Great wines under 2 euro!

goatperson · Joined: 23 Mar 2009 Posts: 252 Location: central portugal

Hi expaters

I'm going to do a wine review ahead of the wine bloggers expo coming to portugal soon.

Does anyone have a nomination for best wine under 2 euros?

I've decided specials can be included (but probably not discounts with supermarket card). You just have to say where and when you bought it for that price.

I'm rather fond of Dao Monastico 2007, on special for 99c at minipreco.

Where are you, pureportugal, I know you'll have one...
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trubby · Joined: 23 Jul 2008 Posts: 201 Location: Lousa

One of our favourites is Almocreve Tinto E1.59 from Lidl.

trubby Laughing

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pureportugal · Joined: 12 Jun 2005 Posts: 2423 Location: Central Portugal

eu? we make our own Smile

actually, this year we didn't, we only made juice. for some reason neither of us really into drinking at the moment. got the remains of a bottle of wine someone bought us a couple of months ago still sitting on the kitchen table!
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goatperson · Joined: 23 Mar 2009 Posts: 252 Location: central portugal

Ah-ha! So that's your budgeting secret! Either drink wine free or don't drink...

Well I wish i could say the same but our village's vines are morangeira and it's only just barely drinkable for the truly desperate. It reminds me of a cheap australian shiraz that's gone a bit off. Chateau chunder.

The old owner of my house left behind a dozen bottles of something much lighter than morangeira. I thought it was a fine rosé, but maybe I was affected by just-bought-a-house-in-portugal fever, because no one else liked it... including the owner, obviously!
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spownall · Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:14 pm Post subject:

shelby · Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:36 am Post subject:

The Portuguese equivalent of the "Which" magazine has said that Lidl's Vinho Tinto UVAS DOURADAS costing €1.70 compares with wine selling in the €10 to €15 price range.

Julie tried it and said it was OK!

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Lambchop · Joined: 04 Mar 2007 Posts: 263 Location: Tavira

Try including some of the 1 litre "bricks" most of them are acceptable. In fact it's quite amusing to listen to wine connoisseur friend saying how nice they are when they'd rather die than be seen buying it.

What they don't know doesn't harm them (as my old mammy used to say). Twisted Evil

Sharkbait · Joined: 22 Sep 2008 Posts: 14 Location: SILVER COAST

BORBA white wine 1.89 in Modelo a very light refreshing wine.

raesharp · Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 236 Location: Minho

Pont de Barca Rose. Was in Froiz last week for 99c. But I think we bought all of that, so if anyone else sees it , i,m on the lookout!! You may find me lurking around PdeB this weekend!!
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digger · Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:47 am Post subject:

bookbabe · Joined: 01 Jul 2008 Posts: 147

We buy a very nice red wine from Lidl. It is called Vinho Tinto, comes in a one litre carton and is beautiful. Not a heavy wine and very smooth. All this comes at, I think from memory, 89 cents per box!!!!!

goatperson · Joined: 23 Mar 2009 Posts: 252 Location: central portugal

Oh, I love you cheapskates! Very Happy

Keep them coming!!!!
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notlongnow · Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:00 pm Post subject:

What a great thread!

OH and I have been looking forward to having a taste test of all the cheapies when we move in November - even more excited now, and all of these are going on a list!

crazy russian · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 9:50 am Post subject:

i like CAPATZ
get it from LIDLs at around 11euros for 10 litre box

no wasting time with numerous corks!

(in unlikely event of not finishing the box it lasts ages as no air gets in)

GPF · Joined: 27 Oct 2005 Posts: 903 Location: Arganilish

I vote Capataz as well, it seems widely available in the Beiras. Very peppery, simple wine. Comes in demijohns as well. My local bar sells it.