Posts Tagged ‘sweet wine’

Moscato, Rap Superstar in a Highball

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Moscato d'Asti Cocktail in a Highball

What is Moscato? Sweet wine for sugar daddies if rapper Drake is to be believed. In Do It Now he raps: "Lobster and shrimp and a glass of moscato, for the girl who's a student and her friend whose a model." Hey! Serving alcohol to minors is illegal people even if it's a relatively low-alcohol wine (i.e. 5% vs. a typical 12% alcohol by volume wine).

What is Moscato? Cont'd

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Posted in Sparkling Wine, Wine Price and Sales, Wine Trends

Sauterne’s Test Tube Baby

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Bottles of Sauternes Dessert Wine
Chateau D'Arche, a Grand Cru Classe producer of Sauternes (dessert or sweet wine of Bordeaux) has started bottling its La Perle d'Arche wine in 100ml test-tube shaped bottles aimed at young drinkers in nightclubs. On the whole this seems to be a good idea since Sauternes is not well known outside the wine community, not to mention that french wine sales are on the decline so they've got to do something to shake things up. But what's troubling is their marketing, once again targeting women. Managing director Jerome Cosson told decanter.com: Sauternes Targets Nightclubs and Women Continued

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Posted in Bordeaux Wine