@eirene_belle: Are you still here? How cute! Are you wondering how to choose the right wine? WHAT KIND OF RED WINE IS BEST? All recipes for drunken spaghetti call for a medium to full bodied red wine. The type most often depends on the region. In Tuscany, Chianti is the most popular wine of choice, and they often call this dish spaghetti al Chianti. In Sicily, they make it with Nero d’Avola and other recipes suggest Merlot. This version is quite simple. It has garlic, peperoncino (red chili pepper) and parsley. It’s a bit like a pasta aglio olio e peperoncino with red wine! However, it doesn’t have the strong garlicky flavour of aglio olio and is only slightly spicy. Given that some aged red wines are a little spicy, I found the addition of chili really complimented the flavour.