Baked ham dinner party

[Innkeeper]

Well Hank, you have a lot of choices. First there are light to medium reds. The Grand Cru Beaujolais, '97 or '98 Chiroubles for example, to Italian Dolcettos, e.g. D'Alba at the other end. If it is a fancy party you might want to go with a Brut d'Rose to a Blanc d'Noir. My preference would be a rose' or pink with "shoulders" on it. This genre took a beating when the suddenly popular and ofttimes cloyingly melifuous White Zinfandel came along. Lately, better offerings in rose or pink have come along. See that category on this board, as well as the Best Values/Steals category for some excellent recommendations. I like (as others are getting tired of hearing) the McDowell Grenache Rose' Mendocino, 1997. Hope all this leaves you more informed than confused.