I was always a fan of a "full-throttle" Argentinian Malbec, paired with some type of red meat that could stand up to it.
On another note, 2007 Beaujolais Nouveau will be released in exactly 2 weeks. Cheers!
I wait for this with much trepidation. The last 2 years have gone from bad, 2005, to horrible in 2006. Now that my 'all things French' personal embargo is relaxing, I will return to some French wines.
I always love the Beaujolais Nouveau release when it comes out, it’s fun, even if it’s not great winie, but I don’t think it’s worth $9 or $10 a bottle. It should be $6 or $7. No more than $8 per bottle.
Malbec is a serious (not series) wine. Argentina and Chile both make some pretty good wines.
Red meat, red wine,...YUM. And it’s real good for you.
The Beaujolais Nouveau craze only benefits Georges Duboeuf. Well explained: Why it was decided to make the region's humblest juice—a wine mainly borne of its worst vineyards, a wine barely removed from the fermentation vat, a wine that is nothing more than pleasantly tart barroom swill—its international standard bearer is a question that will undoubtedly puzzle marketing students for generations to come. Sure, it generated quick and abundant cash flow for the négociants, like Duboeuf, who dominate Beaujolais...
There are other Beaujolais to be had, but I'm still 'anti-French' in everything except cheese. ;-D