Wine Recs for Sukkot 2025

I I would feel a miss if we only talk about whites. Even though I'm a crazy white guy, you know that. >> I want to talk about this wine because I love Alessandro Chilai. Maybe even more than I love Moy. But Vela Pichula, >> I love them too. >> You love them too. I know. Vel Pichula on the top 100. The sparkling. We got bubbles from them. You got it downstairs. Perleneto. One of the most We made it because of you. You loved it when we got there. It was so hot. You remember that day? >> Rubbing it anyway. >> Yeah. Yeah. So this is the val pichula reserva which means classic ki keianti classicalico but it ages an extra year than the regular wine. We have a meal version. We have a regular version and now we have a reserva. And this is a something to die for. Take a smell. >> Classic what you just opened. >> Yeah. Just opened it and it already jumps the san 100% san. It's made from brand new winery. state-of-the-art optical sorders and everything. Black >> is it a little more muscle than the other can? >> So, it's that I call it more rustic and this is much more newish. >> It's livelier. >> So, you wouldn't expect for it to have so much flavors looking at the color. So, it's like when the sun is out but you have your shades on. >> It's a little Yeah. So, it's it's it's mask. >> Yeah. >> But if you smell, >> you're getting all the classic red sour cherry. You're getting red fruit. >> So, it's a real food wine. >> I think it is. What would you pair it with? >> You know what I'm going to say >> is Ari Bolognese? The classic in my opinion. >> What did you do? >> Pasta Bolognese. Before that, I would probably do, you know, I don't know if I would do big muscular uh chicken ve chop. This in a ve chop. >> Look, me pouring a second glass on a video, that means that one is my my kind of one. >> Yeah. Next is one of your wines. >> Okay. >> The Patnet. Um I think it's uh another great Italian wine. >> We have it for a crazy price. $25. Also crazy story how we ended up. >> Actually friends with >> with Finnelli's son. >> Yeah. >> Garage winery kind of guys. They're his friends. >> Yeah. >> And they said, "You like natural wines?" >> And I got to tell you, it's not my thing. >> It's again opposites attract. He says, "Let's do it." I'm like, "I'll do it for you." >> But it came out to be very nice and it's a classic petnat organic standards. >> So, it's really well priced. We sold it in the beginning for 40. I did a special deal now for I want everybody to learn about these natural um >> this is a natural wine. Anybody who doesn't want sulfites added, anybody who wants totally organic, this is your this is your uh and just this is your pick and they tell you people asking me and that comes with the bottle cap like the beer bottle cap. It's not a mistake. This is how it is. >> Comes with a little yeast in there. >> Comes with yeast in there which is what keeps it alive. It's just I think it's a beautiful way to start either you use deluxe champagne that I we mentioned >> with a bucket >> with a bucket with ice and that's one of my favorites and people who want to be Monday night. >> Yeah. Who wants to be Monday night? Who wants to be costconscious? I understand this is your item. >> And if you want to be out of conscious get the lock. >> That's right. That's what I want. >> Okay. What's next? >> Next. You asked about the reds. He was asking me what am I going to choose about the reds. You know, um I told you my pick for the French. You know, I think Shukus is the >> I think Shukus you have to >> Shat Fuzal. I think you need to open up great wines. And that's a great wine. >> You need to open it as uh >> I would cup it >> like when you open up the schlack. >> No, you got to open a good three four hours. >> So when you open up uh >> Yeah. So you're going to open it. You open it when you're ready for sukot. You put all you hang all your decorations. Your kids there out of the suka. You open it, you leave it, you let it breathe. I think that's what I would do for my French. I think this is the time to spend money. Shem gives it back to you. You're spending money on his holiday. But you asked me about other recommendations. And there are other recommendations in the Italian. Everybody knows about Piscaya. So I know that those are great bottles to buy. Marcia has the full line. But now >> people know a lot about the other Keianti that you uh >> This is another Keianti that I really want to focus on. And then finally, my other error is when anytime somebody tells you something no, I tell them yes. Merllo. Merllo is the way to go. >> It's true. >> This is a Sicilian Merlo. Hotter climate, much more trickier. >> I think it's softer also. >> The drinks like it's and it's soft and plush tannins. It's beautiful. This $40 $50 and you're getting a great wine, beautiful tannins. It's nice and complex. It's less than a meter ticket. >> And what about the label? There's a story behind. >> There is a story about label. If you remember, we did three versions of this. Every wine made by this winery in Sicily was designed and patented by an Italian designer. So, a fashion designer. So, the Cabernet, which is sold out, is made by Mason. Mason literally designed the label. >> Who's Mason for the sheep? Don't worry. They they in Williamsburg they know who is >> I promise you >> their wives know >> their wives the Nero de Aala which is a Sicilian grape native to to justice made by Versace. So you see the label thing. This Merllo which is the most elegant over there is made by Valentino. Another beautiful >> favorite designer. >> My favorite designer. Not what you pick. [laughter] This is what I would pick for the main part of the meal. I think I would start with the Sanjio. Finish with the Merllo. >> I'm shocked that you guys also have a few meals like us. >> Yeah, we do. >> I'm Italian. And that's what we're doing. That's what we're doing here. So, I gave you French recommendations. I would do the Lux Champagne. I would do the Burgundy. And I would do the chat to Fuzal. If I'm doing Italian meal, I would start with the either the instead of the champagne, I would do the laa natural white, natural sparkling, I would >> go for a day meal. >> Yes. I would go over with the Chardonnay and Fmanelli. And then finally, I would end with these two reds. Very affordable. >> So if you give your wife a gift, something for Versace, >> you get the Nero devel. And if you want to give her Valentino, this is what you're going to give her.