I'm a new wine snob, but due to illness, I can't drink much at all. But I use it for cooking quite a bit. I crockpotted some italian sausage, potatoes, and other veggies in Malbec last week. It was good, but it looks rather frightening. Malbec is inky!!!
"For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan