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| Quote: gerr'emonside "That is a MASSIVE pee take! How the hell do they afford to live in france with beer that price - Be stocking up on the tinnies me thinks, or going for the french wine - Not paying over 4 quid a pint- thats more than even London prices!!'"
Errrgghh - WE DRINK WINE - dirt cheap and deeelicious  |
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| Quote: sanjunien "Errrgghh - WE DRINK WINE - dirt cheap and deeelicious ![]()
Which are the best local/cheap reds we should be looking for ?
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| Quote: twosevenzero "Which are the best local/cheap reds we should be looking for ? ![]()
depends,if you are in a restaurant for a meal order a jug (or two or three etc) of red,white or rosé instead of a bottle which may have a pretty label but ends up being expensive and tasting no dfferent to the much cheaper house wine.So,if you want half a litre of red wine you ask for 'un demi de rouge' or 'un demi carafe de rouge' or un demi pichet de rouge' - carafe or pichet = jug or pitcher
If you want white or rosé change the rouge for 'blanc' or 'rosé' - restaurants in france are like in the uk,they charge the earth for their wines with a big mark-up.Most wine drinkers are peasants like me and can't tell the difference between a renowned red costing €10 minimum and an ordinary house red (vin ordinaire).Who cares after the first couple of glasses ?
In the supermarkets you would have to pay between about €1.50 - €2.50 to get a nice bottle of whatever.You can pay a fortune for something that looks pretty and has a picture of a chateau on it but don't be tempted.Down in that part of the world you can get some nice Vin de Pays de l'Aude or Herault or of course a cheap Corbiéres - keep away from the Bordeaux IMO which are usually pretty heavy,especially in the hot weather.
Don't forget your corkscrew and some paper mugs...... & bon voyage...
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| Quote: sanjunien "depends,if you are in a restaurant for a meal order a jug (or two or three etc) of red,white or rosé instead of a bottle which may have a pretty label but ends up being expensive and tasting no dfferent to the much cheaper house wine.So,if you want half a litre of red wine you ask for 'un demi de rouge' or 'un demi carafe de rouge' or un demi pichet de rouge' - carafe or pichet
On the last 2 visits to Perp I drank an excellent red called 'LE POT' (no jokes please!), but it went from 3 euros a bottle one year to 12 euros the next, so I shall be on the lookout for a reasonable (cheaper) substitute this time, I'm sure I'll enjoy the search !!
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| Quote: Sihill88 "Thought i'd bump this thread as it is 2 weeks away! Flights sorted courtesy of Ryan Air, just browsing around looking for some hotels. I'd imagine quite a few people will be on the Liverpool - Nimes Fri 3rd and then transfer to Montpelier.'"
ive gone for wednesday 1st to sunday, flying from liverpool to nimes. just need to work out how to get from airport to train station. |
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| I left it too late this year before considering it, I've managed to get some together. That will now go into my jar named "Catalans away 2012"  |
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| Quote: twosevenzero "On the last 2 visits to Perp I drank an excellent red called 'LE POT' (no jokes please!), but it went from 3 euros a bottle one year to 12 euros the next, so I shall be on the lookout for a reasonable (cheaper) substitute this time, I'm sure I'll enjoy the search !!'"
FFS don't pay any more than €3 per bottle !!!
there' a lot of snobbery regarding red wine - don't waste your money on the 'posh' stuff - stick to a 'vin de pays' at about €2.50 max
you can't go far wrong with a Corbiéres or Herault or l'Aude at that sort of price....
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| Quote: sanjunien "FFS don't pay any more than €3 per bottle !!!
there' a lot of snobbery regarding red wine - don't waste your money on the 'posh' stuff - stick to a 'vin de pays' at about €2.50 max
you can't go far wrong with a Corbiéres or Herault or l'Aude at that sort of price....
happy guzzling ![]()
Dont drink wine, only Beer ........ proper chap 
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| Quote: wiganrlforever "Dont drink wine, only Beer ........ proper chap ![]()
Problem is French beer is, on the whole, gash.
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| Quote: Catalancs "Problem is French beer is, on the whole, gash.'"
correct - it's like 'le pipi du chat' !
some of that belgian stuff is hard to beat tho' ............. |
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| Quote: sanjunien "correct - it's like 'le pipi du chat' !
some of that belgian stuff is hard to beat tho' ............. ![]()
Oh without a doubt. Dominus is my current favourite. The problem in France is a combination of availability (outside of Paris) and price.
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| Think I'll be stocking up on my 90 cent cans of San Miguel again and lots of ice. Show the pro rugby players how an ice bath should be used  |
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| Quote: Woody_woody "Think I'll be stocking up on my 90 cent cans of San Miguel again and lots of ice. Show the pro rugby players how an ice bath should be used ![]()
Try Moritz or Estrella instead.
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For anyone that has booked with RyanAir - you are allowed 10kg hand luggage which has got to be a case 50cm x 40cm!
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| simply supermarche = €1 for a bottle of wine. sold in a plastic bottle mind you
carrefour market = €0.83 for a bottle of white.
tastes like paint stripper but does the job
also, Fitz Brau is usually pretty cheap for a crate in Simply Supermarche too. |
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