Trips To Oz Up for Grabs

The Co-op is giving away 15 holidays to Australia; while Waitrose is rolling out the barrel for ale lovers

Great News for pizza lovers at Somerfield as they have an Italian red and white at half price from August 24 to September 20, with Le Altane Pinot Grigo delle Venezie 2004 down from £7.99 to £4 and Serristori Chianti Classico 2002 down from £9.99 to £4.99. French Vin de Pays wines are in the spotlight from August 31 to September 27 with Domaine du Bois Viognier down £1 to £3.99 and Chardonnay No.4 and Merlot No.2 both £1.30 off at £3.69. Meanwhile, in the spirits section Isle of Jura is Duty Free malt of the month (from August 24 to September 27) down to £15.51 from £20.99 for 70cl, while Smirnoff Ice and Black Ice 4x275ml are two for £8, usually £5.59 each, and WKD Blue and Iron Brew 4x275ml are £1 off at £3.99.

Those happy folk at the Co-op are celebrating the fact that Australia is the UK’s favourite wine producer by giving away 15 holidays to Australia through a competition on neck-tags on selected wines, and the red and white wines of the month are from down under (September 12 to October 2). Co-op own-label Australian Lime Tree Merlot is down £1 from £4.49 to £3.49, while Oxford Landing Sauvignon Blanc is reduced by £2 from £5.49 to £3.49. Meanwhile, for those feeling virtuous it’s Organic Week from September 3-11, and the Co-op is offering two popular organic French wines at reduced prices for between August 22 to September 11. Co-op own-label French Organic Merlot/Syrah and Chardonnay/ Sauvignon are both £3.99, down from their usual price of £5.29.

Australia is also in the spotlight at Oddbins as they roll out their multibuy 15% off one bottle, 20% off three, and 25% off six or more bottles across a range of Australian brands including Wolf Blass Chardonnay and Shiraz/Cabernet, Nepenthe Lenswood Sauvignon Blanc and Unwooded Chardonnay, and Evans & Tate Margaret River Shiraz. From South Africa, Stormhoek Sauvignon Blanc, Porcupine Ridge and Wolf Trap Boekenhoutskloof are all on the same promotion while the Obikwa range are all on a three for £10 instead of their usual prices, ranging from £4.39 to £4.59.

Ale fans will be filling their baskets at Waitrose from September 5 to October 2 as Wadworth 6X cans (4-pack) are 50p off at £3.49, while bottled ales Duchy Originals Organic Ale is 25% off at £1.34, Newcastle Brown Ale (550ml) is 33% off £1.19 and Theakstons Old Peculier (500ml) is down from £1.69 to £1.35. So sup up.

 At the same time Chilean wines are receiving some promotional attention with Errázuriz Estate Shiraz 2004 Aconcagua Valley, Max Reserva Chardonnay 2004 Casablanca Valley both 25% off at £4.49 and £5.99 respectively, while Gracia Merlot/Mourvèdre Reserva Superior 2004 Maipo Valley is £1.50 off at £4.99, Cono Sur Merlot Reserve 2003/04 Colchagua Valley is £2 off at £4.99 and Mont Gras Cabernet Sauvignon/Syrah Reserva 2003/04 Colchagua Valley is down from £6.99 to £5.24.

As summer seems to have ended, this month the price checking mole has been stocking up on warming red wines.