Thirsty Thursday is the quest to drink good, cheap wine that is $10.00 and under. Want some more recommendations? Check out the past cheap wine posts on Thirsty Thursday.
Warning: For the price and quality – you may just want to buy a case of this wine.
I’ve always been a petite sirah fan. Don’t ask my why, but I especially like it with pizza. (Must be the combination of bread, cheese, meat and sauce.) And there is something to be said for a wine that can hold its own and complement a good pizza.
And the 2008 Redtree Petite Sirah from California at $8.00 per bottle does not disappoint.
I loved the nose on this wine. It was like smelling an herb garden surrounded by a dark fruits and strawberries patch, with just a hint or spice. While this is a little more fruity petite sirah than some others – it still has a good body and finishes with the right amount of tannins to be good with food. (Like, um, pizza.)
Also this wine is smooth. Meaning – from the first sip to the last swallow – you have a consistently good wine that is pleasing to the entire pallet and to a number of different discerning pallets.
Honestly, a couple of years ago we purchased several cases of the Redtree Pinot Noir because it was such a great wine for the money and I have a feeling we will do the exact same with the Redtree Petite Sirah. (And ordering some pizza.)
Note: This wine should be available at most liquor outlets. Please be responsible when you drink wine – and never drive drunk…seriously, that is just stupid in this day in age.
What about you? Have you been trying out any of the Thirsty Thursday recommendations? Leave a comment or link up – because life is TOO short to drink bad wine.