Good Cheap Wine Guide

 

RATING: Serve Proudly to Guests

I wrote a post recently about visiting the Adam Puchta Winery and sampling their Hunters Red.    I finally had the chance to open up a bottle and sample more than a mouthful.  True to our mission, we discovered a good cheap wine that you can serve to guests!  Yes, this wine quest was for a $12.99 bottle and not a great ten dollar wine, yet still well worth the extra three bucks.  Check out this cheap little red beauty and the other wines proudly created by Puchta and sons. 
What Others Say: From Adam Puchta Winery

“A velvety semi-dry red, medium bodied and non-oaked with a mild floral nose. A fun wine to pair with many Italian foods, peppery/spicy BBQ, hearty stews, venison and summer sausage. A choice red wine to cook with, especially when making those wonderful Italian tomato sauces (caution…more wine should go into the sauce than the cook!), great with pizza, too. Best served at room temperature.”

What I Thought: Really enjoyed this wine.  Set it out for alittle while to air, about 45 minutes while I tried to save my Fantasy Football team from week one disasters.  (I was luckier with the wine than I was with my trades.)  Great full round taste on the tongue with a mature fruit finish.  Good wine to put on the table like you would a good cheap chianti (like my current Trader Joe’s favorite).  Fill a glass full and swirl with pride.  The unique origin and local flavor also make great talk.  What’s good wine without good talk?

Interesting that the wine maker suggests cooking with this wine.  I wouldn’t.  If you know this blog, you know that we only choose to cook with wines that are not worth drinking yet not horrible enough to require a midnight trip to the local landfill. Sorry recipes, I’m not sharing my Hunters Red with you.

 Cheers from the wine oaf!