10 April 2014, The Tablet

House music

by N. O'Phile

From The Vineyard

 
More and more supermarkets seem to be producing wines that don’t claim to be more than simply red or white, often labelled as the equivalent of “house wine”. Last month, I mentioned the red and white from Asda that are marked simply Italia rosso and Italia bianco and are really very good value. Others I have recommended them to very much approved of these wines and wanted reminding of where to get them.Many of these wines represent good value but, on the other hand, there comes a point when even virtually giving a wine away will not redeem it. So first, what might be worth trying? Sainsbury’s is selling a red wine that is not quite just “house red” but gives a little more detail and calls it its own pinot noir. But the supermarket is still a little coy
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