Wine of the Day, No. 592

One of my favorite red wines for drinking with pizza and hearty pasta dishes or braised or grilled meat is the Monte Antico, from the Tuscan estate owned by the Empson family of wine importers. A blend of 85 percent sangiovese, 10 percent cabernet sauvignon and 5 percent merlot, the wine ages 12 months in a combination of 80 percent five- and six-year-o…