€5 wine beats high-price rivals in taste stakes

It’s a screwtop bottle of plonk costing just €4.99 but its a corker, according to international wine experts.

And Aldi has seen unprecedented demand for its Spanish Toro Loco Tempranillo since it picked up the top award.

A blind-tasting event conducted by a panel of experts placed the red alongside many older wines costing nearly 10 times as much.