California Chianti

2003 Tutti I Giorni, Nutz! ($10) -- Red Wine California from the Shennadohah Valley of Amador County near the Sierra Foothills. Pale color, big earthy/smoke nose, full fruit flavors with good acidity for food pairings. A great $10 pizza/mid-week wine!

From the website:

Our Nutz! is a light, fruity Sangiovese-based blend, bottled under the label “Tutti i Giorni,” meaning “everyday” in Italian. It's a playful, everyday quaffing wine - perfect for “tutti i giorni.”

Drink now and finish the bottle as it seemed to lose its character the next day.

You are going to have to write the owners to get any info on the "dog"!