By
George Brozowski
When
did, drinks evolve into his drinks and her drinks
or more sexually inappropriately manly drinks and girlie drinks?
Actually, and thanks, I believe, to Arnold Schwarzenegger
we now even have girlie man drinks.
When
the wine guys sent me this bottle of Sangria to try they said
that since it wasn't just wine it fell under my pervue. I
just think they're all girlie men and are afraid to wander
into unknown territory. Since I'm a Cro-Magnon type of man
I am not afraid to try anything, even drinks with umbrellas
in them or more to the point, in this case, a wine with fruit
infused.
I
refer to this Sangria as a girlie drink not because it has
fruit in it but because it is part of that trend of lower
alcohol, lower calorie drinks targeted specifically at the
female demographic.
This
Eppa Sangria is a mix of Mendocino Cabernet
and Syrah with the fruit flavors coming from real, organic
fruit juices, drawn from antioxidant-rich superfruits, including
pomegranate, blueberry, Mediterranean blood orange and acai.
I
kept this bottle in the fridge for a few days since it is
recommended to be consumed cold. The nose is sweet and fruity
as advertised. It is grape forward and fortified by hints
of strawberries, oranges and blueberry. It's a bit thick on
the tongue because of the sweetness but pleasant enough. The
mixture of fruit and wine is muddled yet pleasant with no
one taste really coming forward and dominating individually.
It is clean and smooth without tannins and finishes nicely.
At
120 calories per serving and 8.5% alcohol by Volume it is
a pleasant afternoon sipper on ice that won't put on many
pounds and won't get you falling down drunk either. It's a
bit too sweet for my taste but it is definitely an adult drink
that's not sweet enough to turn teenager's heads.
$11.99
- 12.99 per 750 ml bottle.
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