Matches for Super Bowl chow, from chili to Cheetos

Wow. The street price for a ticket to Super Bowl XLV is reportedly $2,000 and up. Way up. And an RV parking space for tailgating at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, where the average February high is 40 degrees, is $900.

You gonna drink a $6.99 six-pack of light beer with that? I think not. At such prices, the appropriate drink would be more like a $2,000 vintage Krug champagne.

To be more practical, you could spend the same amount to buy a 52-inch flat-screen TV, back up your truck to the patio door and throw a tailgate party in the 72-degree comfort of your family room.

Either way, here are some wines with friendly prices to go with the requisite chow:

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