This amazing, food-friendly white wine is still available when so many of its peers from 2011 are hitting the markets. But I haven’t found a 2011 that’s either priced as low or as good in quality as this invincible wine from New Zealand. I love it alone, and require it with my chicken green chile enchiladas, tuna salad with an array of veggies, or pizza with goat cheese and shrimp. It’s also a great pairing with spicy Chinese, Thai, or Mexican dishes—as long as they aren’t fiery hot. It’s a steal at $10.99 in Trader Joe’s, or on sale at BevMo in SLO for only $9.99.
This article appears in Mar 8-15, 2012.