What makes a great flavored refreshment wine?
Offering the refined complexities of wine coupled with fruity tones, flavored refreshment wines mix traditional varietals, like merlot and zinfandel, with fresh and sweet strawberry, peach and blackberry flavors. Light and fruity, these wines are perfect for sensitive palates or for those who find full-bodied wines too intense or heavy. Take them on romantic picnics, serve them at special luncheons or pack them in the cooler for outdoor concerts. The ideal summer afternoon sipper, flavored refreshment wines are just that: refreshing. Our chefs define high-quality flavored refreshment wines as coming in a wide range of colors, but their coloring should be appropriate for the blend of fruit and wine they contain—pink for strawberry zinfandel, ruby red for blackberry merlot, etc. They should not seem unnaturally bright or have a brown, oxidized appearance. Low aroma notes of both fruit and wine should be detectable. The aroma character should deliver some complexity with the appropriate n
