Hardys Wines

Although I'm not quite as big a wino as Jilly Goolden or Sheridan or Punt & Dennis' "World of Wine" sketches, I know what I like and this is it... I tend to consume a fair amount of Hardy?s Stamps of Australia wine here in Austria, as it is a lot more affordable in Austria than Britain. Over here we pay EUR 5 a bottle, i.e. just over £3 for a 75cl bottle, whereas in Britain the standard bottle price is £4.99 although from memory, it is often reduced in Waitrose to £3.74 a bottle, a price that can also be got if you buy it by the case (6 bottles) from tesco.co.uk - another of my saving ruses! As Jane MacQuitty wrote in her weekly column in The Times in ...  Read the complete review

There are several things in the world that make me happy, content and warm inside, and other than my girlfirend, there is only one thing that gives me that fuzzy feeling on top of all of the above - a decent glass of red wine. I started drinking red wine about two years ago, and at that stage would drink pretty much anything that came in a bottle and was red in colour. It's only as time's gone on and I've drunk and brought many varieties that I have started to appreciate the difference between a good drinkable wine and a great one. There is so much snobbery that goes with wine drinking, especially red, it's quite ridiculous. The thing ...  Read the complete review

I think that it has long since been a mistake of modern society to think that something good has to be extraordinarily expensive. Perhaps this ludirous notion was born into our previous years of excess, but thanks to the currant economic climate we have had to curb this thought, and settle for less. The truth of the matter, is that you never have to settle. Good quality can be found, without breaking the bank. The credit crunch need not halt your thirst for the finer things in life. Wine, is one of the few passions in my life. And it is true to say that you will always get 'so called' experts saying that a truly great wine will cost an arm and a leg. My best ...  Read the complete review

Well here we go on red wine number 2. You may have read my first opinion on red wine - I did say I would attempt the list. But at this rate it may take me until the day I die!!!! This fruity little number was bought on our holiday in Wales this summer. I am a red wine drinker - but after baby number 2 just can't seem to knock it back as I used to be able to, (proving it's not just your figure and your bank balance that kids ruin!). I bought my bottle of Hardys from Safeways (not much choice in holidays ville South Wales). It cost me about £3.75 - I remember that it was reduced (I love those special offers - I fall for them EVERY time). I ...  Read the complete review

I don’t consider myself to be a wine buff or anything like that, I just know what I like!! In my opinion this is a really good wine for all occasions!! It has a good flavour but it’s not to heavy so you can drink it with a meal with out the wine filling you up too much-leaving plenty of room for dessert! Good value for money at just over a fiver! Also makes a good present for any one!! The only bad thing I can think to say about it is that it stained my white shirt very badly and drink too much and you will end up with a cracking hang over but as does all red wine LOL!! ...  Read the complete review