We ran across this big bold red wine on sale at Whole Foods of all places. At 8.99 a bottle we thought, what the heck, give it a whirl. We were grilling up Spiced Rubbed Pork Chops with a Mango Black Bean Jicama Salsa.

A cheap red like this couldn't be bad, right?

Wrong!

It was great!

At 15.5% alcohol, it packs a whollop! Usually when a wine has this high of an alcohol content, the "subtleties" of the wine are long gone. Not this bold bruiser though! This red had plenty of personality and was also flexible enough to pair up nicely with our combination of pork and salsa. It's certainly not a serious wine, but it does do food an incredible justice.

My guess is that you can find this cheaper elsewhere. Whole Foods does a nice job pricing wines, but there's a bet out there that you can find it cheaper at your liquor emporium!