Question:
I would just like to know what is your favorite casual wine?
Answer:
Well, I love red wines, so I drink them even on casual occasions--though I love the best of every type of wine, i.e. great French Champagne; French White & Red Burgundy; definitely Red Bordeaux; Rhone reds; Italian Sangiovese, Amarone and Barolo; California Cabernet Sauvignons, Meritage reds and Zinfandels; and Australia Shiraz etc. The best values for casual drinking among these are: Australia Shiraz, Italian Sangiovese, California Cabernet and Zinfandel, Spanish reds and French Cotes du Rhone--all good everyday reds. P.S. My Italian parents always had red wine on the table when I was growing up--and made homemade red wine too-and I got my wine training in London where I practiced drinking the great French, Italian, Spanish red wines. Everyone's palate is different, so drink whatever gives you the most pleasure, though that changes over time.

Excerpt from Wine Faqs: Real Questions-Real Answers by Anita L. Laraia- www.anitalaraia.com

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~~ Stephen Potter

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