Tasting - "Cupcake Vineyards Signature Sweets Sweet Red"






Name: Cupcake Vineyards 

Variety: Blended Sparkling Red 

Country of origin: Italy 

Country bottled in: USA 

Vintage: 2016

Price: $8.99 on sale. Reg $16.99 at Kroger. Price will vary depending on the store you buy it from. 

Wine Review: Our Sweet Red is bright and delicious with flavors of juicy blackberry, raspberry, and cherry. Each sip is full bodied with a touch of sweetness and refreshing effervescence. Enjoy best chilled. This Sweet Red pairs well with your favorite cheese or fruit tart. 

Wine Folly: pg. 85 Brachetto. I get notes of a creaminess and sweet fruits. There are notes of other classic notes of red wines such as cherry, black cherry, black currant, blackberry, raspberry, black plum, and others. 

Personal Take: Cupcake Vineyards Signature Sweets Sweet Red wine is one that I bought on a whim from a Kroger back home. There was only one left so I thought to myself "If there's only one left, it must be good. Let's find out!" It is delicious! Before I learned how to sniff and swirl, I got notes of cherry and a hint of strawberry, very fruity flavors. After doing a swirl and sniff, I got notes of blackberry, plum, and other fruity flavors that I could not put my finger on. The slight effervescence of the wine gives it a huge plus, BUBBLES! I give this wine a 9/10. 

This was tasted with no food. 

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