The Wine Lover’s Sale at Aldi
Pat Keenanjoined up with few other seasoned tasters
includingTom Doorley, Aldi’s Wine Ambassador,
at The Cliff Town House.
We swirled our glasses, sniffed, sipped, swished, spit
(some swallowed) our way through the entire collection.
My travels last week took me to Germany, Spain, Chile, France, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, and I did it all overlooking St.Stephen’s Green in Dublin. Aldi’s wine experts did the travelling and are about to add new wines as part of The Wine Lover’s Sale from Aldi’s 129 stores nationwide from Thursday, 3rd August, 2017. The new wines comprise six white, five sparkling and twelve red.
My 8 favourites:
UVA Pirata Petit Verdot 2016 (Spain)
Peter Mertes Gold Edition Mosel Riesling (Germany)
Graspa Rossa Lambrusco (Italy)
Goldeck Sparkling Grüner Veltliner (Austria)
Fourth Dimension Adelaide Hill Pinot Noir 2016 (Australia)
Fork & Spoon Sparkling Shiraz (Australia)
Fleurs de Prairie Côtes de Provence Rosé 2016 (France)
Berton Vineyard Durif 2016 (Australia)
Tom Doorley’s 5 favourites:
Painted Dog Chenin Blanc Viognier 2017: “Dry, fresh, fabulous”,
Goldeck Sparkling Grüner Veltliner: “exhuberant, dry, elegant”,
Graspa Rossa Lambrusco: “A real discovery”,
UVA Pirata Petit Verdot 2016: “a meaty wine par excellence”
El Casetero Old Vines Garnacha 2014: “lovely complexity”.
Three wines we both liked
Goldeck Sparkling Grüner Veltliner (Austria)
Graspa Rossa Lambrusco (Italy)
UVA Pirata Petit Verdot 2016 (Spain)
The New Range (while stocks last)
and look at these prices
Sparkling
• Goldeck Sparkling Grüner Veltliner (Austria) 75cl €14.99
• Gardo & Morris Sparkling Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand) 75cl €19.99
• Pata Negra Vintage Cava (Spain) 75cl €11.99
• Louisvale Cap Classique Sparkling Chardonnay (South Africa) 75cl €17.99
• Fork & Spoon Sparkling Shiraz (Australia) 75cl €12.99
White
• Lebegés Grüner Veltliner (Hungary) 2016 75cl €6.99
• Fleurs de Prairie Côtes de Provence Rosé 2016 (France) 75cl €9.99
• The Forgotten Row Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016 (New Zealand) 75cl €9.99
• Nonius Chardonnay Feteasca 2016 (Romania) 75cl €7.99
• Painted Dog Chenin Blanc Viognier 2017 (South Africa) 75cl €9.99
• Peter Mertes Gold Edition Mosel Riesling (Germany) 75cl €7.99
Red
• Grand Sud Merlot 2016 (France) 1L €8.99
• Black Star 2016 (Germany) 75cl €9.99
• Graspa Rossa Lambrusco (Italy) 75cl €12.99
• UVA Pirata Petit Verdot 2016 (Spain) 75cl €11.99
• El Casetero Old Vines Garnacha 2014 (Spain) 75cl €9.99
• Exquisite Collection Hawke’s Bay Merlot Blend (New Zealand) 75cl €9.99
• Fourth Dimension Adelaide Hill Pinot Noir 2016 (Australia) 75cl €10.99
• Valle Hermoso Cabernet Franc Gran Reserva 2015 (Chile) 75cl €9.99
• Punta de Lobos Carménère Gran Reserva 2015 (Chile) 75cl €9.99
• Amigo Secreto Organic Syrah-Carignan 2016 (Chile) 75cl €9.99
• Berton Vineyard Durif 2016 (Australia) 75cl €9.99
• The Restless Wine Merchant Wrattonbully Shiraz 2016 (Australia) 75cl €10.99
Aldi currently has 129 stores in Ireland
Dublin (Newlands Cross, Tallaght Cross West, Parnell Street, Coolock, Fonthill Retail Park, Belgard Road, Finglas, Palmerstown, Santry, Longmile Road, Rathmines, Mulhuddart, Nutgrove Retail Park, Terenure, Sandyford, East Wall Road, Ballyfermot and Sallynoggin), Cavan, Carlow (Hanover Road, Graiguecullen, Bagenalstown and Tullow), Clare (Ennis, Kilrush and Ennistymon), Cork (Bandon, Blackrock, Blackpool, Charleville, Mayfield, Westside Retail Park Ballincollig, Main Street Ballincollig, Ballyphehane, Grange, Glanmire, Macroom, Mitchelstown, Midleton, Cobh, Mallow, Carrigtwohill, Dunmanway, Fermoy, Wilton, Skibbereen and The Elysian), Donegal (Donegal Town, Ramelton Road Letterkenny, Neil T. Blaney Road Letterkenny, Buncrana, Ballybofey and Dungloe), Galway (Galway Retail Park, West City Centre Retail Park, Portumna, Clifden, Ballinasloe, Gort, Oranmore, Knocknacarra and Loughrea), Kildare (Athy, Celbridge, Kildare Town, Maynooth, Clane, Monread Road Naas and Jigginstown Road Naas), Kilkenny (Callan, Waterford Road Kilkenny City and Hebron Road Kilkenny City), Kerry (Tralee Rathass, Tralee John Joe Sheehy Road, Kenmare, Killarney, Killorglin, Listowel and Castleisland), Laois (Portlaoise and Portarlington), Leitrim (Carrick-on-Shannon), Louth (Dundalk Newry Road, Dundalk Ramparts Road, Drogheda Town Centre and Drogheda Retail Park), Longford, Limerick (Childers Road, Newcastle West and Dublin Road), Mayo (Castlebar and Claremorris), Meath (Kells, Ashbourne, Navan and Clonee), Monaghan (Carrickmacross), Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary (Tipperary Town, Cashel, Clonmel, Roscrea, Thurles, Cahir, Carrick-on-Suir and Nenagh), Waterford (Ferrybank, The Ashe Road, The Glen, Dungarvan and Ardkeen), Offaly (Edenderry and Tullamore), Westmeath (Athlone and Mullingar), Wicklow (Arklow, Blessington, Bray and Greystones), Wexford (Bunclody, Enniscorthy, Newtown Road Wexford Town, New Ross, Gorey, Wexford Retail Park Wexford Town and Trinity Street Wexford Town).