Rare Windsurfboy Posted July 4, 2021 #1 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Can someone kindly post a picture of the Saga wine list and prices. I know that house wine is included, but I understand choice can become repetitive on a long cruise. I like the odd treat so, decision is bring a few bottles of special wine for dinner , or buy on board. I would hope that the premium for a different wine on board would be very reasonable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet- Posted August 20, 2021 #2 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Sorry, they are not great but are readable 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Windsurfboy Posted August 20, 2021 Author #3 Share Posted August 20, 2021 A BIG THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Windsurfboy Posted August 20, 2021 Author #4 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Once again thank you . Looks very reasonable very little mark up (as it should be). I love a good Barolo , shall certainly try that on the odd occasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted August 20, 2021 #5 Share Posted August 20, 2021 (edited) I'm not sure that the wines at the lower price range are any better than the wines included in your fare. If you buy a bottle for £20, you are, in effect paying £30, as you are not drinking the free house wine. None of the lower priced bottles are worth £30! If you want a good bottle of wine, bring it with you. Edited August 20, 2021 by wowzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet- Posted August 21, 2021 #6 Share Posted August 21, 2021 We tried all of the wine and found it all to be reasonable quality. There was no problem getting our favourites even if it wasn't one of the "wines of the night" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Windsurfboy Posted August 21, 2021 Author #7 Share Posted August 21, 2021 10 hours ago, wowzz said: I'm not sure that the wines at the lower price range are any better than the wines included in your fare. If you buy a bottle for £20, you are, in effect paying £30, as you are not drinking the free house wine. None of the lower priced bottles are worth £30! If you want a good bottle of wine, bring it with you. 34 minutes ago, Janet- said: We tried all of the wine and found it all to be reasonable quality. There was no problem getting our favourites even if it wasn't one of the "wines of the night" Wowzz , Even if you bring it with you you are effectively paying a premium by not drinking house wine. Remember in any Restaurant normally triple cheaper wines and at least double dearer c.f. retail. I agree that the cheaper wines not worth paying extra , the dearer French wines are not great bargains , but the Barolo is £28 in shops and at moment £30 on board , so same price, haven't had that particular one but gets good reviews . Will check before hand if prices go up. We are on board for 32 days so will try all the house wines and ask for any favourite as Janet said. Will only occasionally treat myself, most likely when we go to the Amalfi, I drink beer with Nepalese. My wife is easy she'll stick to the Saga Hush Heath bubbly which is good. Actually haven't found a bad English bubbly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted August 21, 2021 #8 Share Posted August 21, 2021 3 hours ago, Windsurfboy said: Wowzz , Even if you bring it with you you are effectively paying a premium by not drinking house wine. Remember in any Restaurant normally triple cheaper wines and at least double dearer c.f. retail. Good point. Forgot that part of the equation! However, it still seems to make sense to bring your own £10 bottle on board, rather than pay £30 for it in the MDR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacktle Posted August 21, 2021 #9 Share Posted August 21, 2021 The wine expert on Saga's October 2019 cruise said that the wine list on board at that time included some amazing bargains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Windsurfboy Posted August 21, 2021 Author #10 Share Posted August 21, 2021 1 hour ago, wowzz said: Good point. Forgot that part of the equation! However, it still seems to make sense to bring your own £10 bottle on board, rather than pay £30 for it in the MDR. The one wine I know I do really like is the Barolo is £28 in the shops and £30 on board, so certainly not worth the effort to bring on board. I expect and have been told the Saga inclusive wines are very well chosen and will be as good if not better as any £10 wine you can buy in shop. Now I've got the list I'll investigate all the better wines on the list, if I'm going to treat myself I'll do it properly. Compared to the cost of the cruise a bottle of good wine at Saga prices , even every other day, is peanuts. It will be quite fun to see if I can get my hands on some of these wines to test them beforehand . My kind of pre-cruise research between now and May. Even if you add £10 to the price of the Saga wines in the list above they are cheaper than P&O , and so so much cheaper than Cunard, as Wacktie said very good bargains. Only if and that's a big if , we can get to South Africa this winter and I can get to one of my favourite vineyards, where for £30 you can get some truly exceptional wine , now I've seen the Saga list, do I think it would be worth bringing wine with me. Once again THANKS to Janet for posting the list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted August 21, 2021 #11 Share Posted August 21, 2021 13 minutes ago, Windsurfboy said: My kind of pre-cruise research between now and May. It's a tough job, but someone has to do it ! When you've done your research, could you let us know your conclusions? A bit of an academic question, but if we were to not finish a bottle of our own wine, would Saga keep it for us until the next night, even though it is not one of their bottles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeaJay Posted August 23, 2021 #12 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Is the Hush Heath Bubbly Brut or Demi sec? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacktle Posted August 29, 2021 #13 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Has anyone got photos of the bar drinks menu(s)? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet- Posted August 30, 2021 #14 Share Posted August 30, 2021 On 8/23/2021 at 2:07 PM, CeaJay said: Is the Hush Heath Bubbly Brut or Demi sec? The bottle in our cabin was brut. Sparkling wine in the bars was Duc de Valmer, a brut blanc de blanc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeaJay Posted August 30, 2021 #15 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Thanks for that info Janet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Windsurfboy Posted August 30, 2021 Author #16 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Underwhelmed by Duc the Valmer, was that the only sparkling wine in restaurants and bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Windsurfboy Posted August 30, 2021 Author #17 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Does any one know what if you can get bubbly as part of the drinks in suites and if so what is it. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet- Posted September 6, 2021 #18 Share Posted September 6, 2021 On 8/29/2021 at 1:25 PM, Wacktle said: Has anyone got photos of the bar drinks menu(s)? Thanks. Found it at last, sorry its a bit creased. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeaJay Posted September 7, 2021 #19 Share Posted September 7, 2021 Thanks Janet that’s useful to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacktle Posted September 7, 2021 #20 Share Posted September 7, 2021 Thanks Janet. Do you know whether the bar staff will make other cocktails, using the included spirits, e.g. a vodka martini? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet- Posted September 7, 2021 #21 Share Posted September 7, 2021 Sorry Wacktle I don't know for sure but they were very obliging so as long as they'd got the ingredients I expect they'd serve whatever you wanted. The only cocktail I tried was the Pina Colada but the alcohol was lacking. It was served very nicely though, and just the drink to have in the sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prothed Posted October 11, 2021 #22 Share Posted October 11, 2021 We have just returned from a trip on Spirit of Adventure and we found the house wines varied between 'not bad' (the merlot and the dry rose) and 'just about drinkable cheap plonk' (including all the whites). This was disappointing as we remembered the house wines being fine on previous cruises. Similarly, the house spirits seem to have suffered - the gin had little taste (so ask for a double!) and the whisky and brandy were like rocket fuel. Definitely pay for the premium brands here. ☺️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vivaldi Posted October 13, 2021 #23 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Have the house spirits actually got worse? I remember having haggis once on the Saga Sapphire. This came with a free glass of whisky, and, being more used to the likes of Lagavulin, I was rather taken aback by its assault on my throat. A wiser fellow Saganaut, who had ordered the same dish, kept his whisky till the end of the meal and then poured it into his coffee, thus diluting its acerbity. We did have a jolly good laugh, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Windsurfboy Posted October 13, 2021 Author #24 Share Posted October 13, 2021 On 10/11/2021 at 4:44 PM, prothed said: We have just returned from a trip on Spirit of Adventure and we found the house wines varied between 'not bad' (the merlot and the dry rose) and 'just about drinkable cheap plonk' (including all the whites). This was disappointing as we remembered the house wines being fine on previous cruises. Similarly, the house spirits seem to have suffered - the gin had little taste (so ask for a double!) and the whisky and brandy were like rocket fuel. Definitely pay for the premium brands here. ☺️ Have you told Saga what you thought about wine , either someone senior on ship, or when you got back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prothed Posted October 16, 2021 #25 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Yes, via the post-cruise questionnaire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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