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Showing posts with label New Jersey Wine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Jersey Wine. Show all posts

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.