ALDI is offering free bottles of its best-selling Pierre Jaurant Bordeaux to three lucky couples for their wedding day – and it tastes just like David Beckham’s favourite.
The competition comes as Posh & Becks celebrate 25 years this July, so supermarket is offering newlyweds-to-be up to 60 bottles of the red for their wedding.
The selection includes the supermarket’s Pierre Jaurant Bordeaux, which wine expert Sam Caporn says ‘allows for a taste’ of the Beckhams’ favourite Château Mouton Rothschild, which retails at £3,600 a bottle.
Victoria and David, who tied the knot in Ireland in 1999, are fans of the premium tipple, with it even making an appearance on the family’s Christmas dinner table last year.
Now, lucky couples planning their big day can treat guests to a drop of decadence, Beckham style, with Aldi’s popular Bordeaux – a blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Sam Caporn explains the likeness between the wines, and why they are perfect for weddings:
“Aldi’s wine and the Château Mouton Rothschild are from the same region and made from the same blend of grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
“This produces flavours of black and purple fruits with fine tannins and notes of spice from the French oak.
“They make incredibly good wedding wines, whether served alongside red meat or a summer BBQ.”
The news will be welcomed by those planning upcoming nuptials; recent research shows that despite the cost-of-living crisis, the average wedding now costs £20,775.
It’s the first time the figure has topped £20,000.
To be in with a chance of receiving a wedding party sized supply of Aldi’s award-winning wines, all couples need to do is send an email to aldiweddingwines@clarioncomms.co.uk with the below details:
Competition closes 25th July. Winners will be contacted after the closing date. Full T&Cs can be found here
WHEN it comes to shopping at Aldi, the best time to do so depends on what you want to buy.
For reduced items – when shops open
Red sticker items are rare at Aldi’s 830 UK stores, but the supermarket says that none of its food goes to waste so there are some to be found – if you’re quick.
A spokesman for the supermarket said: “All items are reduced to 50 per cent of the recommend sales price before stores open on their best before or use by dates.”
That means you have the best chance of finding reduced food items if you go into stores as soon as it opens.
Opening times vary by shop but a majority open from 7am or 8am. You can find your nearest store’s times by using the supermarket’s online shop finder tool.
For Specialbuys – Thursdays and Sundays
Specialbuys are Aldi’s weekly collection of items that it doesn’t normally sell, which can range from pizza ovens to power tools.
New stock comes into stores every Thursday and Sunday, so naturally, these are the best days to visit for the best one-off special deals.
For an even better chance of bagging the best items, head there for your local store’s opening time.
You don’t have to head into stores to bag a Specialbuy, though.
They also go on sale online, usually at midnight on Thursday and Sunday, and you can pre-order them up to a week in advance.
As long as you spend at least £25, you’ll get the items delivered for free.
Remember: once they’re gone, they’re gone, so if there’s something you really want, visit as early as possible
