Here's a good think piece from the New York Times' Eric Asimov about what types of reasonably-priced wines make for good drinking with various everyday meals. And what do you know - he has some of the same ideas we do! It's definitely worth checking out....
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/14/dining/best-wine-for-any-meal.html?ref=dining&_r=0