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Wine of the Week: Send Nudes

I’ve mentioned my love for SloDown Wines in the past, especially their Sexual Chocolate red blend (SO GOOD). I was excited last week to get to meet the founder of SloDown Wines, Brandon Allen, at the Neighbor’s Shoppe. I was lucky enough to taste test all their wines and learn a little bit more about what they have to offer.

My new favorite is definitely the Send Nudes Rose! It’s made from 100% Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir and has a cool waxy seal on the top. If you turn the bottle around, you can also see a secret message through the bottle.

The Rose has notes of spring strawberry, ripe peach, candy watermelon and white grapefruit. With spring approaching, it will make a great outdoor drink on the patio.

The tasting was so fun, and I was excited to meet Brandon and hopefully will be talking more about SloDown wines in the future.

Have you tried Send Nudes yet? It would be perfect for the next bachelorette party!

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“It’s not getting routine; it just keeps getting better.” This is the tagline for Sexual Chocolate from SLO Down Wines. This is a fantastic red blend of mostly Syrah and Malbec that is the perfect drinking wine. It is smooth and fruity with a hint of chocolate. As you can see from SLO Down Wines’ promotional video, this wine doesn’t take itself to seriously.

I stumbled upon this one a few different times with friends and then it became one of my go to favorites. It doesn’t hurt that they sell it at the store in my office building so it’s easy to pick up on the way home. At $24.99 a bottle, it is the perfect wine to bring to a party or share with friends, not to mention it is delicious.

In 2008, Brandon Allen started SLO Down wines with 93 cases of Sexual Chocolate, which he named after his love of Mad Libs. (There’s a thought for my next wine night!). The label looks like it was written with a No. 2 pencil, but it speaks to how the wine was founded – by two people not taking themselves to seriously. According to the founders, it pairs well with Wednesday nights and pizza.

As I was checking out SLO Down Wines’ website I noticed that they have an amazing wine club! I might have to sign up because you get two bottles of Sexual Chocolate along with two other wines four times a year! They’ve also added Stand Out, a red blend, and Broken Dreams Chardonnay to their lineup.

Have you tried Sexual Chocolate yet? I highly recommend it for your next girl’s night in.

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