The wife and I picked this up on a whim at Whole Foods for around US$20. We were having a vegetarian concoction of couscous, avocado, broccoli and a broccoli-pesto sauce for dinner and it just seemed like it might go well. And when it's hot, like it was that weekend, a well-made sparkling wine might just be what one needs.
The food, by the way, was amazing. The wine itself was pretty okay. It was a nice, dark, inky color which is to be expected with a name like "Black Bubbles". There was quite a bit of frothy-pinkness at the top and I think my decision to use the French wine glasses (as opposed to some Riedel goblet of opulence) was a good one. There was plenty of fresh, black fruit taste. It had good balance that made it seem like more than just carbonated Shiraz. There is a place for this wine, probably as the first wine in the afternoon of a night that will be full of a long line of wines, but all on its own it left me wanting more...
I like the label design too.
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1 comments:
Your choice of wine glass was quite unusual, Jeffdav. Me, I always use our recycled glass goblet for all occasions, even simple dinners. But hey, to each his own, right? Your wine glasses don't look bad at all. I wish I could see more photos of the other glassware you use for your wine. Do you use decanters as well?
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