Comfort wines

This week, we've been drinking tried-and-true wine: familiar wines from familiar producers, old favorites from new wineries.

Rueda/Verdejo: One of our favorite whites. Brilliant, sparkling, zesty. A little citrus, a touch acidic. We opened a bottle two days ago from a winery we've never tried. Unfortunately, we already recycled the bottle, and we didn't record the name. It was good, as we expected. We haven't tried a bad one yet, and we drink this often, especially during the summer.

Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc: Our other top white! Daryl picked up a bottle this afternoon from our wine shop. Matua Valley 2005 S.B. Excellent wine--crisp, clean, fruity. Delicious! We served this with honey mustard chicken and fried rice.

And for our table wine during the week, we drank Two-Buck Cab. It's a decent wine, but after last Saturday's William Hill...

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