Is ALDI WINE good? Master of Wine Tastes ALDI Wines.

[@arispagoropoulos3798]

That was a really nice video. And I hear the “pay some more and you can get something good” argument, but there are people with very limited budgets who want to throw a party or invite someone and it’s 4.99 wine or beer. Lack of means is an immovable object. For them, videos such as this one are GOLD, although I can understand that you didn’t become a MW to do this day-in day-out. So on behalf of all those poor souls, big thanks for jumping on this grenade.

[@benb5916]

Nice comment mate :) . Totally agree!

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

For sure. I am just hoping that some people will trade up at some point

[@benb5916]

@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine if they have the means to do so, it’s totally worth it. I also stared with supermarket wines from Rewe and then continued with Jaques. Now, I feel pretty comfortable at Mövenpick since I started having my own small cellar in summer. It’s really nice to be able to go into your own cellar and have the freedom to pick a bottle of your own variety :). But of course, that’s not necessarily what everyone seeks for.

[@colinbrigham8253]

I agree 😊

[@vipertwenty249]

Yes totally agree. As a fairly average person but of very limited means I have to opt for the cheaper wines and rely on the buyers for supermarkets to know what they're doing. Sometimes I get caught out by something that looks like it should be good for the price but turns out to be a dud, but generally by going for grape varieties I know I usually like I do ok. 5 years in an off licence chain in my youth does help a bit, but huge appreciation to Konstantin for doing this for us poor folks! Hint: Perhaps at some time you might do something similar for the low end price wines from other major supermarket chains - perhaps in the 5 to 7.5 euro bracket?

[@manulovesyoumadly]

2:15 Champagne Veuve Monsigny - 12.99 Euro - 80/100 3:29 2020 Mario Collina Pinot Grigio delle Venezie - 2.19 Euro - 76/100 4:31 2020 Kiwi Trail Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough New Zealand - 4.49 Euro - 83/100 6:00 2021 La Ferme Julien Rosé France - 4.99 Euro - 82/100 6:57 2019 Martin Fischer Blaufränkisch Württemberg Germany - 4.49 Euro - 80/100 8:50 2020 Francois Noblecour Bordeaux Supérieur Barrique France - 3.19 Euro - 74/100 10:30 2020 African Rock Selection Shiraz Pinotage - 2.99 Euro - 77/100 11:49 2018 CVNE Viña Real Crianza Rioja Spain - 6.99 Euro - 85/100

[@christopherrhoderick9706]

I enjoy these type of wine tasting videos for the more “common folk” who don’t want to spend more than $15 /€10 for a bottle. I’d like to see you continue this as almost a challenge to find the best bang for the buck! Cheers!

[@benb5916]

10-15 actually is a decent range already. A lot of wine shops provide quite a good variety of wines in this price range, so you don’t even need to go to a supermarket if you are willing to spend between 10-15 € :)

[@soulsbornegameplays5991]

Spanish wines are in my humble opinion the best QPR in the world,i just suggest konstantin about this topic,cheers!

[@tomlopez7819]

@@soulsbornegameplays5991 Problem I noticed with Spanish wines is that sometimes the corks are flawed, particularly in bottles that have been on the shelf awhile.

[@VanGoreYT]

The average person does not spend 10 Euro on a bottle

[@tomlopez7819]

@@VanGoreYT What is the average spend? Here in California, heaps of choice under $10.

[@darkerbinding6933]

I very much appreciate your honest and unpretentious delivery of good information for us... mostly the "not masters of wine". Thank you.

[@oOJayWeeOo]

The video we have bee waiting for! ^^ I actually do buy wine from Aldi sometimes but never under the price-mark of 4,50€ - 5€. Consequently i would have been interested in you tasting Aldi wines that are above that threshold because i suspect these are much enjoyable and actually decent wines. This suspicion is a little bit supported by the fact that you kinda liked the Kiwi Trail and Vina Real.

[@SteelyTheVan]

I think if you are constantly seeking affordable wines, you can stumble upon a pretty decent inexpensive wine from time to time and then stock up. This happened to me most recently with a 2019 Cotes Du Rhone Reserve from Famille Perrin - It is certainly not a top flight wine but it is a respectable table wine that goes well meals we enjoy. And for $8 in the US, this is a pretty good deal.

[@jicklesjingles8134]

A blind tasting would have been great (without knowing that the wines are from Aldi) 😉

[@jackbrown2325]

100% agree

[@nicomeier8098]

I don't think tasting them blind would have affected his opinion of the wines.

[@pauljay1016]

@@nicomeier8098 Personally I think it might but has he got the nerve to do it?

[@christinewright1346]

In Spain at the moment Aldi have got the Altos de Tamarón Roble Ribera del Duero for under 4 euros. You can actually find this wine on offer for the same price or less at other supermarket chains now and then. Still, it's quite nice and good value for money. And it's good to be able to get these offers without leaving the neighbourhood. I agree Lidl are generally better for wine and would also like to see a video on them.

[@01doha]

It astonishing me that people have to be told which are good wines. If you taste it and like it, then it’s a good wine. No matter the cost.

[@davidhenesy280]

KB MoW!! This is my favorite person in this space, that means wine reviewing and youtube both! Hits it out of the oark, and with attitude.

[@macrumpton]

I got a nice Pinot Noir from Burlwood Cellars at Aldi, but unlike Trader Joes, a most of their lower priced wines are almost undrinkable. The other problem with Aldi is if you find something good you need to rush back and buy them all because there is a decent chance you will never see it again (as I experienced with the Pinot Noir).

[@voornaam3191]

That is absolutely true. The wines you like, will be sold there for a finite period. Unless it is labeled "Old Wine Tradition" or "Table Wine from either France or Australia".

[@karlinggard]

In Norway our high alcohol taxes make cheap wine relatively expensive. The cheapest wines here cost around 10€, so to even imagine a decent wine at 5€ is almost mind-blowing to me

[@anthonydowling3356]

Germany also have 500 ml beer for 29c .Amazing .Here in Ireland we have like Norway high prices .Wine starts at 7 Euro up .

[@user-xg6zz8qs3q]

Just travel to the Bourgogne Franche Comté region of France. You'll get mind-blowing wine for 6€ at the supermarket.

[@harrydestaffano565]

I just "found" your you tube videos. Each video is an enjoyable watch, not too short, not too long, entertaining and, dare I say, well presented.

[@MsJavaWolf]

You mentioned Aldi's seasonal offerings, I actually have fond memories of those, they were some of the first decent quality wines that I ever had when I was still a student. In retrospect I realized that some of those wines were slightly too old, which might explain the low prices but still, getting a 90+ Parker points wine for around 10€, even if slightly too old, was still a good deal and the wines were still much better than even those from more expensive supermarkets.

[@nicomeier8098]

But only if you agree with Parkers taste in wines. Remember he started to 1989 Bordeaux hype because he likes his wines to be big, bold and rich. Subtlety and elegance are not so much his thing.

[@skraegorn7317]

We have something similar in American Aldi stores. They have both seasonal and rotating international offerings. If they’re doing German stuff, they’ll sell Riesling alongside their specialty bratwursts, pretzel dough, sauerkraut, etc. As for the other Aldi wine in America, our stores get the Winking Owl brand which is made by the same people as Boone’s Farm. The only one worth trying is their Syrah IMO, their sangria tastes exactly like Boone’s. Franzia is better for cheap stuff.

[@v71123]

@@skraegorn7317 Winking Owl is disgusting even for $3 )))

[@danfango1333]

Aldi wine is awesome. I'm drinking Kooliburra Shiraz £3.99. I also love Stellenbosch Chardonnay, Baron Amarillo Rioja, Buenos Vides Malbec.... let's not be arrogant and snobby about it. Somebody wise is monitoring my Aldi choices. Hard to go wrong.

[@vicbanks9079]

You're amusing and informed...much appreciated!!!

[@marcog3529]

A a wine student, deep discounter wines are a bitter-sweet topic. Sometimes you don't want to break the bank to get some wine samples but then these wines are most likely mass produced and generic, to a point that they are not good samples, e.g. like you said, a Champagne that doesn't taste like champagne.

[@j0nnyism]

Yea I can’t say that these wines are terrible but most are very uninteresting ranging from quite pleasant to very poor

[@BigHenFor]

I think the the rule is drink what makes you happy.

[@Shadowman4710]

Wiser words have never been....err, typed.

[@richardfuller3566]

I don't know if it's just me, but something I tell my customers is that Marlborough SB rarely let's people down - it just seems to naturally produce good enjoyable wine. Again, maybe it's just me, but I've never had a BAD Marlborough SB, although admittedly I don't actively pursue them. If Pinot Grigio had a big and sophisticated brother, it would be SB.

[@gilejoksimovic3168]

Great video, again! Speaking about Aldi wines, it happened that I've tried a Hungarian "Paul Barn" Pinot Blanc bought at Aldi. It was a decent wine considering the price.

[@johnralston889]

Thank you, very helpful, love your presentation!

[@holgerhoffmann9758]

I buy wine at ALDI and I absolutely love the BURLWOOD Cabernet Sauvignon which retails at only 2.99 EUR. Maybe it is because I am used to the taste, I do not know, but I truly enjoy it. Over the years I have established my personal favorites at ALDI. I also buy the more expensive wines (up to 14.99 EUR! 🙂) if I want a more interesting? taste. Thanks for the tip with the KIWI TRAIL. Will get some tomorrow. Thanks for the very interesting video!

[@EricZeak]

I've never had wine from Aldi, and I agree with you that wine shouldn't be faceless. It's the story and the people that make wine so interesting, and I think that's something worth paying a bit more for.

[@thevoice4758]

People can tell you a wonderfull story but when the quality of the wine is bad he stays bad.

[@andrewthacker114]

Interesting clip, thanks for the information .

[@biberfan]

Hooo-ba boooo-ba. Love the way you recited this brand of bubble gum. Makes perfect sense given its flavor in the wine! Great video once again.

[@thomasmcanea8531]

I have never shopped at Aldi, mainly because I perceive them as being cheap and with limited choice. I tend to spend more like £10-12 a bottle and sometimes more, buying from an independent wine shop or an online retailer. For birthdays and Christmas I would spend more and usually (though not always) I can taste the difference in spending more. As I've got older I tend to drink less but drink better quality. It's worth it. A really interesting video, thanks. First time I have watched your channel and I'll be back!

[@j0nnyism]

I used to get a lot of stuff from odd bins back in the day but their range isn’t so great either these days.

[@pappamack6113]

The wines at Aldi in America are different than the ones tried on this video. I enjoy the dry Reds, more specifically the Malbecs from Argentina. I would appreciate it if you would be able rate the American Aldi wines even though I would guess that most would fall in the low 80's if that.

[@jeannegarcia7325]

Malbec from argentina are my favorites too

[@wineandpod]

Listening to Konstantin say "hoopa boopa" (hubba buppa) was absolute perfection. 😄

[@annabricker9747]

When i sold wine, i read an interview with the Swiss chief buyer for Aldi Süd. She stated Aldi usually start (require) with 100,000 bottles of a wine. And I spoke with a South African producer at Prowein; he negociated with Aldi, and offered a fair deal. Aldi came back to him, but asked for a 40% lower price. He was so surprised and disgusted that he walked away.

[@richardbeaumont5358]

Great idea to do such a test Konstantin. When I saw the Kiwi Trail in the line up I was looking forward to your take on it. It is actually a wine I have bought a few times and always found it very fruity, zingy and well balanced. I would probably have given it a few more points than you and perhaps in a blind test it would have performed better. Totally agree with the rest being rather lacking on all fronts. Thanks again for putting your palete in the firing line ;)

[@stroopwafel6141]

Thanks for another interesting video! Sometimes I am surprised by the ratingsystem, which seems to narrow itself between 65-70 and 100. Why unpleasant wines still rate at 70? I think ratings over the total bandwidth would show better the difference between bad, mediocre, good, very good and exceptional. Maybe you can explain why I never saw a wine rated at just 10 points?

[@nklss707]

I think he explained at one point that the 100 point system is similar to the school grade system where everything below 65/50 points (not 100% sure which number is correct) is considered as a fail - E/F grade. So if a wine is technically correct made it must be at least above these minimum figures and is a D grade.

[@MsJavaWolf]

Konstanting explains it in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYTNlp53gpysZ80 The short answer is that the Parker scale starts at 50 points, so 75 points is right in the middle and something with 60 points is pretty much undrinkable. As wine nerds we have a slightly different view of what an "average" wine is, those 75 points wines are actually average when we look at the market as a whole.

[@stroopwafel6141]

@@MsJavaWolf I think it's about time to say goodbye to this imho somewhat curious ratingsystem. Anyone who's not familiar with Parker does not know exactly how to value a rating in fact. But ok, I avoid Parker recommendations anyway. I'm not that much into jammy blockbusters.

[@MsJavaWolf]

@@stroopwafel6141 I also found it slightly unintuitive because a 100 point scale is usually the same as a 100% scale. Most wine critics have adopted this scale though, so unfortunately at this point it would not be enough to just avoid the wine advocate.

[@MrMinisquid]

It would have been better if you had been more open minded rather than slating the wine before trying it... Aldi have won multiple awards here in the UK for their wines in blind taste tests. Would also have been good to see wines for a bit more money - my local Aldi even has Amarone albeit it's fairly expensive. Otherwise good video.

[@j0nnyism]

Yea you can’t go wrong with amarone I’ll have to try it

[@InVacuo]

I found this a very interesting video because while I'm not into wine I am a whisky drinker and it was very interesting to see that wine is scored the same way as whisky. (Plus I live in Germany and am a New Zealanders so happy to see the NZ wine did alright!) Zum Wohl! (Don't suppose you want to do a Lidl video? I live across the road from one! 😂)

[@cutrockr-diecastracing2773]

To me, there is a memory with every bottle! My favoured way to buy wine is to visit the winery, suck in the history, the area, the service, and the company! Up early tomorrow, off to the Huneter Valley to the vineyards. Aldi wine, well down here, there are also some Aussie one as well to chose from... They are usually from the Riverina, where the vines are younger, and well watered. However its pretty clean fruit in the bottle. Great for cooking with, or putting in a Sangria! (Not a bottle for taking to a friends place, though I had some people coming over for dinner, and I know they liked Sav Blanc. I enquired as to what region do they prefer it comes from, they said, there are regions? So...I just brought out an inexpensive Marlboro Sav Blanc, as they prefered quantity over quality! Cheers)

[@Darkshadlok]

Hello Konstantine, first many thanks for your super videos! A video with price / performance monsters would be my wish video :D For e.g. in the price range of 15-30 Euro two wines, from 30-60 Euro and last but not least from 60-100 Euro. Your personal opinion on such a recommendation would certainly interest many subscribers - would be cool in any case! I look forward to more videos from you!

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Noted!

[@caricerunescape509]

@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine Oh yes, would love this aswell

[@beautycirclepro]

Here in the UK, the average bottle of wine at Aldi costs 8.40 Euro, but the Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is 12 Euros. I can't believe the prices are so cheap in Germany. I guess it's one of the characteristics of living on an island where most wine is imported.

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

You have fairly high taxes and Germany has no taxes on wine at all. That also makes a big difference.

[@HolgerKuhrts]

@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine Oh really ? What about VAT ( 19% ) and Sektsteuer ( tax on sparkling wines ) ?

[@wallyjansen898]

No, Germany has a lower tax on wine that's why it's cheaper there. In the Netherlands the same wine costs an Euro more than in Germany.

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

No product related tax on still wine. You are right about Sektsteuer.

[@benjaminward4350]

I'm late to the party, but one of the reasons the price of wine in the UK is higher is the UK alcohol duty is 2.23gbp per bottle of wine (and a bit more above 15%). Therefore a bottle can never be cheaper than that (until the tax is reformed). This is also a flat rate per bottle, irrespective of whether it is a 3.99 bottle from Aldi, of a 3999 bottle of vintage Burgundy. This means that if you do find a bottle for 3gbp, the producer is only getting 0.77 for that bottle.

[@island.rescue]

Need some Love for Portuguese Wines! Great vídeo as always

[@equesta]

Thanks for sharing this great video Konstantin! It always amazes me the price of wine in Germany in supermarkets - €2.34?! That doesn't even cover the Duty in the UK! Morbid curiosity got me to try some of the famous appelations from Aldi - Bordeaux, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Barolo, Amarone Valpolicella, etc - to unsurprising disappointment. These (esp the Amarone) are really expensive to produce, so can't work out how they get the prices! That said, Aldo also sell more obscure appelations and grape varieties that are of pretty decent quality, but many consumers have never heard of - like Greco di Tufo, Pais, Assyrtiko, Petit Verdot, etc - so worth a shot (and won't break the bank if you don't like it!)

[@MrThirstyshark]

Can you do a similar tasting from Lidl, my local has an Italian Primativo for 3 Euro's, i haven't been brave enough to try it yet....

[@michelem9341]

A tasting of primativo in general would be great! Introduce us to quality producers.

[@colinbrigham8253]

Thank you from 🇬🇧 for your valued opinion your love shines through.i think Aldi provide value for money when your budget is low.

[@andytlwy]

From Aldi my favorite wine is the AMIONE VINO ROSSO which retails at €3.99 in NL. I am a huge fan of it. Thanks for doing a wine tasting for the “commoners” like myself where in NL it feels like you can get a really good wine for €6 from Lidl, Gall en Gall, Albert Heijn ect … to enjoy with a nice meal with some friends and easily go through 3/4 bottles on an evening. I totally appreciate the people behind the label point you make and honestly, I never thought of that before and I will definitely take it on board going forward when I want to pick up something a bit special 🍷👌🏻

[@andreybatkilin8820]

We don't have ALDI stores in Latvia 😀, But LIDL chain just started to operate, so check this store's lineup 😂

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

I'll check it out!

[@spiritalex9397]

Tried some but did not like even one of it and I usually prefer to support my local dealer and family winemakers which usually do not sell their wine at Aldi or other supermarkets.

[@NiszDK]

Bought my first Aldi wine recently. Aldi in Denmark had Bodegas Olarra - Cerro Anon Rioja Gran Reserva 2011 at a price of 13,4 euro. For me this is a very good Rioja.

[@ronaldderooij1774]

I still find it strange that in the mainstream supermarkets and wine shops in the Netherlands there is barely German wine. So close, yet so far.

[@TobasscoJelly]

Great video. I would love to see you do these for large groceries like sainsburys etc and compare. Thanks for all the work!!

[@ericchristopher1687]

Here in the USA, Aldi carries wines from California and Washington State, as well as elsewhere in the world. Storm Chaser cabernet from Washington is a good wine, as there are a number of cheap Spanish cava and Italian pinot gris that are quite palatable. The various wines range from $4.95 to $8.95 per bottle.

[@jaycray8683]

Just bought a case of Storm Chaser! Great stuff!

[@gabyisphoto2379]

excellent as always! gummy bears - you killed me there... LOLOLOL!

[@kenlyneham4105]

The only experiment you need, is your own taste buds. If you like it, it's a good wine.

[@arnonuehm1]

I actually really like Aldi's Vinho Verde. It's not exactly complex but it's just very crisp and refreshing. Ideal for a hot summer's day imo. It sells for under 3€ a bottle too. That being said, I'm fairly new to the wine world so I might not know what I'm talking about. :D

[@tmartins2956]

Actually I bought one this week to try 7€ a “ rosso”(Redwine) Grande Alberone with a black and red words on it such an impressive wine 🍷 one of the best I tasted.

[@Chris_2023_]

Love the Pond, Cabernet Sauvignon!

[@konstantingro6227]

Please, do another Discounter. (Lidl, Rewe, Edeka or something .... and yes I know, that each Edeka store can have a very different selection)

[@andrewwebster15]

Strange request: I’d love to see a video about an essential peripheral or complementary varietal, like petit Verdot or carignan. Maybe explain why they don’t shine independently, and you could taste a few wines with more or less of that grape.

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Great suggestion!

[@dunphyc3]

Carignan has to be the most underappreciated grape in my opinion. I'm always amazed how little love it gets.

[@ride734]

If i'm not mistaken in 2014/2015 it was awarded as best wine in the world ( in the "Cheap wine category") a Malbec that cost less then 3 pounds...obviously from Aldi. The same wine was compared for its characteristics to wines over 100 pounds from all over the world...So sometimes quality it is not proportional to the price of the wine...I guess..

[@MediaFaust]

I live in Norway where we have no Aldi shops -- and even if we had, there's a state monopoly for wine sales over the counter, which may sound awful but it actually works out very well because they buy massive quantities so they have the best rebates that are possible to get in the business, so "value for money" is more the rule than the exception. Average prices for low end wines are about 10-15 euros (lots of tax), whereas if you aim for the highest quality stuff it's not uncommon to find the best offers in Europe (since the tax is per litre, regardless of quality).

[@renderkid]

Amazing video!!! Can't wait for the EDEKA one!

[@StickTrash]

Here in The Netherlands they sell the Castillo Mayor Gran Reserva, I believe it's N.V. - Apparently it's not that bad; a Dutch wine reviewer rated it an 8 on a scale of 1-10 (probably with the p/q in mind). Another great video Konstantin, thanks.

[@JJoeisCooking]

When I lived in Munich I bought a red wine called 1300. It is a Sangiovese from a famous winery in Italy. Not bad.

[@nesnoj]

Living in Norway and Sweden pretty much ensures amazing access to great wine at the state run wine shops. So, no, I've never bought wine at Aldi, and I would never trade away the way we do it here for slightly lower prices and slightly easier access.

[@kalamir93]

I hail from northern germany and we have these big shops here near Flensburg, Fehmarn and Heiligenhafen, where one can shop limitless amounts of alcohol. Funnily enough, it is mostly people from the rest of Scandinavia (mostly Danes, but a vast number of Swedes, too) who shops there. I have seen omnibusses full of people buying loads of wine, hard liquor and beer by the palette (stored in omnibus trailers). So swedish people buying cheap wine is feasibly possible.

[@nesnoj]

@@kalamir93 I never claimed that Swedes or Norwegians shun cheap wine, and I'm not surprised they come in droves tio Flensburg to buy supermarket plonk. I'm saying that for me, I much prefer the amazing selection available at all government wine shops (around 26000 unique line items in total) combined with the generally high level of knowledge among the staff. Personally, I would never trade that for the convenience (and marginal reduction in price resulting in a bigger percentage of lower quality wines) of buying from a supermarket that only looks at the bottom line.

[@StaalBurgher0]

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[@nesnoj]

@@StaalBurgher0 i love you too

[@nomchowski8297]

I stumbled on your channel by YT proposition, and really enjoyed your presentation of this tasting and ranking Aldi wine. You really look like someone I used to know, a well known musician from Germany named Gisbert zu Knyphausen. So much you could be his brother 😂. I think it is worth mentioning because he is from noble descent and his direct family is responsible for producing Riesling sekt und white wine. So there's a lot of things that I think you have in common. You should really look into him. He's a very classy guy and I think because of your refined taste and excellent verbal skills you might actually like him and his art. Greetings from a Dutch guy from Nijmegen. ( Gisbert studied here early 2000, that's how I got to know him)

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

I have been to his family 's winery!

[@blurds]

Interesting format. I use Lidl wines to practice tasting with, I don't feel bad pouring it down the sink if it's not good and can find the occasional ok wine. I guess to know a good wine you need to know a bad wine...

[@AngelaGrace2]

New to your channel. The one Aldi wine I drink is the Winking Owl Shiraz for the value and enjoyment. I also enjoy pricier wines from France, South America and California from the wine merchant, but this cheap Shiraz feels like an indulgence too. You'd be surprised.

[@AnarchoKapital]

My favorite ALDI wine is the Riesling-Chardonnay Feinherb for 1,99€. It is versatile, most guests like it and at that price point it is unbeatable. It’s my go to white wine if I have guests that don’t care too much about wine but drink a lot :D

[@heatherh9335]

On the question about Fair Trade and how an inexpensive wine can be fair to workers and growers, retailers pay a Fair Trade premium on top of the normal case cost. It’s usually a small amount per case, but it adds up and really makes impacts in agricultural communities.

[@MargaritaMartini0105]

Awesome 👏 thanks Konstantin for this wine tasting! Actually, I have tasted Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc from different discounter’s selling them at this low price point of ca. 5 euros and they are pretty good! Interesting how they can achieve such low prices!

[@Helliconia54]

I'm in Melbourne, Australia. Average price for a Spanish/italian red or a Loire Sav Blanc just under AU$10.The sav blanc is La Famille Drouet-Loire.

[@philipohmes9395]

For all of the years I lived in Europe, I never bought wines at an Aldi store. Rather I would look for a small shop on the area that sold wines and bought something there. My average price range for a decent bottle of wine is $20.00. Then up $50.00 for special occasions for something decent and above $80.00 for something exceptional, with the help of having tried a glass at a local restaurant with a meal beforehand. Right now I am working my way through the Malbecs of Europe and South America.

[@stevenholt4936]

We have a local Aldi and I buy a case at Christmas when they have a decent selection of their top of the range wines. I don't drink the stuff you were tasting with one exception: Monsigny is our house Champagne but buy it one year to drink the next. My favourite Aldi wines are their Pouilly Fume and Tokay 5 putts - both excellent value.

[@donaldcook3112]

. . . ' House ?' ... as in where you reside ? or in the restaurant context ?..

[@piotrwojdelko1150]

Do you know when I'm buying wines quality has dropped in the UK in every store .They are stores with very expensive wines like Majestic ,but i don't remember when I bought good wine from them( not only from them but also from Aldi and other suppermarkets).I have noticed that in Majestic Store they kept temperature very high over 22C and I don't want to think about temperature during lockdown in summer in this store They keep extremely expensive wines for 80 £ or more so they should know about storage under 18-16C.In Lidl they mark wine with 92 points but for me they are 80 points.We are all cheated

[@peterfeltham5612]

Really good and educational video by a fair and apparently neutral expert.

[@pamelakilponen3682]

Now living in Finland we have state-run alcohol shops, and most all wines are good even the lower-priced ones. I do remember the wines from Trader Joes had some really good wines long ago.

[@Elijahrock21]

If you're in the U.S. look for Outlander (yes like the book series) Meritage Red Blend - $7.99 You're welcome.

[@df71091]

i recently bought a bottle of Luis Felipe Dona Bernarda for 16€, was so good, went back and bought 10 more :D, bottle quite heavy 1.9kg

[@uliwehner]

you asked, so here is your answer from a beer drinker. I only drink red wine, and only while it is cold outside, not very often here in Georgia. my Aldi pick is the Winking Owl Shiraz from California, usually just under 3 bucks. if not available i hunt for a yellow tail shiraz, just under 5 bucks.

[@Jonas-cd4hf]

This is wild. In my country you cannot find any wines for under €10.

[@soulsbornegameplays5991]

Fantastic video as usual Konstantin,is there any chance to talk about spanish wines in a chapter? I thinks they are the best Quality/price wines in the world,Fariña Primero as a carbonic maceration,Paloma Minguez Bobal,La montesa,Preludio de Sei Solo,Viña sastre crianza,Viña Gravonia,Zarate el palomar or Viña AB amontillado are the bang for buck wines,if you have the chance to try them and talk about ,could be great for your viewers,cheers!

[@adrianmunteanu8135]

Wow , amazing stuff. Keep going. Respect from Romania 🇷🇴 I hope you like Greek wine and Romania wine. Moldova wein ? Portugal Spain , Italy and France. Please make one video whit dise weins .

[@Henoch365]

Could you do a lidl/aldi vs vivino vs your interns selection, where you blind taste and guess what they are and rate them, and just in the end all are revealed? That would put your ratings into perspective between the different classes. It's also a bit risky ;-).

[@andytlwy]

Haha love this!

[@bbasmdc]

Interesting to watch, thank you. But your scoring range seems to be super compressed. The Bordeaux that sounds like we should be avoiding like the plague gets 74 points while the Pinotage that sounds like it's a perfectly OK wine only gets three more points? If wines are that bad, why not be marking them in the 20s or 30s?

[@tussn3174]

The 100 Point rating system Konstantin is using starts at 50 points.

[@robertwalendziak3216]

Although I enjoy good wine, I like to find some day to day table wine for 15 to 20 US. Thank you for expanding my knowledge of wine I would not normally even try.

[@jacobseal]

Thanks to this video we bought the Kiwi Trail wine from new Zealand. It was very nice indeed and only 4.49 per bottle. There is actually something worth drinking at Aldi!!!!! So thanks for that. I can't believe most people drink this 2 euro per bottle garbage It's terrible haha. In addition, I think a nice idea for a video would be trying to find a good bottle that you rate above 90 in the 15-20 euro range that can be found at normal shops like Edeka or Rewe. I love watching your "best of" videos but I can't afford 50-100 euro per bottle and I live 50km from a wine shop. Maybe the mid-range is a little underserved on the channel. But thanks for the content and the recommendation on the Kiwi Trail.

[@copperbones7336]

I have started hoarding them. I get bored while my wife is shopping at Aldi.

[@rerus01]

Next should be LIDL wines , please :)

[@fjasmile4u]

3 years ago i bought a Château Guiraud for 10eu at Aldi. Did a tasting, want back and bought 3 more. Nederland seen the sauterne again. Great wine. Next to the big sauternes chateau yqeum. Good buy!

[@garymccormack3169]

I feel better. 'Critics' score their wine high but having ventured in, I didn't have the same impression. They must be on commission.

[@ML-wv3gi]

You should try the Syrah from Aldi. I think its the best red wine for your money!!!

[@JOReview]

Loved shopping at Aldi for wine sure but all grocery items when living in NE Italy. Major deals on all the basics and wine of course. No Aldi near me now saldy. 😢

[@lucawip]

Wie wäre ein ähnliches Tasting von Edeka Weinen? Ich stehe dort oft aus Interesse vor dem Weinregal und das Preisniveau ist etwas höher als bei Aldi denke ich. Wäre interessant, ob die Qualität dort im Durchschnitt auch besser ist…

[@elifersinsargul2738]

This was really informative and interesting.

[@robertfromm1777]

The way he said Hubba Bubba just killed me! Please throw USD in there, I’m better A lot of us are watching from here.Thanks for the videos!

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

:) Will do!

[@piotrwojdelko1150]

i have bought good Pecorino in Aldi better than average Pecorino .I have been testing Pecorino in my own vineyard buying almost everywhere and trying Pecorino .Pecorino has sth to do with Sauvignon Blanc and Strucrure for long storage like Resling .It is quite difficult to find outstanding Pecorino wines but also quite difficult to find bad Pecorino..I'm thinking about breeding this wine.Italian has peach note my has more taste like green plums like Renclode in Poland

[@petermartinaitis8166]

Price is irrelevant, it's personal taste that matters.

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Price is very relevant in many ways... but your personal taste matters too

[@petermartinaitis8166]

@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine Maybe to someone like yourself, but to the general public most of them would not have a clue on the quality or price of the wine, including myself.

[@jb5730]

Sadly my 92 year old Mother is hooked on ALDI Winking Owl Chardonnay and my 92 year old Father enjoys Winking Owl Shiraz, it’s painful to go to ALDI to replenish their wine needs, but to no avail they don’t appreciate better wines anymore.

[@garymccormack3169]

🤣

[@andytlwy]

92 years old and still enjoying life! That’s the important part. Good on em!

[@thomasbahr2806]

If your parents are alive and well enough to send you to ALDI to buy the Winking Owl wine you are a happy child having them still around, so if they enjoy that wine make them happy and buy it. You still can reward yourself with a nice bottle of Pinot Noir or Sauvignon Blanc at other times.

[@johnlambert5674]

A good review of the Aldi wines but I would have liked to know the the alcohol content of each wine. For me this is an important factor in my wine consumption as I do not want to be drinking 14% - 15% wines. Good review though.

[@geoffdrew5207]

Some years back an experiment was undertaken on the streets of New York. A selection of wines were offered to members of the public to gauge their response, these wines ranged from $5 Australian wines up to very expensive French wines . Nobody knew which wine they were tasting and the tasters ranged from people who called themselves wine connoisseurs to people who never drink wine. The result was that the $5 Australian wine came out on top. You don't have to pay a fortune for good wine.

[@suzylu333]

I would say its possible that many folks may not know how to properly taste wine, which of course is understandable too, and Konstantin kind of touches on that. not to say those people should be looked down on, but they look for different things in their wines.

[@geoffdrew5207]

@@suzylu333 Yes, people were not asked what was the "best" wine, they were asked what they prefer. I also like to drink what I prefer, rather than what I am told is a good wine.

[@saustinredsox]

Danke Konstantin! Am so jealous of your being able to buy wine at Aldi! In the USA there are only a few states which allow this. Very lucky was in a new store last month in state Fl that did. Should have taken pictures for you ......the German riesling was ok but the two Italian wines were INSANELY GREAT..... A$10 full bodied Amarone and a sweeter non-sparkling red which everyone at the party loved. I was in shock! Grew up drinking Dole from our local vinyard and LOVE Chateau neuf du Pape which these NEVER could be confused with...... but thank you Aldi in these times of supply chain problems we loved it!!!!! best regards, Steve.

[@UnusSedLeo-w5l]

I think the high Viña Real scores were for Gran Reservas and other upscale offerings. It's a bit like saying the VW Golf scored 5* in the crash test while you are shopping for the cheapest Up! (?)

[@leahanderson1576]

I tried white zinfandell rose, from Aldi. Best wine ever.

[@JoaoSilva-ug5dt]

good videos! please do a wine review from my country, Portugal. greetings

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Will do!