Queen Mary 2 - Wine List at 11th June 2022

[buchanan101]

1 hour ago, exlondoner said:

 

NB This is not the same list as you get to choose free wine from. That is I hoped appeneded. The Sauvignon blank is very nice.

 

Excellent, thank you. And these are replaced when required?

 

Surprised there isn't the current go-to red - a Malbec. Or maybe I am behind the times!

[Host Hattie]

19 hours ago, techteach said:

@buchanan101 Someone has posted the QG list but you may have to dig through the threads to find it. I remember thinking it was fine for sipping with a book in our cabin.

I've moved the wine posts into this thread.

[Victoria2]

41 minutes ago, buchanan101 said:

 

Excellent, thank you. And these are replaced when required?

 

Surprised there isn't the current go-to red - a Malbec. Or maybe I am behind the times!

Yes they are and in our experience, replaced when the bottom of the bottle is nearing. If not, and you will hear that hasn't been the norm for everyone, just ask your butler. 

Enjoy 🙂

[D&N]

There seems to be an update to the Wine List published on Cunard's (en-gb) website:

https://www.cunard.com/content/dam/cunard/my-voyage/pdfs/qm/qm_wine_list_02a.pdf

And it includes prices!

 

The version I photographed on QM2 looks to be out of date. The Pauillac that we found excellent has gone from $72 to $85. Did they read my comment?

 

An improvement for those on drinks package is that Chablis, Chianti and Rioja have been reduced to $12 per glass.

 

[Host Hattie]

On 6/15/2022 at 9:55 PM, Elephant1151 said:

I understand the wines offered in the Captain and Commodores packages are being changed later this month.

Was this confirmed ? Has anyone seen the new packages ?

[rakkor]

I'll tell you Monday we've a 12 bottle Commodore's package booked for our Barcelona - Barcelona cruise - We need to top this up with a couple of bottles and was going to buy them when we arrived, but now I'm thinking of getting them when we dock in Villefranche - @D&N any recommendations for a good wine shop? 

[Host Hattie]

Thank you 

[D&N]

2 hours ago, rakkor said:

I'll tell you Monday we've a 12 bottle Commodore's package booked for our Barcelona - Barcelona cruise - We need to top this up with a couple of bottles and was going to buy them when we arrived, but now I'm thinking of getting them when we dock in Villefranche - @D&N any recommendations for a good wine shop? 

I believe you're in Cannes this Wednesday as well?

We're hoping to catch the ferry to Île Sainte-Marguerite at about 09:30, and take some photos for the location thread.  Although the forecast keeps changing and weather might not be great. There's still time for them to change their guess though.

 

There is a: Casino Supermarché Cannes "Pont-des-gabres" at 54 bd. d'Alsace.
It's autumn "Foire aux Vins" started yesterday and continues until Sept 11th.
Here's a link to the shop details, and you should find a link to "Foire aux Vins" catalogue on that page, which lists all the offers they have. It's about 2.2kms walk each way from Quay Max Laubeuf, or you could get a taxi/uber. https://magasins.supercasino.fr/supermarche/cannes-pont-des-gabres/CS987

Our local store is a Géant Casino, and the promotion doesn't start until Tuesday. I've already made a list of over 50 bottles to buy for our cave!

I don't see a Casino store in Villefranche, nearest is Nice. But there will be smaller independent wine shops as well, there and in Cannes.

 

[D&N]

@rakkor 

If you don't want to go so far there are independents:
Caviste Ets Vallauri, 10/12 Rue des Halles
Cave Riviera, 7 Rue Teisseire
1862 Wines & Spirits, 5 Rue du Maréchal Joffre

And the chain; NICOLAS at 40 Rue Meynadier and 21 Rue d'Antibes

I've not used any of them but they'll all give guidance on wines.
Casino Group shops are cheaper but you need to know what to buy. Parts of their promos are vouchers for the future, which won't be any use to you.

 

There seems to be very little in Villefranche other than restaurants and souvenir/crafts shops.

Edited August 27, 2022 by D&N

[rakkor]

I actually got it wrong, our first French stop is Cannes not Villefranche where we're off to Antibes.

[Tonopah]

2 hours ago, D&N said:

 

 

There is a: Casino Supermarché Cannes "Pont-des-gabres" at 54 bd. d'Alsace.
It's autumn "Foire aux Vins" started yesterday and continues until Sept 11th.
Here's a link to the shop details,

 

I am neither on the ship nor heading to France, but I absolutely clicked on the link and went perusing. It’s so nice to dream of ships and France and Wine. Thanks for the mini vacation.

[D&N]

1 hour ago, rakkor said:

I actually got it wrong, our first French stop is Cannes not Villefranche where we're off to Antibes.

By tour or by train?

There's not many big supermarkets in centre of Antibes, so probably NICOLAS and independents.

Best to bring up Google Maps on phone and type in "cave vins", that will show nearest. Watch most will close for lunch, google should give that detail.

If you are walking from port to train you can pass some of the shops I already listed.

[rakkor]

It's the Antibes Old Town tour - We'll keep our eyes open and take a stroll around Cannes on return to the port.

[techteach]

@rakkor Have fun!

[rakkor]

 

On 8/27/2022 at 9:35 AM, Host Hattie said:

Was this confirmed ? Has anyone seen the new packages ?

 

We don't have the nice brochures on QE at the moment just these flyers to select from

 

Captain's Collection

WHITE WINE

Gavi di Gavi La Minaia, Nicola Bergaglio

Chardonnay Block 1A, The Lane, Adelaide Hills

Chardonnay, Cannonball

Sauvignon Blanc, Framingham

Pinot Grigio, La Tunella, Colli Orientali del Friuli

Riesling Kung Fu Girl, Charles Smith

Le Petit Broux Rosé, Les Celliers de Cérès, Centre Loire

RED WINE

Malbec Aruma, Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) and Nicolas Cater

Pinot Noir Are you Fowles Wine (B)

Valpolicella Classico Superiore, Terre di Cariano, Cecilia Beretta

Reflets du Château Cissac, 2nd wine of Château Cissac

Shiraz The Footbolt, d'Arenberg, McLaren Vale

Old Vine Zinfandel, Maggio Family Vineyards, Lodi

Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, Berton Vineyard, Coonawarra

Red Bonterra Merlot California Organic

6 Bottles $310

12 Bottles $550

 

Commodores Collection

SPARKLING WINE

Platinum Jubilee special edition' English Sparkling wine

WHITE WINE

Wine Chardonnay Catena Alta, Argentina

Châteauneuf du Pape Blanc, Chateau Fargueirol

Riesling Grand Cru, Domaines Schlumberger, Saering

Montagny 1er Cru Les Coères, Albert Sounit

Pouilly-Fumé, Château de Tracy, Comtesse A. Astutt d'Assay, Loire, France

Chardonnay, Buena Vista Winery, Carneros

Reserva, Quinta dos Carvalhais

RED WINE

Chorey-les-Beaune, Domaine Maillard Père et Fils La Grola, Allegrini, Veronese, Veneto, Italy

Psi, Peter Sisseck

Château Barrail du Blanc, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, France

Shiraz, Brokenwood, Hunter Valley

Zinfandel, Seghesio, Sonoma County, United States of America

Shiraz Reunion, The Lane, Adelaide Hills

Petit Verdot 'Chaski', Viña Perez Cruz

6 Bottles $445

12 Bottles $750

 

 

Edited August 31, 2022 by rakkor

[Host Hattie]

Thank you 

[techteach]

Thanks @rakkor I think we will be skipping either of the two.

[Underwatr]

10 hours ago, rakkor said:

We don't have the nice brochures on QE at the moment just these flyers to select from

 

Captain's Collection...

It's a simple matter to load the lists into a spreadsheet and then look up the current prices from the wine list posted upthread. 

The Captain's Collection wines average about $48, or a little over $55 when the 15% gratuity is added. So if you drink the entire 6-bottle allocation you're likely to save about $4 per bottle on average.

The wines in the Commodore's Collection average $65-66, or about $75-76 with gratuity. Savings is about a dollar or two per bottle for the six-bottle allocation.

 

The 12-bottle allocations would save more.

 

If you were very selective you could save $6-8 per bottle in the Captain's Collection and $5-6 per bottle in the Commodore's Collection by only selecting the most expensive red and white wine offered.

I have a 13-night Caribbean cruise booked and could easily go through six bottles of wine between two people in that period (the 12 is possible if we have wine every night). But selecting across the cellar we might choose from lower in the price range some nights.

[techteach]

There just weren’t enough bottles on the list that I really would want to try. I would be missing some of the bottles from the full list. Kung Fu Girl Riesling? I know it very well because its from Washington, decent and inexpensive. But if a great Alsatian is available I would not want to have the Kung Fu Girl because we’ve purchased a plan. OBC will buy wine.

[buchanan101]

9 minutes ago, Underwatr said:

It's a simple matter to load the lists into a spreadsheet and then look up the current prices from the wine list posted upthread. 

The Captain's Collection wines average about $48, or a little over $55 when the 15% gratuity is added. So if you drink the entire 6-bottle allocation you're likely to save about $4 per bottle on average.

The wines in the Commodore's Collection average $65-66, or about $75-76 with gratuity. Savings is about a dollar or two per bottle for the six-bottle allocation.

 

The 12-bottle allocations would save more.

 

If you were very selective you could save $6-8 per bottle in the Captain's Collection and $5-6 per bottle in the Commodore's Collection by only selecting the most expensive red and white wine offered.

I have a 13-night Caribbean cruise booked and could easily go through six bottles of wine between two people in that period (the 12 is possible if we have wine every night). But selecting across the cellar we might choose from lower in the price range some nights.

 

Was considering the wine collections, but given we'll be in Queens grill we'll have a couple of bottles in the room (so i understand) - presumably not the same quality as those in the dining room, but we are no experts... all will probably be better than we are used to buying from Naked Wines or Virgin Wines!

[techteach]

Actually enjoyed a bottle of Naked Wines Chardonnay the other day with fish and chips at Fisherman’s Terminal in Seattle.

[D&N]

I ruled out the collections. Would only consider 5 on Captains and 4 on Commodore. Probably break even on 6 (taking account of 15% on individual bottles) and make a saving on 12.

But those I'd consider probably wouldn't be first choice, so we'd end up drinking same wines for two weeks.

And if I wanted a particular wine to go with a dish, I'd be ordering outside the package anyway.

[LittleFish1976]

On 9/1/2022 at 1:48 AM, buchanan101 said:

 

Was considering the wine collections, but given we'll be in Queens grill we'll have a couple of bottles in the room (so i understand) - presumably not the same quality as those in the dining room, but we are no experts... all will probably be better than we are used to buying from Naked Wines or Virgin Wines!

 

You'll also get a bottle of French champagne which is rather nice, too.

 

The selection of gratis wines in QG is quite small.

[sucramdi]

Are there ever additional by-the-glass offerings? That selection is rather disappointing compared to impressive list of bottles on offer.

[LB_NJ]

Would the QE have similar (although perhaps a smaller list) of single bottles?