Portugese wine

loretta · Post by **loretta** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 6:15 pm

I went to a portugese restaurant here in london and i saw on the wine list a bottle of Casa Garcia for £13.80. I bought same bottle in portugal in the small supermarket with the donkey outside for the equivilent of £3.50. What a difference

pm · Post by pm » Thu Jun 16, 2005 6:44 pm

Restaurants do tend to have a bit of a big mark up anyway.

That's expensive for Portugal isn't it? Must be good stuff.

Whilst looking for Casa Garcia, I found this gem, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... eName=WDVW
one to avoid I think.

bifas 1st darling! · Post by **bifas 1st darling!** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 6:53 pm

Casa Garcia or Casal Garcia? Ask B2D she's and expert on Casal Garcia

digger · Post by **digger** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 8:45 pm

yes £13.80 for a bottle of vinho verde in a london restaurant sounds reasonable, but £3.50 ( that’s more than 5 euros) for the same thing in a pt supermarket sounds a bit of a ripoff.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 8:19 am

You should only be paying about 3 euros for a bottle of Casal Garcia in a supermarket, about 5euros in a restaurant.

digger · Post by **digger** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 12:45 pm

Anonymous wrote:You should only be paying about 3 euros for a bottle of Casal Garcia in a supermarket, about 5euros in a restaurant.

I dont think you're going to get the cheapest plonk for under 10 quid (+/- 15 euros) in a London restaurant these days are you? and Casal Garcia is not the cheapest plonk

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 7:52 am

Digger,

As my prices were in Euros I am obviously not talking about London prices but Portuguese!!!!!!!!!!

As a regular visitor to London I am well aware of the prices there.

Tracy

B2D · Post by **B2D** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 11:32 am

bifas 1st darling! wrote:Casa Garcia or Casal Garcia? Ask B2D she's and expert on Casal Garcia

aaah casal garcia... amazing how the bottles just slip down so easily. The only place I've seen it for sale here is the shop in Plender Street (where you can have a pastel de nata and a coffee standing up at the counter whilst she's adding up your shopping- bliss)

I love the label and how the bottle is just slightly blue (oh and the wine inside it).
I'm not surprised it was £13.50 you pay about £11 for a bottle of house white wine in many places. I mean you are never going to get it a pt prices are you??

I like Ramada - white and red. But Pete says the red is too blackcurranty and rich.
I got completely HAMMERED on the red at Bartolomeu dos Santos private view in London a few years back

great night tho.... i think

biffa · Post by **biffa** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:43 pm

stick to the coffee and pastel de natas

bifas 1st darling! · Post by **bifas 1st darling!** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 10:43 pm

pasteis de nata.

Get it right rickenbacker

biffa · Post by **biffa** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 9:24 am

B2D · Post by **B2D** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 12:58 pm

MMMMM pasteis de nata! You can only get them in london - and they call them Panatas.
Anyway I had a bottle of this yesterday Quinta de Simaens 2003 Vinho Verde, Portugal from Waitrose and it were right lovely.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:36 pm

3.50euro for a bottle of Casal Garçia

ooo · Post by **ooo** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:29 pm

If you like portuguese wine, you should definitelly try the Casa de Santar Reserva. It is a must and you can by them in several porguese stores in London. There is one very close to vauxhall (madeira house or something like that).

Portugese wine

Portugese wine

Burp!

ooops!

wine