Cheap and Cheerful
09/12/07 21:28 Filed in: General
Nonsense | Food &
Drink
In Lidl yesterday,
picking up a few bits and bobs (including their very
good Serrano ham and Italian salami), I was making my
way to the till along the aisle with the wines. Up to
now, I have found the wine selection in Lidl to be
atrocious, and normally wouldn't bother even looking
at what was on offer. But a couple of things caught
my eye this time around. It would appear that they
have done a bit of work on their Italian offerings.
I picked up a Teroldego Rotaliano Riserva 2004 for €7.99 and a Vino Nobile de Montepulciano 2004 for €10.99. Teroldego is a grape variety local to Trentino in the north east, and sightings of it are rare on export markets. This one was perfectly drinkable, but it lacked the smoothness and depth of flavour typical of this variety. I'm enjoying a glass of the Vino Nobile as I write this. Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is made using the Sangiovese grape, and comes from the village of Montepulciano in Tuscany. Considered one of Italy's finest red wines, it usually retails for €20+. (It's not to be confused with Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, which is made using the Montepulciano grape and comes from the Abruzzi region to the east of Italy.) At €10.99, this is a genuine bargain.
Also a bargain, and I suspect a mistake, is Lidl's Parmesan. Priced on the shelf at €19.99 per kilo, but at €9.99 on the packet, I bought two quarter-kilo chunks for a fiver. It's the real stuff too - Parmigiano-Reggiano - not some ersatz parmesan-type cheap hard cheese.
I picked up a Teroldego Rotaliano Riserva 2004 for €7.99 and a Vino Nobile de Montepulciano 2004 for €10.99. Teroldego is a grape variety local to Trentino in the north east, and sightings of it are rare on export markets. This one was perfectly drinkable, but it lacked the smoothness and depth of flavour typical of this variety. I'm enjoying a glass of the Vino Nobile as I write this. Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is made using the Sangiovese grape, and comes from the village of Montepulciano in Tuscany. Considered one of Italy's finest red wines, it usually retails for €20+. (It's not to be confused with Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, which is made using the Montepulciano grape and comes from the Abruzzi region to the east of Italy.) At €10.99, this is a genuine bargain.
Also a bargain, and I suspect a mistake, is Lidl's Parmesan. Priced on the shelf at €19.99 per kilo, but at €9.99 on the packet, I bought two quarter-kilo chunks for a fiver. It's the real stuff too - Parmigiano-Reggiano - not some ersatz parmesan-type cheap hard cheese.