2007-01-26 19:51:47 · 21 answers · asked by bingo488092003 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Two-buck Chuck's (Charles Shaw) from Trader Joe's. The Cabernet is great.
2007-01-26 19:54:50 · answer #1 · answered by itry007 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bingo, any Chilean White or New Zealand White wine would both fit your palette.
I especially would like to recommend "Villa Maria" Marlborough Zinfandel.
I normally dislike Zinfandel as it is far too sweet for me but the Villa Maria shocked me. It is crisp and leaves a fizzy feeling on the tounge. Good stuff and very reasonably priced:
£7 in the UK and I think about $12-14 in the USA.
2007-01-27 04:02:08 · answer #2 · answered by Blitzhund 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Personally with pizza I recommend beer more often than wine, but I agree with the following choice's however I will point out none of them are going to be sweet as sweet wine will not go with pizza or pasta.
Also as this article was not recent I would say that any vintage is fine. Also, it does depend what kind of pizza or pasta.
• 2001 Rancho Zabaco Dancing Bull Zinfandel ($7). With its fruit backed up by some tannic muscle, this sassy California wine was our favorite. And the cheapest. Though robust, the fruity zin worked well with the pizza's sauce and the cheese. Very good.
• 1999 Manzone Dolcetto d'Alba La Serra ($6). Bright, with almost cherry-like aroma (reminding us of cough syrup), this import from Italy's Piedmont region offered an intensity and a fruity acidity that held up well. Very good.
• 2001 Falesco Vitiano ($9). Sometimes, it's the little things that count. With this wine it was the tiniest spark of acid that seemed to work so well with the salt in the pizza. This Umbrian blend of sangiovese, cabernet sauvignon and merlot grapes was dry but with a nice hit of fruit. Good.
• 2001 Cataldi Madonna Montepulciano d'Abruzzo ($13). This wine from Italy's Abruzzo region matched the pizza well, perhaps too well. One taster felt the wine "disappeared" behind the fennel of the sausage, while another complained of a bland flavor. Good.
• 1999 Val Cerasa Etna Rosso ($10). A smoldering Mt. Etna adorns the label of this Sicilian red, whose fiery color in the glass was more vivid than any of the others. Too bad the flavor didn't have a personality to match. Tasters liked this wine for its balance of fruit and tannin, they just wanted more pizazz. Good.
• 2001 Torre Quarto Puglia Rosso ($10). Tannins are astringent elements in the wine that can, when judiciously exercised, whip a wine into shape. For some tasters, this southern Italian offered a good flavor for pairing with pizza, but others found the wine's astringency to be distracting. Good.
• 2002 Fattoria Laila Rosso Piceno ($12). A blend of montepulciano and sangiovese grapes, this wine from Italy's Marche region shows a bit too much restraint, although one taster said it was "perfect" with the spinach pizza. Another thought the fruit-forward wine held up well to the sausage. Good.
• 2001 Ridge Sonoma Station Zinfandel ($21). "Too elegant for pizza?" asked a taster, who found this zin to be "good, but not wow." This blend from 12 vineyards in Sonoma's Dry Creek, Russian River and Alexander Valleys lacked the desired punch and left a bruise from the price. Good.
• 2001 Icardi Barbera d'Asti Tabarin ($11). An intriguing note of tobacco on first taste of this Piedmontese wine was followed by a long astringent pull that seemed to fade away on the finish. "A bit off-putting," one taster noted. Fair.
2007-01-27 03:57:41 · answer #3 · answered by Tim95030 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Though red merlot is not a sweet wine, I think it would go excellently with pizza or pasta. Try it out, you might be surprised!
2007-01-27 13:44:54 · answer #4 · answered by listentoalk3 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try a lambrusco--one with a cork, not a screw-cap. Or if you're a bit more geographically diverse, a dolcetto or even perhaps a Barbera D'Alba (a slightly better choice for you than the Barbera D'Asti).
2007-01-27 14:16:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yuk. Sweet wines generally don't "go with" main dishes. Grab yourself a bottle of what you like, and enjoy. Lambrusco? Hey, skip the wine and have grape juice!!! Healthier!
2007-01-27 08:54:29 · answer #6 · answered by Ali B 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Gewurztraminer
2007-01-27 03:55:12 · answer #7 · answered by sticky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Italians have been drinking Chianti with spaghetti for ages. I think it goes well with that or with Pizza.
2007-01-27 07:12:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You know. I don't really get wine snobs. You drink what you like, when you like. Muscat wine is really sweet and not too alcoholly. It's not cheap though.
2007-01-27 03:54:57 · answer #9 · answered by alwaysmoose 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'd recommend a Chianti, Sangiovese, or Barbera with pizza.
2007-01-27 11:09:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋