Wine with a healthy sausage & sauerkraut...

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Good cheap pinot sounds pretty good to me, but since charcrute garni is one of my favorite winter dishes, I can also vouch for Alsatian generic mixed whites like Hugel 'Gentil' or Sparr 'One'. $7 or $8, hard to beat with wine & broth-simmered kraut & smoked sausage.