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 go first. 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? BevMo has it for $8.99. I know it's a little pricey, 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 intensely flavored fruit.