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Without food, for sitting and chatting in the spring tend to reach for either prosecco or a big bold red.

Depends on the weather: for warm spring nights, something fizzy (champagne, sparkling rosé from Spain, vinho verde); for overcast evenings, pinot noir; for wintry cold, barolo.

Hard question! Generally, a sauvignon blanc or pinot grigio, but sometimes nothing beats a lovely pinot noir.

Oh I know this is probably a little passe, but I love the Mirassou Pinot Noir just for sipping :) It's like $8 a bottle and (to me) it's nice a light but with a bold finish. Then again I don't really know much about wine... mmmmm thanks for making me want to open my only btl at 11:45 am on a Thursday lol.

Pinotage, pinotage, pinotage! So friendly, but if you get a nice one, complex enough to hold your interest on its own. I'm really into the Stormhoek.

I can't even answer - it's totally dependent on the weather. After a cold winter day, I absolutely crave a big red wine (or a red Zinfandel, most of which these days seem to epitomize that). In the summer, though, all I want is a crisp white or dry rose and I can't even fathom craving a cabernet.

I lived on the Mosel in Germany for just under a year. To me, there is nothing better than a good white Riesling or Spaetlese. Mmmmm.

I discovered a great (and cheap) bottle of cab/syrah made by 2 Brothers last night at dinner. It's their Big Tattoo Red, 2006. Amazing full flavor and priced less than $9 a bottle. They also donate $.50 from every bottle sold to a local charity in the city where the bottle was bought.

As soon as I feel spring coming I reach for a chilled French Rose. I am in love with them! Last month there was a wonderful Frenchman tasting a DEVINE rose at a local wine shop. I bought two bottles of it and have savored every drop.

In the winter I'm definitely into burgandys or anything red from cote de rhone.

Full on summer, I want a dry champagne! So good with salads, grilled food, fruits.

Everything but big and bold!

oh, and I like the chimney flues as wine storage idea!

Generally, love Cabernet Franc. Also, love the not-so-dry fruity German wines - Rieslings, Gerwurtzraminers...

But really, any good wine is a sipping wine! (o, and love Proseco!)

The only wine I drink is Moscato. So tasty.

Moscato D'Asti is perfect, a touch of sweet, a touch of bubbles, all fun.

I love bold reds, and champagne at the holidays, and the other night I had a VERY nice old-vine zin that was just yummy.

And then I watch Bottle Shock and I have a hankering for a chardonnay...

most of the time, though, it depends on what I'm eating.


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I wracked my brains but I don't think I EVER just sat and sipped wine without food EXCEPT for champagne! A cocktail, sure, beer certainly, but except for champagne, wine has always come with food or food with wine. Huh.

With the cold damp winter comes the love of a bold Washington state Syrah. As spring arrives we enjoy the bubbles with the new fresh strawberries and crepes. My house white is the Italian Inama Soave, or Washington State Rulo Viognier. As summer sets in I make room for some good hard cider. YUM!

Either a big, old vine Zin or champagne. I loves me the champagne.

Like many others, it depends on the weather. If it is a spring/summer afternoon or early evening, a chilled rose, moscato or sauvignon blanc is my go to wine-something low in alcohol but high on refreshment. For chilly evenings by the fire or at the coast, only a red will do.

I'm not a big wine drinker which is most likely why I like the anything that's on the sweet side. I was introduced to prosecco last year and loved it. Someone also gave me a great Spanish wine last summer that I loved but never got the name of. If anyone has suggestions that I can start tasting, that would be great.

In the summer, a chilled Prosecco. Mmmm....

Stickyheels, The Mirassou name was sold a few year ago. It is now owned by Gallo. The Mirassou family now sells wine under the La Rochelle name.

I'm always up for acid-driven reds from Southern France and Italy. It can be big or light-bodied but the tannins have to be well-integrated and the wine needs to be food friendly - so no overpowering oak for fruit.

Cava, Prosecco and sparkling wines from California are divine and really are the best types of wine to pair with everything! My newest favourites are "Hula O Maui Sparkling Wine" (made from pineapple) and "Rose Ranch Cuvée" (sparkling blush wine) from Tedeschi Vineyards (website: http://www.mauiwine.com/sparkling.html) on Maui, HI. I had these wines on my honeymoon and they were fantastic!

Every couple years, I change my tastes in wine. I used to hate whites and would only drink merlot. These days, merlot just tastes off to me, and I'm a big fan of chardonnay.