WHEN you fancy a tipple on the move, or you just don’t want to overdo it, mini wine bottles are a handy little treat.
But how much more are you paying for tiny plonk than the standard size?
JOHN McLELLANAlison Maloney compared mini bottles of wine and their full-size equivalents[/caption]
After Waitrose caused a stir last week by announcing they would be selling ‘vin in a tin’, we put supermarkets’ big and small offerings to the test.
Alison Maloney filled her trolley with mini bottles and their full-size equivalents – and compared the percentage difference in price.
FILLIPO SANSOVINO PINK PROSECCO
JOHN McLELLANFillipo Sansovino Pink Prosecco has a 35% price difference[/caption]
ASDA 20cl, £3.25 £16.25 per 100cl 75cl, £9 £12 per 100cl
HARDYS STAMP SHIRAZ
JOHN McLELLANHardys Stamp Shiraz has a 40% price difference[/caption]
ASDA 18.7cl, £1.75 £9.35 per 100c 75cl, £4.99 £6.65 per 100cl
MIRABEAU ROSE (can)
JOHN McLELLANMirabeau Rose is the best value with a -36% price difference[/caption]
WAITROSE 25cl, £2.79 £11.16 per 100cl 75cl, 12.99 £17.32 per 100cl
TERRA DI PRIMITIVO ORGANIC WINE
JOHN McLELLANTerra Di Primitivo Organic Wine has a -5% price difference[/caption]
WAITROSE 25cl, £3.49 £13.96 per 100cl 75cl, £9.99 £13.32 per 100cl
TRIVENTO RESERVE MALBEC
JOHN McLELLANTrivento Reserve Malbec has an almost negligible 0.2% price differencne[/caption]
TESCO 18.7cl, £2.50 £13.36 per 100cl 75cl, £10 £13.33 per 100cl
CAMPO VIEJO RIOJA TEMPRANILLO
JOHN McLELLANCampo Viejo Rioja Tempranillo has a 25% price difference[/caption]
TESCO 18.7cl, £2.5 £13.36 per 100cl 75cl, £8 £10.66 per 100cl
FREIXENET PROSECCO
JOHN McLELLANFreixenet Prosecco has a 33% price difference[/caption]
MORRISONS 20cl, £4.25 £21.25 per 100cl 75cl, £12 £16 per 100cl
FLEURS DE PRAIRE ROSE
JOHN McLELLANFleurs De Praire Rose has a 25% price difference[/caption]
MORRISONS 18.7cl, £2.49 £13.31 per 100cl 75cl, £8 £10.66 per 100cl
I HEART PINOT GRIGIO
JOHN McLELLANMorrisons I Heart Pinot Grigio is the worst value with a 50% price difference[/caption]
MORRISONS 18.7cl, £2.25 £12 per 100cl 75cl, £6 £8 per 100cl
BEACHFRONT WHITE ZINFANDEL
JOHN McLELLANBeachfront White Zinfandel has a 40% price difference[/caption]
ALDI 18.7cl, £1.39 £7.43 per 100cl 75cl, £3.99 £5.32 per 100cl
PINOT GRIGIO DELLE VENEZI
JOHN McLELLANAldi’s Pinot Grigio Delle Venezi has a 24% difference[/caption]
ALDI 18.7cl, £1.39 £7.43 per 100cl 75cl, £4.49 £6 per 100cl
ALLINI PROSECCO
JOHN McLELLANAllini Prosecco has a 32% pricee difference[/caption]
LIDL 20cl, £2.29 £11.45 per 100cl 75cl, £6.49 £8.65 per 100cl
CHILEAN CABERNET SAUVIGNON
JOHN McLELLANChilean Cabernet Sauvignon has a 39% price difference[/caption]
LIDL 25cl, £1.99 £7.96 per 100cl 75cl, £4.29 £5.72 per 100cl
MOST WANTED SAUVIGNON BLANC
JOHN McLELLANMost Wanted Sauvignon Blanc has a 28% price difference[/caption]
SAINBURY’S 18.7cl, £2.25 £12 per 100cl 75cl, £7 £9.33 per 100cl
MASCHIO PROSECCO
JOHN McLELLANThere is a 29% price difference on Maschio Prosecco[/caption]
SAINBURY’S 20cl, £2.75 £13.75 per 100cl 75cl, £8 £10.66 per 100cl