wine pairing (recipie inside)

[aetre]

hey I bought pizza for my father the other day, stopped by premier wines (thanks Q) and picked up a bottle of Barbera. I could not find ANY brands that were mentioned in the other thread, but the point of this was, pizza + barbera = simply astounding. the pizza wasn't even that good, but I was nibbling it just to taste the wine right afterwards. I don't think I could drink barbera without food or on a daily basis, but I will make it a POINT to try a different brand every time I have acidic sauces.

and now its PERFECTLY obvious why chardonnay was terrible with my meat sauce. If I had barbera then, I would have done the victory dance all around the table for experiencing such taste without dropping $40 at a restaurant.

thanks for the selections, I'm running with them!

EDIT: the brand of the barbera was 'something' D'Asti (as opposed to D'Alba I guess) Superiore, 1998. Cream label with red letters, small rectangle picture on it (sry I'm at work)

MORE EDIT:
1998 Cantine Sant’ Agata Barbera d’Asti Superiore $11.99
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[This message has been edited by aetre (edited 02-25-2004).]

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