Any regular reader of BeyondtheBottle.com might surmise that only Washington or Oregon wine is served at our table. This is true for many nights of the week, but not every dinner is matched to a local wine.

In fact, there is an occasional week when no Pacific Northwest wine is poured, allowing us to mix things up and experience varietals from other regions and countries.

So, what do we enjoy when it's not an Oregon or Washington wine? Recently, we've been drinking wines from Italy, Spain, France, Argentina and New Zealand.

From Italy, we enjoy dolcetto, barbera, and nebbiolo from the Piemonte, sangiovese from Toscana, and valpolicella and prosecco from the Veneto region. From France, we favor wines from the Rhone Valley, focusing on grenache, syrah and mourvèdre. From Spain, it's more garnacha, with lots of tempranillo and monastrell as well.

From Argentina, it's malbec and bonarda, which are great values these days. And finally, we turn to New Zealand where we have discovered pinot noir to our liking from the Central Otago region as well as a number of delicious sauvignon blancs.

Over the last week, I've picked up several mixed cases comprising global wines representing all of the varietals mentioned above. Most are priced between $10 and $20, which is the target for an everyday table wine for us. More expensive wines are usually reserved for weekend meals, when we have more time to celebrate a slow meal.

How about you? What wines are you enjoying at your table these days? Please share your experiences in the comment form below.