What's a good red wine cook with?

i cook with the same wines i drink

I dont really drink wine. I keep a few bottles at the house for guest and the ladies.

Always heard "don't cook with a wine you wouldn't drink." That being said, on the rare occasion that I don't finish a bottle of red within 2 or 3 days, I'll keep it in the fridge for the next cooking session.

Actually think I may have a bottle of that already. I like using wine to mix with fig preserves with ducks. I was curious if they had a few that may be better than the cheap arse bottles I've bought in the past for this. I should have put that in OP.

i've taken teal and seared the shite out of them in my black pot and then deglazed with a good cab and then a good handful of chopped parsley.

no other veggies, bottle of wine, parsley, ducks and enough water (if needed) to cover the ducks.

let cook on medium heat for 2 hours or till ducks are tender.

tiss awesome.

The recipe I'm referring to is one that you told me about a few years ago.

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i cook with the same wines i drink

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This, provided I don't need a lot of wine for the recipe. For example Saturday night I made a sauce for some pork loin medallions using some of the pan drippings, shallots, chopped walnuts and blackberry jam. After sautéing the pork-loin medallions I deglazed the pan with some of the wine I was serving that night, a 2012 Foley-Johnson Lindsay's Vineyard Pinot Noir. I only needed enough to deglaze the pan, so I used it. Otoh, at $55 a bottle, I wouldn't have used it if I needed, say a cup of wine for the recipe.

One of my favorites. Got anything else up your sleeve I should try?

Lilwineman! How is Houston?

It's treating me just fine. So much to do here and eat, yet somehow I've lost weight lol. I'm in wine distribution now, the restaurant hours were no longer for me. Quality of life with the schedule is great. Just came in this weekend back to BR to visit the family for by birthday/early Xmas visit.