Hollywood Moment

First stop Rite Aid on Sunset.  Second stop In & Out Burgers.  This Merlot made the 7-Up go down better. It was a long 2 mile walk.

Barefoot Refresh: The Battle of the Bottles

Noticed that my wine reserves were slowly depleting.  Time to stock up.  Also time to drink up.  The local store had Barefoot Refresh "wine based spritzer" on sale for $4.99 per bottle.  That's my price point!  I purchased two.  One was the "Summer Red" and the other "Moscato."  It should be noted that they were bottled by E. & J. Gallo Winery in Modesto, CA.  I've never noticed that before on Barefoot bottles.  Once home I immediately removed them from the bicycle and placed them in the refrigerator to chill.  A day later we drank them.

September 1st, 2017 was a lovely late summer evening.  Having ridden from the local high school football home opener we decided to sit outside on our deck to cool off from the ride.  I opened the red first.

First thought when the opening salvo hit my palate was that this stuff should be sold by the gallon. The 750 ml glass bottle does not hold enough.  I wanted more!  Then again, lesser volume is safer for me.  A sweet red with hints of berries.  Not a pure wine.  Ingredients listed are grape wine, carbonated water, cane sugar, natural flavors and less than 1% of potassium citrate, citric acid, potassium sorbate to protect flavor and sulfiting agents.  It clocks in at 6.5% alcohol by volume. Definitely will purchase more of this one.

One bottle down.  Time to rinse my glass and open the second.  Like the red, the Moscato has a screw top.  The first thing I noticed was the bouquet.  Wonderful aroma of pears.  However, that did not translate into wonderful flavor.  Although Wifey said she enjoyed it I found it to be a bit sour.  That sourness ruined the pleasant Moscato taste I was hoping for.  the ingredient list was the same as well as the alcohol level of 6.5%.  personally, I'll stick with their regular Moscato.

But the Summer Red Spritzer...I must have more!!!!