Carrefour Wine Fair 2025: 8 bottles offer the best value for money, editor’s picks

The Foire aux Vins 2025 is coming to Carrefour. So you can aim for safe bottles, at moderate prices. This selection offers concrete benchmarks to help you buy with confidence.

Carrefour Wine Fair 2025: our value benchmarks

According to the editorial team’s selection, several cuvées hold their own. The red thread remains the best value for money. What’s more, the styles cover red, white and organic. At Carrefour, these references promise immediate pleasure, and sometimes potential.

Château La Sauvageonne – Cuvée les Oliviers 2023, Terrasses du Larzac, organic red wine. Mourvèdre, Syrah and Grenache create a precise southern framework, for €11.99.

Bodega Piedra Negra – Malbec Excellencia Gran Reserva 2023, Uco Valley, Argentina. In addition, the Malbec delivers ripe, upright fruit, priced at €10.95.

“A good business deal reassures, but a good story marks the table.”

How to make the right choice on the Carrefour shelves

On the shelf, the label is a guide, but context counts too. For example, choose a clear appellation and a consistent vintage. At Carrefour, price sheets often indicate whether the wine is organic or HVE. This saves you time when making your choice.

Domaine des Galmoises – Les Perruchets 2024, Saumur Champigny, Loire Valley. Also, this juicy Cabernet Franc combines freshness and gourmandise, for €6.95 at Carrefour.

• Give priority to appellation and vintage
• Compare price with expected glass style
• Promoting identified and regular areas
• Anticipate pairings with current dishes
• Keep part of the budget for a new product

Focus on bottles with excellent value for money

Château de La Dauphine – Fronsac 2016, organic red wine. Thus, the mellow wood and ripe structure offer good staying power, around €19.95 at Carrefour.

Vintage plays a major role in style and balance. On the other hand, a wine that is too young may need to be aired. What’s more, the organic label does not impose a particular taste, but rather informs the way in which the vines are grown. At Carrefour, on-shelf information sheets help you decipher these benchmarks.

Domaine de la Janasse – Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2022, red wine. Southern depth expressed with fullness and precision, for €45.95.

Maison Auvigue – Les Vins de l’Eglise, Saint-Véran 2023, white wine. What’s more, the chardonnay delivers tension and clean white fruit, at €16.95 in the Carrefour white aisle.

Wines to watch and favorites up for grabs at Carrefour

Some bottles are worth waiting for. For example, you can buy two bottles, open one and keep the other. At Carrefour, offers by the case make this strategy easier. In short, your cellar grows without exceeding your budget.

Héritage de Chasse-Spleen – Haut-Médoc 2023, red wine. Also, straightforward blackcurrant and fine grain promise good drinkability, for €11.50.

Practical tips for successful shopping at Carrefour

Clos La Gaffelière – Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2015, red wine. The patina of time rounds out the material and reinforces the Bordeaux charm.

Think in terms of pairings, from everyday to family meals. What’s more, a short selection is easier to follow. At Carrefour, style labeling helps you imagine the menu. As a result, you avoid duplicate purchases.

Xavier Vignon – Vieilles Vignes, Côtes-du-Rhône 2022, red wine. On the other hand, the concentration remains digestible and sapid, perfect for the table, and often well placed at Carrefour.

Keep an eye on stocks and budget. This way, you prioritize safe vintages, then try something new. At Carrefour, showcases rotate quickly during the Fair. In short, a few pointers are all you need to buy with confidence.

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