Ruffino Il Ducale - no stress wine, good with food and you can find it anywhere.

If you're willing to move slightly up the scale of medium-body, M. Chapoutier's Bila Haut wines are also really good for the price.

Great screen name, Unctuous!

p.s. welcome to the boards.

Thanks VinT. Have been reading through the forum for some time, but thought it would be fun to start posting too. Cheers!

Bruno Giacosa Nebbiolo d'Alba is one I often recommend.

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Originally posted by Bordeaux4Wino:
Bruno Giacosa Nebbiolo d'Alba is one I often recommend.

+1...Great recommendation.

I'd also add a Rosso di Montalcino from any reputable producer. A few of my favorites include Rosso's from Valdicava & Il Poggione. Both are around $25-30, and present an outstanding QPR.

I'm going to throw L'Ecole #41 Merlot in the running. Very easy to get and you can often find it <$40. If you contact the winery directly, you can often get the previous year's wine for a nice discount (>20%)

I'll bite...medium bodied daily drinkers around $10:

Herencia Altes Garnacha Negra
Borsao Tres Picos
Borsao Berola
Falesco Merlot Dell Umbria

Also a few bucks more, the Oyster Bay Pinot Noir as Hunter recommended is excellent for the price.

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Originally posted by Unctuous:
If you're willing to move slightly up the scale of medium-body, M. Chapoutier's Bila Haut wines are also really good for the price.

Ditto on the Bila Haut...decent quaffer, and medium bodied for around $10.

Paulo Scavino Vino Rosso - will definitely do the trick