wino weekend!

it's five o'clock somewhere folks (actually i think it really is 5 o'clock in great britain right now) and it is also a friday which means it's time to talk about the world's greatest beverage: wine.

i'll start with a disclaimer:  there is no wrong way to enjoy wine.  that said, a 2001 saint-emilion is objectively going to be legions superior to slapping the bag in my book.  but lets face it, i just enjoy drinking wine too mcuh for my meager salary to spend hundred of dollars on every bottle.  i'll also go ahead and announce that personally i think super sweet wine is foul and abhorrent to the senses, so if you are the type to drink moscato my recommendations will get you no where.

for my european (especially french) readers: go away and have a nice weekend.  your inexpensive wine is already superior to most of the top shelf stuff at grocery stores here.

but for my fellow americans trying to navigate the wine aisle of your local supermarket here's where i would start:

if you are feeling like a light red:  if there was only one wine i could drink for the rest of my life it would probably be the a to z pinot noir.  it is light and fruity, but still quite dry.  subtle enough you can drink it with anything from fish to steak.  all the thumbs up.

if you are feeling like a heavy red:  go with a louis martini cabernet.  napa valley will be more expensive than sonoma county, though both are pretty decent.  these bottles also tend to be marked down on sale pretty frequently and sometimes you can score them for more than half off.  i usually grab one when i see it discounted just to have on hand.

if you are feeling like white wine:  go with a starborough sauvignon blanc.  i personally don't find white wine as interesting as red so there is pretty much one label that does it for me every time.  new zealand is known for their sauvignon blanc wine and starborough is fairly inexpensive and a super dry, really refreshing summery wine.

butif you catch it on sale or feel like spending a little bit extra you simply MUST upgrade to the kim crawford sauvignon blanc.  this is the best white wine in the store as far as i'm concerned.

hope everyone has a fun and responsible weekend!

cheers!

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edit: it was about noon here when i started writing this post, so the england comment stands.