Wino Wednesday

Wino Wednesday, a monthly feature on Food Gypsy where we choose a bottle from the recycling bin and tell you how much we enjoyed drinking it. April's pick: 2002 Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage Rose, Champagne a bit of bubbling happiness.

Wino Wednesday, a monthly feature on Food Gypsy where we select our favourite bottle from a month of liberal boozing. Among my favorite picks of the year thus far; the Corte Majoli Amarone Della Valpolicella 2007 is my kind of wine on a cold weather evening, with a big bowl of meaty pasta, a strong cheese or grilled meats.

Apothic Red, 2008 Wine Makers Blend from California and a great pick for a party because it pairs so easily and sells at at a price point under $20. Of course, I bought it for the label (it's embossed and everything). Our wine pick of the month for February.

Brumont Cotes de Gascogne 2010, Gros Manseng / Sauvignon. The Gros Manseng grape is not a grape you read a great deal about; gown primarily in the South of France it's a great food pairing grape with a citrus nose and a low intensity, and our pick of the month for January.

We are champagne pigs, anything that sparkles and fizzes gets play with us. Some are hits and some are misses; the Perles roses Cuvée Antonia Naveran 2008, was a big holiday hit this season.

We mistakenly took the De Bortoli Deen Vat 10 Pinot Noir 2008 to a mixer with folks we didn't know. A decision we immediately regretted.

Wino Wednesday, is a new feature on Food Gypsy, this gives you two whole days before the weekend hits so you can go shopping. ('Cuz Lord knows, you need your wine.) On this (Mostly) Wino Wednesday we feature our favorite wine(s) from the past month: La Demoiselle de Sociando Mallet '08, Béthanie, Arbois '07, and Pago del Vicario Penta Barrica '07.

Why wait for a special occasion?!  Toast with bubbles any day of the year.  For the uninitiated, sparkling wine and champagne has been one of those celebration reserve bottles in the wine rack served with canapes and something sufficiently snotty.   It's…