Drug info - Dinner Wine.

[Trebor]

Swim's girlfriend's parents are having dinner with them tomorrow night and Swim has to cook. WHat wines can anyone recommend for steak?

[Nature Boy]

Look out for pink label Italian Chiantis. They're usually of good standard and can be found in most off-licences/supermarkets if you're willing to pay €10-20. Chianti is supposed to be drank quickly but tastes light and sweet so it goes down very nice with a steak. Whatever you do, avoid anything French. In Ireland, most French wine is crap unless you know what you're looking for and are willing to splash out money.

[Jatelka]

SWIJ would suggest something New World. Malbecs from Argentina are generally good value (approz £4-£6) and are slightly peppery with not too much tannin, which goes well with steak. Australian stuff tends to be very fruity and you need some "bite", so that might not work too well. Plus they tend to be ferociously alcoholic (up to 15%), which may not be great for this kind of event.

Chianti can be good, but in her experience the quality can be very variable.

Agree that French is a bad move: overpriced, and difficult to get right unless you know exactly what you're looking for.

Suggest trying a good wine shop (ie: Somewhere that concentrates on wine, rather than your average off-license) and asking what they'd recommend. You can get some brilliant ideas this way

[Bajeda]

Originally Posted by Jatelka

SWIJ would suggest something New World. Malbecs from Argentina are generally good value (approz £4-£6) and are slightly peppery with not too much tannin, which goes well with steak.

Swim seconds that reccommendation! Would also reccommend getting Argentinian beef to go along with it if you can. yummy!

Swim likes a nice Pinot Noir with his steak for some reason, not sure why.

In any case you can just ask the guy at the shop and he should be able to point you in the right direction. Learning to pick wines for the occaision is a hard skill to pick up and master. I leave it to my parents generally as they have much more experiences, especially having lived in Italy and Spain. If your parents have any similar knowledge, I would say you could just ask them for hints as well.

[Trebor]

Ahh, thanks. And Swim is very much aware of French crappiness.

[Trebor]

Nope! Swim has purchassed some Fine Aberdeen Angus. Beautiful meat. Also will be making his own blend of spice. We shouldnhave somewhere to exchage recipies.

[Woodman]

Never mind.

Too late.

Hope the dinner went well.

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[Bajeda]

ahhh, nevermind, thats just as good. Mmmmmmm, I have to go out and buy some beef now. I'm salivating all over the keyboard.

[Trebor]

Might I recommend some Sirloin sprinkiled with peppers and herbs mashed into it, accompanied by some mash potatoes with "herbs" in them and some rich gravy?

[Nature Boy]

SWIM's just munched back some 100% prime Irish beef steak covered in peppercorn sauce. Delicious!