The wines you should *actually* order in the pub, according to a pro

How does one navigate the murky waters of your local pub’s pint sized wine list? Scottish wine personality and writer Hannah Crosbie —who’s new bookJust how do you dodge this minefield of sh*t wine? I’ve taken it upon myself to do the research, inspecting the wine ‘list’ of every chain pub I’ve been into in the last year.

There are many independent pubs with fabulous wine lists, being built lovingly by independent owners. This isn’t for those places, where you’ll no doubt find something brilliant to feast on. Many of the chain establishments are yet to catch up. This page is advice for those places. Many wine people who go to pubs feel this way. Pickings are slim, and we don’t want to ask the well meaning landlord exactly what he means when he says he has “red or white”.

Most of the time, we just end up having a beer. But what about when you don’t want a beer, what if you are dead set on having wine, you just want one that tastes good? The fact is, pubs are part of our DNA. They are as British as baked beans and not going to therapy. They are also the first place that many of us unknowingly start our wine journeys.

Many a trembly-voiced first wine order has taken place in British pubs, for those of us who aren’t lucky enough to have parents with cellars full of Lafite. Here’s how to hack the pub wine list.Many of the pubs I grew up near did not have the luxury of a beer garden. They were cramped, carpeted places with low wooden beams and friendly faces. They were places to hide in after a particularly long walk, or reconvene with old school friends at Christmas time.

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