Help! Need some names of good wines

[YNE101]

Well guys the dinner went great. His boss and wife seemed to really like me [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/wink.gif[/img]. I actually didn't have to worry about selecting a wine after all. His boss picked two and he had even asked the waiter what he suggested for one of them..I know both of them were red and I forgot the names of them but one was a bit spicy. With the first sip I had to stifle a cough. One more thing though. Is it customary to swirl your cup before each sip? Why is that?