Jon built a cookfire, claimed a small cask of Mormont's favorite robust red from stores, and poured it into a kettle.
We dug into fresh focaccia, bruschetta with biroldo (a blood salami) and a robust red from the Veneto.
Its strong flavor will tolerate some white wines, but it pairs best with robust reds, even rustic zinfandels.
A 1988 Traviglini Gattinara ($28) is a robust red with an intense earthy aroma.
The broad green canvas of the field was the perfect backdrop for the robust reds, shiny golds and inky blues on many uniforms.
In March, he will introduce a new premium wine called Historia, a robust red with long aging in oak.
Although risotto nero is made with white wine, something about its dark color and full-bodied flavor suggests a robust earthy red.
So for once there was an air of tense anticipation among them as they sat down and Steve poured a robust red into their glasses.
The wines are called A-Mano, meaning handmade, and by far the best known is a robust red made from a once-obscure grape named primitivo.
Those areas were ideal for the robust reds the market was demanding.