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Wine of the Week: Living Coral Sparkling Rose

July 22, 2020 by DetroitDuchess 2 Comments

I’ve mentioned this year that I want to share more products that give back and no sooner did I say that and I stumbled across Living Coral. This sparkling rose was created to educate wine lovers about the importance of coral reefs and help fund organizations that preserve and restore the coral reefs.

Living Coral is the perfect sparkling rose wine – it has notes of ripe nectarine and peach along with a creamy texture. I’ve found a lot of sparkling rose wines are too sweet and this was not the case. Living Coral was crisp and refreshing and fantastic for brunch or for any special celebration.

For every bottle of Living Coral Sparkling Rose sold, a contribution will be made to an organization that is dedicated to saving the coral reefs.

In the past few months, I’ve started to see this wine in more liquor stores all over Michigan, so I have no doubt you’ll see it at a store near you soon!

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Wine of the Week: Sancerre

January 29, 2020 by DetroitDuchess Leave a Comment

If anyone has read 50 Shades of Grey, you’ll know that a ton of wines are mentioned throughout the series. As a wine enthusiast, I was surprised that I didn’t recognize a lot of the wines that were mentioned. On a random trip, John and I were in a liquor store (searching for bourbon for him) and I stumbled across this Reverdy Sancerre Rose pick. I remembered the name from the book and thought I would share a little more about it.

For the 50 Shades of Grey fans, you might remember a Sancerre being mentioned when Ana and Christian meet at the Heathman to discuss the contract, and then again at Escala following their Georgia trip.

Technically, all Sancerres are Sauvignon Blancs. Sauvignon Blanc is a white wine grape and Sancerre is the name of a wine region in France’s Loire Valley. This particular Sancerre wine is more of a rose and made from Pinot Noir.

This Sancerre is from the Domaine Jean Reverdy winery located in Verdigny, one of the top villages in Sancerre. It dates back to 1650. It has flavors of cherry, blackcurrant, and apricot.

In the book, I’m guessing they were drinking a traditional Sancerre white wine versus a rose like I have here. But this is crisp and delicious and everything you would want in a rose wine.

Have you tried any of the wines from 50 Shades of Grey? If you’re a Sancerre fan let me know, I would love to try more as I’m learning more about it.

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Wine of the Week: Cote des Roses

December 18, 2019 by DetroitDuchess 1 Comment

I’ve been meaning to write this post all year long, Cote des Roses has been my go to Rose for a while now! John brought it home one day and it has been my favorite ever since.

The bottle is definitely a highlight here, it’s like someone bringing you roses, but even better! The bottle was designed by Melitine Courvoisier, a student at the Ecole Boulle, as part of a design contest. The bottle is called “Soiree A Rose.” Her idea was to design a bottle that redefines the rules of seduction, “Wine is more often offered as a present to men, and flowers to women. I combined these two aspects, turned the bottle over and the idea was there!”

What I didn’t realize was that they also have a whole variety of wine in the same packaging. I have only ever seen the Rose, but if you see the other varieties in stores, let me know! The Rose is crisp and fresh, with notes of fruit and candy. It’s the perfect rose, not too floral.

If you’ve tried Cote des Roses before, let me know your thoughts AND if you have any great ideas on how to re-purpose the bottles share them below! I hate recycling them when they are SO beautiful.

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Wine of the Week: Delaney Vineyards Texas Rose

December 20, 2017 by DetroitDuchess 4 Comments

When we went to Texas over Labor Day, we visited the Delaney Vineyards and tried their refreshing Texas Rose. It was so good that I even brought a bottle home with me and decided to make it the Wine of the Week. I had no idea that Texas had a wine industry, but according to the Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association, Texas is the site of the first vineyard established in North America by Franciscan priests circa 1662. Who knew? Imagine my surprise when we had a delightful day at the vineyard in Texas. I just thought it would be too hot to grow grapes there, but the climate is actually a lot similar to California’s climate.

The Delaney Vineyard is over 20 years old and Jerry Delaney owns two vineyards, one in Grapevine, the other in Lamesa. The Texas Rose wine is a blend of Chardonnay, Muscat Canelli and Petit Verdot grapes from their Lamesa vineyard. It’s received a number of medals in wine competitions and I can see why. It is a fresh blend with fruit and honey notes.

Texas Rose would be great with some Texas BBQ and they even came up with a fun drink called the “Jerry Delaney.” Think Arnold Palmer and mix ½ Texas Rose and ½ lemonade. In the cold winter of Michigan, I’m already dreaming of summer with a Jerry Delaney in hand. If you have a chance to visit the vineyards, I highly recommend it! The winery looks like an 18th century French chateau and is a fun place to hang out with friends for the day.

Have you tried any of the Delaney Wines or any other Texas wineries? Let me know your favorites.

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Wine of the Week: Belle Glos Pinot Noir Blanc

August 3, 2017 by DetroitDuchess 5 Comments

I’ve mentioned before that one of my favorite wines is the Belle Glos Pinot Noir. Well imagine my surprise when I saw this in my Facebook feed!

As this was the first I had heard about it I immediately had to have it and found and online retailer that sold it. Craft & Curd had it for $18.99 and I bought three bottles just in case it became unavailable.

The Belle Glos Pinot Noir Blanc is special because its grapes were grown specifically with the intention of making a rosé wine. On the label, you’ll notice that it says “oeil-de-perdrix” which translates to “eye of the partridge.” This is how rosé is traditionally known in France. I was even more thrilled to discover that a portion of the proceeds for every bottle sold go towards breast cancer research!

This wine is crisp with flavors of pink grapefruit, lemon zest, orange creamsicle and hints of dried apricot and sweet spice. Drink it chilled preferably on the patio with your girlfriends.