Photo: id-iom /flickr Because nothing’s more refreshing after a long day than a nice, cold, wild otter-protected vintage.

Nobody buys grocery store bargain wine because a self-serious label says it has “sweet rose petal notes and a lightness to the palate,” so two south London “gonzo” artists, Hugo and Sholto, who confusingly go by another name, Id-iom, spiffied up five Tesco and Sainsbury’s labels to see if anybody noticed, the assumption being that people would not. Maybe it’s because these amazing descriptions were more or less accurate?

Here are notes on a bottle of Shiraz.



“Bitter clowns tears with a hint of suspicion. Great with lobster Therimdor. Best drunk in the street. Taste guide: Trouser jazz.”

Trouser jazz shiraz.Photo: id-iom/flickr



Perhaps you’re more of a Malbec person.



“Full of tangy clagnuts with a smooth hint of disco and funk. Great with jaffa cakes. Taste guide: Studio 54.”

Funky disco.Photo: id-iom/flickr



Sainsbury’s “Blossom Hill Red”:



“A pretentious yet sensitive wine with a hint of snozzberry. Easy to down the whole bottle without realising. Great with fresh caviar.”

It is snozzberry season, after all.Photo: id-iom/flickr





And finally, what to expect should you choose the £4.09 Soave:



“Agile clam flavours with a suspicion of red kryptonite. Great with roadkill or clam chowder. Taste guide: P Funk.”

Clamtastic.Photo: id-iom/flickr



“I’d like to think these will go unnoticed by the staff until some eagle-eyed customer decides to spoil my fun,” one of them wrote on Flickr, back in January.

Joker Replaces Supermarket Wine Descriptions with Funny Versions [Daily Mail]