Cheap Wine Superbowl

I went to a Superbowl party at the place of some friends. Superbowl is more of a beer event, but drinking that much beer makes me bloated. I opt instead for cheap wine in the true spirit of the game. Cheap wine is a suitable replacement for Bud Light is it not?

First up was the Antano Rioja Crianza 2007 — a predominantly Tempranillo wine with some Grenache, Granciano, and Mazuelo mixed in their for good measure. It falls in the under $15 at the Canadian BC Liquor store which means it is probably dirt cheap everywhere else in the world. The wine was nice — soft on tannins and easy drinking. Young, but good and a good value for the money.

Second to bat was the Longue Dog 2008. I have to admit that I bought this wine entirely for the label. Haha, get it? Longue Dog, Languedoc? There’s even a picture of an elongated dog. I am probably missing something, but I thought it was comedic enough to bring to Superbowl. Did I like it? No. The label was misleading…or totally appropriate. There was no description other than “Red Wine” on the label, so I dug deep into the pits of Google to find this PDF write-up which declares this wine a Syrah-Grenache. While it was drinkable it lacked structure or anything interesting. A tad on the watery side. Like grape juice. You likely won’t find this one in my posession again. Fit for Superbowl — I guess so.