Another busy week (3/5 - 3/11) give just enough time to taste 2 new wines. This first one is OGIO's Sparking Rosé. This wine is a sparkling varietal wine with the grape being Zinfandel. The vintage is most likely 2013 and the wine is made in Puglia, Italy. I got this wine for about $5, and it has a alcohol percentage of 11%.
Wine Critic Review:
"Very enjoyable light sparkling rose'! Light salmon coloring with medium effervescence. Mild strawberry on the palate with smooth moderately acidic finish. Great value at under $10 at local supermarket."
“Ogio Sparkling Zinfandel Rosé U.V.” Vivino, https://www.vivino.com/users/joel.jud/reviews/168533195.
Wine Info:
From the Wine Folly book (page 189), it talks about the Zinfandel grape/wine and how is is "A fruit-forward yet bold red that's loved for its jammy fruit and smokey, exotic spice note. Originally from Croatia, Zinfandel is related to Croatia #1 red, Plavic Mali." The book also talks about which dishes this wine can be good with like Turkish, Moroccan, and Arabic cuisines which help bring out the grape's cinnamon-like spices. This wine typically had a decent body with high alcohol percentage which is balanced out by the tannins and slight acidity in the wine. Lastly, this is a common wine grape and is mostly grown in the United States and Italy.
Aroma/Taste:
My own experience with this wine is that is has some carbonation, but not that much. The aroma was fruity and smelled like raspberry to me. When I tasted it, it had a light smooth body, that was slightly acidic and tangy that tasted also like grape with a hint of raspberry. I didn't taste it with any food since I had a lot of college work to do. Overall, I would say this wine was not that bad and would be on the good side of wine based on my opinion.
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