Paisano by Carlo Rossi

[Lucky13csa]

I'm relatively new to wine. I just finished reading "Windows On The World-Complete Wine Course" by Kevin Zraly....twice. Very good book. Windows On The World was a resturant in the World Trade Center-God Bless.
I chose to learn mostly about Merlot wines and my favorite turns out to be Ecco Domani Merlot- an Italian wine. It's fruity, med body, slightly dry(dry wine isn't as dry as it used to be to me....do I get used to it?......go figure....LOL), and smooth all around. I don't want to get carried away with Merlot here(I have a post in the Merlot section of this forum).
I can't afford to drink Ecco Domani on a daily basis @$8/750ml bottle. So, I drink it on occaisons. Instead, I drink Carlo Rossi's Paisano @$8/gal bottle. I know that Carlo Rossi is among the top 15 in California mass produced wines but, I've never heard of Paisano and I can't seem to find any info on it. All I know about "Paisano" is that the word means "buddy" or "friend" in italian. Can anybody help me on this? I would appreciate it. I bounce around between Carlo Rossi's Paisano, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Burgundy. I'm also currently trying other wines like: Pinot Noir and Chardonay (I'll try different vineyards and vintages till I find something that appeals to me). Any input on Paisano or any suggestions as to specific wines that I should try would be appreciated.

[Innkeeper]

You might look for the Charles Shaw line of wines (a.k.a. "Two Buck Chuck") at Trader Joes's. It is far better than Paisano at close to same price. Then again is you like Paisano, far be for me to tell you what to drink.

[Drew]

Carlo Rossi = another brand owned by Gallo.

Drew

[Kcwhippet]

If you want to find out more about Ecco-Domani and Carlo Rossi, go to www.ejgallo.com. You'll find out that the E-C Merlot has about 10% Primitivo, which is a kin of Zinfandel to give the Merlot some body, and it's a dry wine at .4% residual sugar. Paisano is the lightest red wine the Carlo Rossi brand makes, but they don't tell you what the grapes are inside. The residual sugar is 1.4%, so it's a much sweeter wine, probably to mask the taste of the unknown grapes. We sell a lot of this wine, mostly to local college and university grad students who are on minimalist budgets, but also to older folks who remember the Carlo Rossi commercials back in the 60's and 70's.

[disney bad boy]

Just to interject a little humor here. A good friend doesn't let a friend drink too much Piasano. [img]http://wines.com/ubb2/wink.gif[/img]

[Lucky13csa]

Thx so far everyone.....and......LOL.....I'll remember that next time DBB

[Lucky13csa]

However, my wife says "If you can't run with the big dogs, then stay on the porch."

[Innkeeper]

The good news for you Lucky; there are no big dogs around here. You are most welcome.

[winoweenie]

Ocassionally one of usn's try barking.WW [img]http://wines.com/ubb2/wink.gif[/img]