wine suggestion?
 

having dinner at a friends later this week, and i plan on bring a bottle of wine, but am not a huge connoisseur myself so i thought i would ask for recommendations.

we are going to be having lasagna i believe.

i know red wine is the way to go, and my online research has given the basic suggestions of either a zinfandel or a chianti.

im aware of a lot of former 'wine threads', but i am curious if anyone has any particular suggestions for the situation.

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I would go with a Chianti.... Skip the Zinfandel and move on to a Shiraz.... It's everything you'll get from a Zinfandel and more.

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having dinner at a friends later this week, and i plan on bring a bottle of wine, but am not a huge connoisseur myself so i thought i would ask for recommendations.

we are going to be having lasagna i believe.

i know red wine is the way to go, and my online research has given the basic suggestions of either a zinfandel or a chianti.

im aware of a lot of former 'wine threads', but i am curious if anyone has any particular suggestions for the situation.

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Clos Du Bois Marlstone 1995

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what kind of wine is this asofel. and typical price?

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Shiraz is a good idea. Not many people know about it, and consequently wouldn't buy it. Most people who like any kind of red wine like it, and there are several good Australian brands that are very inexpensive, like Yellowtail or Jacob's creek.

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what kind of wine is this asofel. and typical price?

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i don't know nearly as much about wine as many people here, but i do believe i've seen this mentioned by the well-informed as well.

you could also just grab some 2 buck chuck [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

oh and i think its about $30

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As far as Shiraz goes, I have two suggestions.

If you're on a budget, I recommend Turning Leaf Shiraz. Excellent wine for the price. Much better than any other varietal they make.

If you're up for spending about $25 for a bottle, I'd go with Peter Lehman or Kangarilla Road.

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I don't know where you live, which does make a huge difference in what wines you can obtain. For instance, i live in Montreal where they import a ubber amount of French wines, and here's a couple i would recommend.

For a Bordeaux - The Chateau Tremebalay is tremendous and around 20 a bottle (in Canada- a lot cheaper in the states)

If you can find a bottle of "Benjamin Brunel", pick it up. It's a Rhone and is one of, if not my favorite. It's around 25 a bottle.

Also J. Lohr, from NoCal, always makes a good bottle.

cheers

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go w/ Shiraz

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"As far as Shiraz goes, I have two suggestions.

If you're on a budget, I recommend Turning Leaf Shiraz. Excellent wine for the price. Much better than any other varietal they make.

If you're up for spending about $25 for a bottle, I'd go with Peter Lehman or Kangarilla Road."


Shiraz is an excellent suggestion- it's the kind of wine that people that don't like wine will enjoy, innofensive, sweet, and goes well with itialian, imo.

try the windham estates bin 555- should be about $10- my favroite budget shiraz.