Am having guests over for meat lasagna and salad. What wine best goes with this? Moderately priced, please.?

Answer 1

Red wine.

Answer 2

The Lasagna will pair nicely with a Chianti. Make sure to buy one that had the pink government label on the neck with D.O.C.G. printed on it. You can get a good Chianti for $15 or less that is quite good.

The salad is a bit problematic with wine because of the acid in the dressing (vinegar, citrus, etc). A white will pair OK like a pinot grigio. If you serve the salad as a separate course, consider starting the meal with it and a crisp, light white wine. If you're serving the salad with the lasagna, then just serve the Chianti.

Answer 3

Please, steer clear of Lambrusco, Merlot, and 2 buck chuck. Charles Shaw fine for hanging out at home, but it's insulting to serve to guests.

I'm also not sure what "moderately priced" is to you. To me, that's about $25-$50. The wines I would serve in that range would be:

Raymond Reserve Cabernet
Fontelloro Red Wine
Boroli Barolo (2000), although this may be a little 'big' for lasagna

I'd even consider a Pinot or 2 -

Domaine Drouhin Pinot Noir
Archery Summit Cuvee Pinot Noir
Sineann Wyeast Pinot Noir


If your price point is below that try one of these:

Amberhill Cabernet
Six Prong Red
House Red
Pepi Sangiovese

Answer 4

Some - NOT ALL! - of the other answerers give good advice.

Let me assume that your meal is for a summertime gathering; maybe you'll be eating it on a patio or otherwise outdoors. If so, and I were bringing the wine, I would probably shop (or check my cellar) for a barbera, either one from Italy or from California. It is a bit racy, but not too heavy or cloying; uncomplicated.

As for some other answerers suggestions:

Reunite lambrusco? Ugh!!!! Like matching butterscotch to a fine steak.

Merlot? Stick with northern Italian merlots, from the veneto or nearby appellations. Californian, Australian and other "new world" merlots are generally too dense and rich-tasting and will overwhelm your pasta unless there are humungous amounts of garlic, herbs, onions, peppers and very sharp cheeses in it, although some merlots from Chile are lean enough
to balance a typical meat lasagna.

None of the "2 buck chuck" red wines (that answerer must live in California; the wines - otherwise branded retail wine tax in Mass, hooray!, and the price in other licensed TJs in other states will vary depending on other state taxes and shipping costs) in my judgement would well match your menu. (In my judgement, by the way, the best of the C. Shaw wines is the white sauvignon, and I bring several bottles of it for myself, my "companione quebecoise" and friends on my frequent treks to Montreal; fortunately I know a rural border crossing where Canadian customs officers know me and don't charge me/us the very substantial Canadian duty on over-the-limit bottles, for enjoying with fish and/or many kinds of cold picnic meals).

Answer 5

Red wines go perfectly with meat lasagna.

Answer 6

This time going to make it short and sweet.
I work in a restuarant with 7000 different wines going back to the early 1800's.
HERE'S THE RULE!!
You can't go wrong with a wine from the region where the food is from.

Answer 7

Lambrusco. One popular maker of Lambrusco wine is Riunite. It's pretty affordable. One bottle generally goes for about $5. It's fairly light and sweet in flavor, but yet dry enough to enjoy with food.

Answer 8

Do you have access to a Trader Joes?? If so, they have 2 buck chuck -- no I am not kidding, their label is around $2 a bottle and it is GOOD. I would go for a nice red wine, maybe a Cabernet Sauvinon. (I know that is not spelled right, but it is early here)

Answer 9

A resonably priced merlot would be best as a dinner wine with Italian food.

Answer 10

Don't know where you shop, but to be authentic I'd get a decent Tuscan vino de tavola.. otherwise, depending on how rich your meat sauce is, a big juicy and peppery new world shiraz, but try to get something thats been in the bottle a few years