Want an easy gift for the red wine lover in your life? Looking to expand your palate? How about three red wines that will work with just about any dish? And, each is a conversation-starter (read the “What’s Included” tab for key sound bites that will make you sound like a wine expert!).

These are three distinct levels of red wine, from fun, lighthearted, and juicy to lean/firm/structured, to deep, dark, and handsome – just like your favorite wine drinker, right? These decidedly different reds are great with grilled meats and veggies, making it a perfect pack for summer grilling.

• Michele Chiarlo Barbera d’Asti “Le Orme”
  Michele Chiarlo “Le Orme” Barbera d’Asti is a bright, red-berry-filled red that matches with lighter fare, such as veggies, pasta salads, chicken, pork, and fish (yes! you CAN drink red wine with fish!). Trivia: “Le Orme” means “the footprint” in Italian, and in fact, it was both the name of a popular Italian progressive rock band of the 1970s as well as the title of an Italian horror film!
  
  
• Michele Chiarlo Il Principe Nebbiolo
  Michele Chiarlo “Il Principe” is made from 100% Nebbiolo grown in the Piedmont region of Italy — the same grape and region known for two of the country’s greatest and most famous wines, Barolo and Barbaresco. It is an elegant yet complex dry wine with black fruit flavors and hints of herbs and earth. And as you can guess, “Il Principe” is Italian for “prince.” Match it with both red and white meats and medium-ripe cheeses.
  
  
• Montes Limited Cabernet Sauvignon-Carmenere
  Hailing from Chile,”Montes” means “mountain” in Spanish, and is also the last name of the people who make this voluptuous, spicy, intense red wine. It bursts with flavors of fresh red and black berry fruits that are highlighted by warm notes of red bell pepper, nutmeg, sweet tobacco, and coffee.If you’re not familiar with Carmenere, it comes from Bordeaux, France, where it was used — like here in Chile — as a blending grape to accent and balance the world-famous Cabernet of the region.
  

Vino Joe: “This pack is such a great mix for the grill. Barbera is so friendly, it goes with everything from BBQ chicken to ribs to even hot dogs. Nebbiolo is the base grape for the “wines of kings and king of wines” – Barolo and Barbaresco – so Il Principe is just one step down the royal ladder. And Montes … wow, that winery impresses me with every bottle they make. The Cab-Carmenere is a juggernaut of juice, with surprising structure and bold flavor profile that stands up to – and dances with – steak.”