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Post by JohnnyD on Oct 30, 2022 17:34:57 GMT 1
What do I look for on the internet to find a place that sells wine in boxes rather than loose in a supermarket, are there localish cave's etc? Loose bottles are a nightmare to transport........
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Post by Loiseau on Oct 30, 2022 17:43:23 GMT 1
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Post by JohnnyD on Oct 30, 2022 17:46:45 GMT 1
Sorry, bad wording on my part, I mean in a cardboard or wooden box in sets of 6, rather than just loose bottles, not a '3 or 5 litre box' of wine......
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Post by ajm on Oct 30, 2022 18:03:27 GMT 1
SuperU sometimes have boxes of 6. Failing that go to a local winemaker - there must be one somewhere near you after all this is France.
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Post by JohnnyD on Oct 30, 2022 18:09:59 GMT 1
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Post by gigi on Oct 30, 2022 18:41:29 GMT 1
Maybe the local supermarkets sell bottles in a box of 6 as they have to unpack them from boxes to put bottles on the shelves.
i would definitely go to a local cave or wine shop rather than getting them from the supermarket, although even our small Spar and Carrefour City sell bottles of pretty decent local wines, so I’d happily buy boxes of bottles from them if for some reason our local growers couldn’t supply their wines.
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Post by flober on Oct 30, 2022 18:52:03 GMT 1
go and ask the assistant on the wine aisle for boxes
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Post by JohnnyD on Oct 30, 2022 18:57:25 GMT 1
go and ask the assistant on the wine aisle for boxes I tried that in one Intermarche and one L'eclerc and they both said .......NON  |
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Post by cernunnos on Oct 30, 2022 18:59:58 GMT 1
A bit too late now but perhaps next year , go to the " la foire aux vins 2022" at any supermarket, they have just finished .
Other than that a local cave is better than the standard supermarket wines.
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Post by houpla on Oct 30, 2022 19:32:34 GMT 1
Not in Marmande it's not! Côtes de Marmandais is horrible muck wherever you buy it from  But generally speaking, yes, the best bet would be a local cave. |
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Post by pcpa on Oct 30, 2022 20:28:09 GMT 1
As has been said, during La Foire aux Vins the supermarkets sell them by the case.
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Post by ajm on Oct 30, 2022 21:06:50 GMT 1
A bit too late now but perhaps next year , go to the " la foire aux vins 2022" at any supermarket, they have just finished . Other than that a local cave is better than the standard supermarket wines. Don't know what you mean by "standard supermarket wines". Our supermarket has 4 aisles of wine from throughout France including expensive champagnes,premier cru Margaux and lots of wine from local growers. We prefer to buy locally but all caves do not produce good stuff. |
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Post by lurcher on Oct 30, 2022 21:23:32 GMT 1
Our Super U usually say Oui if they have cases out back. It must depend on the character of the staff member. Sometimes they just explain that all the stock is already on the shelves.
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Post by curtis on Oct 30, 2022 23:54:02 GMT 1
Buy the wine you want, stick it in a cardboard box and stuff paper around the bottles. Job done.
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Post by cernunnos on Oct 31, 2022 9:19:36 GMT 1
A bit too late now but perhaps next year , go to the " la foire aux vins 2022" at any supermarket, they have just finished . Other than that a local cave is better than the standard supermarket wines. Don't know what you mean by "standard supermarket wines". Our supermarket has 4 aisles of wine from throughout France including expensive champagnes,premier cru Margaux and lots of wine from local growers. We prefer to buy locally but all caves do not produce good stuff. We have three big supermarkets , chock full of wines but if we want something a little better , then we go to the cave/wine shop. We are not in a wine producing area , so by cave I meant specialist in wine. I have found that for the same price that you pay in a supermarket the quality of wine is better. Our budget doesn't allow for Margaux more than once a year.  |
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But generally speaking, yes, the best bet would be a local cave.
