What's the most expensive wine y'all have had and was it worth it? Can't recall I've ever had one over 30 quid or so but I'd like to try one from some 1950s vintage some day. Same for whisky that costs a thousand pounds for a shot, love to give that a try.
I've had a £30 bottle of chianti which was lovely, but i've had tenner bottles just as nice. I know cheaper chianti tend have grapes from other regions in unlike the top end but I don't necessarily think that's a bad thing, still tastes lovely.
I’ve been buying supermarket red and white for many years The past 25 years I have tried to pick what I know. I really stick to riogia for my red Chardania for my white. I’m no conasure but I know what I like Generally never pay over £8 a bottle. I love my malt whiskey but never buy it I get it for Christmas as presents.
I was supping a red wine all night at some bar mitzvah it was ok, nowt special but then again it's wasted on me. Turns out it was about £70 a bottle. Not bothered for posh wines.
Mark up though it was probably a 15-20 quid bottle. ****ing shocking mark ups. I bet it was lovely wine like, but restaurant mark of are criminal. Makes you wonder what your getting when buying a 20 quid house bottle in cheap restaurants.
I think I'd enjoy it if I knew it was something ridiculously expensive because it'd sort of trick my brain into enjoying it more but if I didn't know beforehand I doubt I would know the difference in quality between your average supermarket red and a thousand pound bottle of chateauneuf du pape. There are limits though, the Tesco own brand whiskey just tastes like alcoholic syrup. Not fussed about expensive single malts but some cheap whiskey is flavourless. Cheap wine is fine as long as it's not sweet.
I think over the years wine has become less expensive in resteraunts Although there is a big mark up. Maybe it’s because you can buy cheap wine now.
I find most of the cheapest Reds leave a dodgy aftertaste, but I find once you get to about 9 quid a bottle that aftertaste disapears. White I like Chardonnay and tastes grand whatever the price.
I went with a mate who is a bit of a foodie to a Michelin star restaurant the other week. He was getting the waiter to bring us wine specifically paired to each of the many courses. Don't know what the hell it was but each of the 6 or something wines I tried was amazing and you could really taste the difference between them and the stuff I usually buy in the supermarket. I know nowt about wine so I was surprised that my uncultured palate could spot the difference.
I think the mark up varies with the quality of the restaurant. Those who produce exceptional fine dining can mark wine up as much as they please cause they can charge the earth for their grub and expense needs to be reflected across the board. Sort of places I dine you don't get wines over £40 quid a bottle.
5 of us went to Hollbeck Ghyll when it had its Michelin star and I was like you Norton didn't think I would rate the wine but we had 7 different wines and they were excellent mind it cost a grand so they should be.
I'd be up for that, I like to think I've got a cultured side even if it doesn't show much. I went to a Michelin starred place in France and it was interesting although the food was salty as hell.
The hosts bought the booze as the do was in a big marquee in their garden so probably not as much as in a restaurant but still yeah, probably still a fair bit on top for the supplier.
