Even Plonk Can Be A Winner Sometimes

Photo: Stonking plonk: Aldi's Spanish Toro Loco Tempranillo 2011 (above) has won an international award despite costing just £3.59p

It’s A Corker! Red Wine Costing £3.59 And Sold At Aldi Scoops International Award -- Daily Mail

Some dinner party hosts might feel insulted if a guest turned up with a cheap bottle of plonk from Aldi.

But a panel of experts has named a wine sold by the budget supermarket for just £3.59 as one of the world’s best.

Its own-brand Spanish Toro Loco Tempranillo from 2011 excelled in blind taste tests alongside reds costing nearly ten times as much.

Judges at the International Wine and Spirit Competition awarded it a silver medal, describing it as ‘fruity, rounded and appealing’ with hints of ‘nice bright cherry’.

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My Comment: The judges obviously liked something about the wine to give it an award.