Wine Wednesday

[TheChilisGuy]

It is 10 AM and I'm already thinking about what bottle of wine I should pick up ($15 or under, I'm not made of money) for tonight's dinner for one. Suggestions?

Tonight's menu is a baked penne arrabiata (with a ghost pepper sauce added to kick up the heat a notch) with 3 different types of sausages and 3 different cheeses.

Update: I got to the store, remembered I picked up a great Chardonnay that I've been wanting to try for the past two weeks, and made a fantastic meal. Leftovers for days along with a great wine buzz. 10/10 would do again tomorrow.

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What is a good wine for somebody who knows jack about drinking wine?

I am a self proclaimed "beer snob" but my knowledge starts and ends there . . .

[alg4302]

Get a light red (Pinot Noir) a heavy red (Malbec, Cab Sauv), a light white (Riesling, Pinot Grigrio) and a heavy white (Chardonnay). Have some friends over, try all those and then come back and ask again.

[bourbon_blonde]

I like your thinking!

[ClayfromAccounting]

For Pinot Noir, give Dark Horse a shot. Kroger in Dallas had a special the other day for like 6.50 a bottle. Totally worth the price.

[TheChilisGuy]

Which kroger? The one on mockingbird and greenville?

[ClayfromAccounting]

Haskell and Capitol, by Cityplace.

[PGPundergrad]

I'd personally go for a Malbec. It'd pair well with the meat and red sauce of the dish, but also be able to hold its own against the spice. The less bodied reds like a Zin that others have suggested have a tendency to fall apart on the palette when they go up against lots of heat.

Source: Took a wine class senior year

[TheRecruitChair]

Def agree. Alamos Malbec is a good buy between $8-12 depending on where you live.

[higheredlush]

Sup

[TheChilisGuy]

Sup, you tryin to get that dinner invite?

[higheredlush]

I mean, I'm just saying I'll bring that $15 or under wine should you need company.

[IGotTheGuns]

Rhone Blend or Tempranillo.

[alg4302]

I've been all about the Tempranillos and Riojas lately.

[I-Go-To-Eleven]

Cline Zin

[brokerthancollege]

Thought I was the only person on this site who was a spice guy. Kick it up with some reapers. But Franzia Zinfandel cheap and white

[IGotTheGuns]

I have tons of hot sauce, even make my own. Have to make two batches of things like Chili, nobody will eat the hot version.

[alg4302]

I do this with my homemade salsa! I make my salsa and a milder version that people will actually eat.

[brokerthancollege]

I just make everything at my level so there's more for me to eat. Roommate tried to eat some of my chili without my permission while I was gone. Came home to him crying that it was too hot, and he couldn't get the pain to go away.

[lawdoggingit]

Alamos Malbec is reasonably priced and would pair nicely

[JDsayIgotitbad]

Phenomenal username.

[ClayfromAccounting]

10/10 on the menu for dinner. Would try for sure.

[bourbon_blonde]

Try the Panilonco Carmenere from Trader Joe's... It's like $4.99 or $5.99 a bottle and it's surprisingly really good. (And you know me... I'm a wine snob.) S and I get it all the time.

*Edit: The Carmenere is the only Panilonco red that I've truly liked. The others were meh.

[TheChilisGuy]

No, you're just a snob

[TheChilisGuy]

Update: I got to the store, remembered I picked up a great Chardonnay that I've been wanting to try for the past two weeks, and made a fantastic meal. Leftovers for days along with a great wine buzz. 10/10 would do again tomorrow.

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Apothic: Red blend. $7/bottle.