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As the weather begins to turn colder and our thoughts turn to heartier foods including beef stew, steaks and other red meats, we begin to think more of red wine as our dinnertime companion.
Not that red wine doesn’t play a major role for most people year-round, but in the hottest days of spring and summer, and even early fall, the cooling effects of white wines and rosés  seem to be far more appropriate.
At the lowest end of the price spectrum many red wines are generally made about the same, somewhat soft and simple, so there is little to distinguish between them in terms of distinctiveness. When we’re spending only $5 to $7 per bottle, most of us do not expect an awful lot of character that relates directly to the grape....