) Fat: Green (0.0 per 100ml) Saturated Fat: Green (0.0 per 100ml) Sugar: Green (0.5 per 100ml) Contains: Sulphites | No | No | ||||||||||||
White Wine | The Co-operative | The Co-operative 2008 Pinot Grigio Delle Venezie, Italy, 75cl, Alc. 12%. Not the very best Pinot Grigio, but a drinkable dry white. If you looking a wine with pronounced grape flavour or oak notes - this is not the wine for you. Competing Brands: Canti and Lamberti | 5 | £5.19 | Yes | Alcohol Units: 9 units per bottle or 1.5 units for 12 5ml glass of wine Contains: Sulphites | No | No | ||||||||||||
White Wine | The Co-operative | The Co-operative 2008 Orvieto Classico, Italy, 75cl, Alc. 12%. If you are used to drinking fruit driven New World wines then this will taste like water. Improves with food. Competing Brand: Canti | 5 | £4.99 | Yes | Alcohol Units: 9 units per bottle or 1.5 units for 12 5ml glass of wine Contains: Sulphites | No | No | ||||||||||||
Red Wine | The Co-operative | The Co-operative 2008 Montepulciano D'Abruzzo, Italy, 75cl, Alc. 14%. Drinkable, but it is the bottom rung of very long Montepulciano D'Abruzzo ladder! Competing Brand: Bellicia | 5 | £7.99 | Yes | Alcohol Units: 10.5 units per bottle or 1.8 units for 12 5ml glass of wine Salt: Green (0.0 per 100ml) Fat: Green (0.0 per 100ml) Saturated Fat: Green (0.0 per 100ml) Sugar: Green (0.5 per 100ml) Contains: Sulphites | No | No | ||||||||||||
Red Wine | The Co-operative | The Co-operative 2007, Bulgarian Cabernet Sauvignon, Thracian Valley, Bulgaria, 75cl, Alc. 13%. This like all red wine around this price point will improve with aeration (decant it or splash it into a big glass). Well worth a punt at this price. . Competing Brand: Domaine Boyar. Delia's recipe: Peppered Liver | 8 | £3.99 | Yes | Alcohol Units: 9.8 units per bottle or 1.63 units for 12 5ml glass of wine Contains: Sulphites | No | No | ||||||||||||
Red Wine | The Co-operative | The Co-operative 2007 Merlot, Vin de Pays D'Oc, France, 75cl, Alc. 13%. Put a bottle in the trolley. This easy drinker works well with and without food. Competing Brand: French Connection. Delia's recipe: Classic Steak au Poivre | 9 | £4.69 | Yes | Alcohol Units: 9.8 units per bottle or 1.6 units for 12 5ml glass of wine Contains: Sulphites | No | No | ||||||||||||
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