2006 Masciarelli Montepulciano d’Abruzzo

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Nothing worse than making a reduction sauce and having it taste like hardwood flooring. This wine definitely works well. Another wine that works extremely well is the Big House Red, which used to be a Bonny Doon wine from Randall Grahm. Since he split up his empire and sold off most of the pieces, I'm not sure whose realm this wine currently comes under. At any rate, Big House Red is a blend of Rhone varietals, lightly oaked, that works wonderfully for braising as well as for reductions - and it tastes great just for sipping.