OK, confession time: this bottle was originally intended as a birthday gift. I hate when I buy someone a birthday gift, and then the gift never gets to the person it's intended for. That's why I make sure that the bulk of my gifts for out-of-towners are alcohol. Wine, preferably. That way I can always enjoy it myself if the receiver never gets the gift.
This was a pretty inexpensive gift at $8.99, but when I picked it up, I thought it would provide a lot of bang for the buck. It's unique - it's hard to find a sparkling shiraz out here in CT (way to go, Stew Leonard's) - and has a 13.5% alcohol content. Nice! It's like bubbly for the die-hard red drinkers.
From the first loud POP! when the cork came off, I knew this would be something fun. It's so cool to pour it into a champagne glass and watch this smashed-blueberry-colored foam rise to the top. And it tastes fun too: it tastes grapey. Like real grapes, purple and red grapes. It's tart, but in a nice way.
This wine makes me happy from the first sip, and after these last three weeks of hell that I've had lately, I'm so glad that there's a wine that makes me happy & I can take a momentary vacation with. Even though all that crap still awaits me when I return, this is definitely worth the trip. Find out more at www.paringa.net.
Cheers!
Kate
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