Red wine
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shoot4fun
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Do you have a Trader Joe’s nearby?
They have a fairly broad selection and the Charles Shaw (two-buck chuck) is decent.
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I am not a wine connoisseur by ANY stretch of the imagination. However, there are a few things I do know. There are dry wines and sweet wines. I absolutely hate, loathe and despise DRY wines>>>>to ME they are horrible. Then you have the wines where you can easily taste the alcohol in them>>>>to me, that is almost as bad as the "Dry" taste. Then many, if not most wines, are consumed at room temperature! To me that is BY FAR the worst part of them OR any beverage! YUKKKKKK!!! Now there are MOSCATO wines. They are neither dry nor "alcohol flavored" to any appreciable degree. Many, if not most Moscatos need to be chilled. My suggestion: Go to a wine tasting event and try several wines BOTH dry and sweet>>>you will be glad you did!
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Try this flavor of liberty creek brand. His pinot noir is lighter & pretty decent red wine also. You may want to start w a Carlo rossi jug of Italian red. Budget priced a bit sweeter..dont be afraid to blend your own from budget brands..Dry Italian reds are an accquired taste..
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For modestly-priced red wines that might suit you, check out these:
The Carmen, above, has a fairly nice taste, IMO. The first two have relatively "big" tannins, if that's your thing. The third is softer, on the tannins. The Davey Shiraz is "full-bodied" and flavorful. All are under $20/bottle. Might be a good place to start.
If you don't have a solid selection nearby, take a look at Total Wine & Spirits, online. They ship.
- Carmen Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauv. (Maipo Valley, Chile)
- Hall Ranch Cabernet Sauv. (Paso Robles, Calif.)
- Hall Ranch Zinfandel (Paso Robles, Calif.)
- Davey Family Shiraz Estate (Australia)
The Carmen, above, has a fairly nice taste, IMO. The first two have relatively "big" tannins, if that's your thing. The third is softer, on the tannins. The Davey Shiraz is "full-bodied" and flavorful. All are under $20/bottle. Might be a good place to start.
If you don't have a solid selection nearby, take a look at Total Wine & Spirits, online. They ship.
Start drinking chianti (sweet, fruity) and barbera (dry, tart) wines. Eat lots of garlic and tomatoes, start yelling a lot.
Growing up, my favorite neighbors were Sicilian, they drank Cribari by the gallon. Learned a lot about cooking from them.
And yes, they yelled a lot.
Malbecs are commonly South American, usually Argentina.
Barbera's typically are Italian (barbera), but you can find them grown in Eastern Washington.
Both are so dry, your spit coagulates. I like 'em.
Some of the best low cost wines you can find will be from Spain. Go to your local upscale grocery store and ask the sommelier for suggestions. It's easy to blow a budget on wine, and yet there are lots of great ones that cost little.
Three Buck Chuck was mentioned here. I tried drinking it, but won't even cook with it at this point. Ugh.
But hey, I'm a beer man, so toss my opinions out with the trash.
Growing up, my favorite neighbors were Sicilian, they drank Cribari by the gallon. Learned a lot about cooking from them.
And yes, they yelled a lot.
Malbecs are commonly South American, usually Argentina.
Barbera's typically are Italian (barbera), but you can find them grown in Eastern Washington.
Both are so dry, your spit coagulates. I like 'em.
Some of the best low cost wines you can find will be from Spain. Go to your local upscale grocery store and ask the sommelier for suggestions. It's easy to blow a budget on wine, and yet there are lots of great ones that cost little.
Three Buck Chuck was mentioned here. I tried drinking it, but won't even cook with it at this point. Ugh.
But hey, I'm a beer man, so toss my opinions out with the trash.
I drink quite a bit of red wine and the words sweet and red wine should not be in the same sentence, ever.
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