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Manchester Evening News
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Dianne Bourne

I tried the £5.79 Aldi rosé people say is as good as £20 Whispering Angel and there was a clear winner

One is the top selling luxury rosé wine in the world right now thanks to rave reviews from the likes of global music icon Adele. The other is a cheapish plonk from Aldi.

But rosé wine fans have suddenly discovered that Aldi's Sud De France rosé, priced at £5.79, is something of a match for the posh Whispering Angel which costs £20 at supermarkets like Waitrose and Sainsbury's. The Aldi dupe has been causing a stir over on Instagram and TikTok, where fans have been saying it's a convincing match for the hit Whispering Angel blush vino.

Whispering Angel has become a wine sensation, created from the acclaimed Chateau d'Esclans in the heart of Provence, giving a new cool appeal to once-naff rosé wine. It gained an even bigger following when music icon Adele was quoted as saying, upon drinking the brand through lockdown, "it turned me into a barking dog, it did not make me whisper."

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