Recession buster: Take the $7 Wine Challenge!

[effenheimer_IHB]

Name a daily drinker for someone who's already spent four hours composing cover letters, mailing resumes, and waiting by the phone. It's time to get your drink on! :cheese:



Must be locally available for less than $7.



I'll <a href="http://www.citrawines.com/wine_montepulciano.html">go first</a>. Available at both Total Wine and BevMo. Total Wine has the 1.5L magnum for under $10. Unexpected balance and complexity from cheap italian. The dryness level is the Mama Bear's porridge! Leave that flat, watery Chianti alone and give this a go. Begs for a bag of Trader Joe's frozen Penne Arrabiata heated in a skillet with two tablespoons of EVOO and sprinkled with a packet of crushed red pepper (free from the Costco eatery).

 

[profette_IHB]

Great thread, Eff. Thanks for the tip on the chili peppers.



How about Gnarly Head Old Vine Zinfandel? <a href="http://www.bevmo.com/Shop/ProductDetail.aspx?productid=20918">BevMo has it for $8.99.</a> I know it's a little <em>pricey</em>, but I'm a sucker for the old vines. Some of these vines are 80 years old and they tend to yield smaller harvests of more <strong>intensely</strong> flavored fruit.



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