House wine cost?

[liverpoollad]

I read in one review that house wine starts at $19.95 I don't believe this, as looking at other sites the cost starts at $29.95. Which is correct?

 

Cheers.

[Jason12]

It was $20 plus 15% for their own labled wine and it was not bad..

[Underwatr]

I remember just under $30, as backed by this wine list on Cunard.com.

[cruiser1955]

I remember just under $30, as backed by this wine list on Cunard.com.

 

Agreed, but in April on QV there were some house wines at around $20 per bottle plus the service charge. It did seem to be a limited supply as they ran out of Merlot.

[Mr&MrsHendricks]

Confirmed $20 per bottle

 

The Sauv Blanc we had on QV last month was very decent.

[WesternTrader]

On QV last week they were offering a limited selection (whites were pinot g & sauvignon - no chardonnay) at $20 + 15% service. I was told that these were the last of the Californian wines hence the price; the latest are sourced from Italy and priced at $29.95 + service. The offer seemed to be selling quite well...

[capnpugwash]

The lower priced bin ends are the wines from Wente that used to be the house wine of Cunard, now they have moved over to an Italian vineyard/shipper

[Norfolk Brit]

now they have moved over to an Italian vineyard/shipper

 

You don't have any idea who, I suppose?

 

Mary:)

[capnpugwash]

You don't have any idea who, I suppose?

 

Mary:)

 

No, sorry.:(

[Underwatr]

You don't have any idea who, I suppose?

 

Mary:)

The italian wines are Settesoli. There are also a couple of French Cunard Label wines (Bordeaux and Pauillac) from Baron Philippe de Rothschild.

https://ask.cunard.com/resources/carnivaluk/life-on-board/cu_wine_list.pdf

[3rdGenCunarder]

The lower priced bin ends are the wines from Wente that used to be the house wine of Cunard, now they have moved over to an Italian vineyard/shipper

 

I liked the Wente wines that they sold. I have the label from one of those wines stuck in a journal somewhere. The wine steward kindly soaked it off for me.

[liverpoollad]

Well there doesn't seem to be a definitive answer to my question.:confused: We will be on the Queen Elizabeth & we will just have to wait & see what the cost of house wine is.

 

Cheers

[solent]

We have just returned from Queen Elizabeth cruise, the house wines were US $ 20 a bottle plus service charge. You could also buy the same wines by the glass in bars

[pkpon]

I will also miss the Wente wines. The chardonnay was exceptional and actually very well priced fo the quality of the wine.

 

Anyone know why Cunard have changed them?

[Norfolk Brit]

I liked the Wente wines that they sold. I have the label from one of those wines stuck in a journal somewhere. The wine steward kindly soaked it off for me.

 

So did I, particularly one of the reds.

 

Many thanks to those who answered my question about Wente disappearing from Cunard:).

 

Mary

[liverpoollad]

solent.

 

Thank you for the up-date on the house wine on QE, hopefully this will still be the case in a months time. The $20 cost seems very reasonable for a cruise line.

 

Cheers

[Underwatr]

$30 isn't bad, given that the restaurant corkage on anything you carry on is $20.

[bazzaw]

I read somewhere that IF you are going to buy expensive/high cost wines, then you should buy French wines - BUT if you are going to buy low cost wines, then you should buy "new World" wines. ???

 

I have never tried "high cost" French wines -- but in the low cost department, I think the theory is valid!!

 

Barry

[carlmm]

if you are going to buy low cost wines, then you should buy "new World" wines. ???

 

I guess this is a case of "to each his own" ;)

 

I found the house wine on Cunard rather undrinkable or, to be more friendly, less pleasant. This is quite a contrast to the low cost house wines one gets in e.g. many Italian restaurants.

In general there will alway be a better European wine for any given "new world" wine of what ever price level. (IMHO - of course I am European.)

 

Anyway I do not know if the new Italian house wine on Cunard is any better than then Californian one but I never understood why Cunard, given its "old world", "British" image did serve an American house wine.

Likewise, while the wine list is still the best I have seen on any ship, it emphazises the American side to much and underepresents Europe. The worst is the huge premium Cunard charges on European wines.

[bazzaw]

I guess this is a case of "to each his own" ;)

 

I found the house wine on Cunard rather undrinkable or, to be more friendly, less pleasant. This is quite a contrast to the low cost house wines one gets in e.g. many Italian restaurants.

In general there will alway be a better European wine for any given "new world" wine of what ever price level. (IMHO - of course I am European.)

 

Anyway I do not know if the new Italian house wine on Cunard is any better than then Californian one but I never understood why Cunard, given its "old world", "British" image did serve an American house wine.

Likewise, while the wine list is still the best I have seen on any ship, it emphazises the American side to much and underepresents Europe. The worst is the huge premium Cunard charges on European wines.

 

Hmm - yes, well when I used the the "New World" wines, I wasn't thinking about Californian wines. Many of the NAPA Valley wines have become expensive as well - and the lesser priced Californian wines are a little like -- well, cheap European wines.

 

I was more thinking about other wines from emerging markets. I, of course, being Australian - am biased as well :) and I only ever drink inexpensive wines, so I do know those that are good and those that are insipid. :)

 

I do agree that the housewine on Cunard is undrinkable - as is the housewine on P&O UK

 

Barry