Why American Cheese Singles Pair Perfectly with Premium Italian Wine

Introducing Costco's Chianti Bargain

Speaker 1
0:01

Hey
,

welcome
,

it's

Domain

Dave
,

again

from

CheapWineFindercom
.

And

today

we've

got

a
.

Well
,

I

made

a

trip

to

Costco

and

I've

got

an

899

Kirkland

Signature

Chianti

Classico

Reserva

2022
.

And

it's

sold

for
.

Did

I

say

$899
?

Yeah
,

it's

very

cheap

for

one

of

those

wines

it's

sold

for
.

Did

I

say

$8.99
?

Yeah
,

it's

very

cheap

for

one

of

those

wines
.

It's

very

inexpensive
.

Speaker 1
0:28

We've

done

it

in

the

past

and

the

back

label

say

Caffaggio
,

which

is

one

of

the

producers

in

the

Chianti

Classico

region
,

made

the

wine

and

this

year

that's

off

there

and

I

don't

know

who

made

it

now
.

So

if

you

have

liked

it

in

the

past

or

didn't

like

in

the

past
,

you

might

want

to

give

it

a

try

again

because

this

might

be

something

new

and

different
.

Uh
,

chianti

classico

is

a

docg

wine

Understanding DOCG Wine Classifications

Speaker 1
0:54

.

G

stands

for

guaranteed
.

They

have

rules

and

regulations
,

uh
,

for

the

vineyard
,

for

the

production

of

the

wine
.

You

know

how

much
,

how

many
,

what

kind

of

yields

you

can

have

and

basically

what

those

rules

say

is

that

if

you

follow

the

rules

in

the

vineyard

and

you

follow

the

rules

in

the

winery
,

you

will

make

a

quality

wine
.

I

mean
,

it's

the

blueprint
.

It

doesn't

mean

that

you

and

I

are

going

to

like

the

wine
.

It

just

means

that

they're

going

to

make

a

quality

wine

that

you

and

I

are

going

to

like

the

wine
.

It

just

means

that

they're

going

to

make

a

quality

wine
.

Speaker 1
1:29

And

the

Chianti

Classico

is

the

oldest

DOCG

region

in

this

is

Tuscany
,

in

the

Chianti

region
,

and

the

grape

is

Sangiovese
.

It

has

to

be

at

least

90%
.

They

do

add

other

grapes

in

there

sometimes
,

but

we

don't

know

on

this

one
,

and

the

Pascafaggio

Pairing Wine with Regular Food

Speaker 1
1:44

would

have

said

something

on

their

website
.

Here

we

we're

taking

it

for

grant
.

We

don't

know
,

we're

just

going

to

drink

it

and

enjoy

it
.

So
,

um
,

what

else

about

uh

chianti

classical

reserve
?

It's

got

to

be

aged

for

at

least

two

years
,

uh

three
,

three

months

in

bottle
.

And

this

is

aged
,

uh
,

for

two

years
,

three

months

in

bottle
.

And

this

is

aged

for

two

years
,

three

months

in

bottle
.

Often

they

use

these

big
,

large

barrels

a

lot

of

times

neutral

barrels
,

so

you

don't

get

too

much

oak

in

it
,

but

this

one

has

its

tannins
.

It

does

definitely

have

tannins
.

I'm

going

to

take

a

sip
.

Speaker 1
2:24

The

thing

you've

got

to

remember

about

Chianti
,

especially

class

uh

classical

reserva
,

is

that

it's

a

food

wine
.

You

know
,

they

wouldn't
,

they

don't

really

drink

wine
,

they

don't

go

out

at

night

they

don't

sit

on

their

back

porch

and

sip
.

They

don't

turn

on

netflix

and

drink

wine
.

We

do
.

So

they

make

their

wines

to

pair

well

with

food
,

with

dinner
,

and

you

know
,

when

you

have

these

pasta

meals

with

white

sauce

or

red

sauce

and

creaminess
,

you're

going

to

need

a

little

bit

of

something

in

the

wine

to

cut

through

all

that
,

to

cleanse

the

palate
.

So

the

next

time

you

take

a

taste

it's

a

brand

new

experience

all

over

again
.

That's

the

whole

reason

why

you

have

the

structure
,

why

you

have

the

tannins
,

why

you

have

the

acidity

where

American

wine

especially

value

price
.

Speaker 1
3:10

They

figure

you're

eating

Cheetos

and

watching

a

movie

or

something
.

So

they

don't

figure

that
.

You

know
,

on

a

8991
,

they

don't

figure

you

just

made

a

five-course

meal
.

So

this

is

a

wine

you're

pretty

much

going

to

want

to

get

something

to

eat
.

Just

a

cheese

tray

and

maybe

if

you

have

a

little

bit

of

a

fancy

sausage

of

some

sort
,

trader

Joe's

has

a

Chardonnay

sausage

or

whatever

and

I

went

looking

for

what

I

had

in

the

refrigerator

and

I'm

having

this

with

American

cheese

singles
.

Speaker 1
3:49

It

works
.

I

mean
,

anytime

you

have

a

wine

that's

got

a

bit

of

tannins

to

it
,

which

it's

supposed

to

have
.

It's

not

a

flaw
,

it's

supposed

to

be

there
.

You

need

to

put

a

little

food

in

your

mouth
,

a

little

bit

of

something

for

it

to

do

the

work

with
,

so

it

can

balance

out

and

it

works
.

So

Final Thoughts and Recommendations

Speaker 1
4:10

have

snacks

when

you

drink

wine
,

and

American

cheese

and

Chianti

seems

to

go

together
.

Yep
,

it

bounces

out

really

good
,

really

nicely
.

That

little

tightness

you

get

from

little

pull

you

get

from

the

tannins

kind

of

smooths

out
.

Speaker 1
4:35

Yeah
,

I

mean

you

don't

have

to

be

fancy
.

You

can

have

a

tray

of

aged

meats

and

really

expensive

exotic

cheeses

and

what

have

you
,

but

you

don't

need

to

do

all

that
.

You

can

just

get

what

you

like

and

what

you

have

on

hand
.

You

know
,

a

couple

of

some

crackers

would

work

well

too
.

Yeah
,

so

this

Kirkland

Signature

Chianti

Classical

Reserva

2022
,

$8.99
.

Speaker 1
5:01

That's

a

very

inexpensive

price

for

a

wine

of

this

caliber
.

And

it's

a

Chianti
,

I

mean

it's

made

from

San

Giovese
,

it's

going

to

be

red
,

it's

going

to

be

red

berries
,

it's

going

to

have

some

spice
,

it's

going

to

have

some

nice

flavors

to

it
.

It's

going

to

have

a

little

bit

of

structure

to

it
.

If

you're

used

to

just

California
,

get

the

American

cheese

singles

out
,

so

you're

going

to

need

it
.

But

as

soon

as

you

have

it

little

sup

and

and

if

you
,

you

know
,

and

at

$8.99

you

can

pick

up

a

taco

ball

or

our

burgers

from

the

local
.

You

know

you

don't

need

to

have

some

fancy

in-and-out

burgers

or

you

can

just

get

local

burgers

bring

them

back

in
,

have

this

with

the

wine
.

You're

gonna

have

a

great

little

meal

and

that's

what

it's

all

about
.

Speaker 1
5:53

So

this

is

DomainDaveCheapWineFindercom
.

We

write

up

three

different

value

price

wines

a

week

and

then

we

plug

in

the

microphone

and

we

talk

about

it
.

So

here

we

are
,

like

us
.

We

like

your

podcast
,

if

you

will
,

it

does

matter
,

and

I

think

I've

got

another

Costco

wine

coming

up

before

too

long
.

I've

got

a

another
,

I

think
,

a

Cabernet

Sauvignon
.

I've

been

doing

a

bunch

Episode Wrap-Up

Speaker 1
6:18

of

those

lately
,

but

they've

been

out

and

about

and

pretty

good

this

year
.

So

that's

it
.

Keep

it

cheap
.

Adios
,

I'll

be

talking

to

you

in

a

couple

of

days
.

This

was

the

Kirkland

Signature

Chianti

Classical

Reserve

of

2022
.

It

might

this

was

the

Kirkland

Signature

Chianti

Classical

Reserva

2022
.

It

might

be

a

different

producer

in

the

past
.

So

if

you

liked

it

before
,

you

might

want

to

give

it

a

try

again
,

and

if

you

didn't

like

it

before
,

you

might

want

to

give

it

a

try

again
.

So
,

adios
,

keep

it

cheap
,

bye-bye
.