What to Drink with Pizza

[Fred Schroeder]

Just curious, why did you select the grape varietals for your home made wine? Valdespena is something of a mystery grape that may be Tempranillo and Petite Cabernet is thought to be just another name for Cabernet Savignon. Because of the heat in our area, I planted heat tolerant varietals Petite Sirah, Carmine and Ruby Cabernet.

[mrgweeto]

We have been using those because it was what our grandparents made back in the day. We have used merlot grape instead of the Cab and we have used other varieties but we always seem to come back to these. It is a nice all around drinking wine that lends itself to food or just by itself on a nice fall day. I like all wines and like to try different store bought bottles but always come back to our home made. These are the grapes that our supplier gets in from California and we like them. Several years it was so good it was scary. That is when you wish you made several hundred gallons.

[GrahamG]

when I fire the oven up, I have a cider or beer, then when the pizzas are cooked, we dink red wine.

[mrgweeto]

I like the way you drink.....I mean think.

[BradPQ]

I want to add, or suggest that this question equally applies to what are you drinking WHILE making pizza. This is just as important and enjoyable.