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Pinot, cab, malbec
Happy hour red = winner, winner, chicken dinner!
IMO, this question needs to be calibrated by price. Generally, Malbec is cheaper than the other two and is considered to be a better bang for the buck at the low end. In the table wine realm, I've been impressed by the cheapish Pinot Noirs. For example, if you want really cheap - Black Box and Bota Box Pinot Noirs are more inoffensive than their cabs/merlots/malbecs. But in the mid-to-expensive realm I think Cali Cabs are where it is at...
High end Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir are some of the best varietal wines in the world, and Malbec has a way to go to catch up.
Tempranillo and Sangiovese. Barbera or Garnacha sometimes. Occasionally even spring for a Barolo.
Does Strawberry Hill count as a red?
what do you have against Nebbiolo?!?!?
what do you have against Nebbiolo?!?!?
You Spanish, Italian wine connoisseur!