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Monday, August 13, 2012

Ceci Bella Kiwi Melon Pinot Grigio NV (about $13)






About the Wine:  Fruit infused wine is actually nothing new.  There is a traditional German recipe for early harvest white wine infused with sweet herbs called "May Wine" that often includes strawberry.  Fruit infused wines have gained a bad name due to the rise of Arbor Mist.  A customer once asked me to describe the taste of Arbor Mist and I must confess that I was at a loss.  A friend later described it as "Like the tears of people who drink real wine."

About THIS Wine:  This wine is lime green with a clear rim.  Intense kiwi dominates the nose.  That flavor delivers on a medium sweet palate that ends in a melon finish.

Drinking This Wine:  This is a nice warm weather sipper and could also go well with a fruit platter.

Overall Impression:  I wouldn't take this to a formal dinner but it's actually not bad.  This is something that would go well at about ten dollars a bottle.  At thirteen it is overpriced.

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