The Attack of the Sweet Monsters

We do not know if we are in-tune or out of tune with today’s wine preferences but for many centuries, it has been the dry (non-sweet) wines that have ruled the world of wines. They were written about, praised, and even sold at incredibly bloated prices.
If no one has looked around lately, American tastes have changed. Our entire society is currently deluged with sweet drinks from fancy coffee to sweet tea to soda pop and even sweetened dairy based drinks, so why should all of our wines be dry. Unfortunately, the less expensive sweet wines were often looked on as the cheap perfumed harlots of the wine world and were to be sneered at, made fun of and to be avoided at all costs lest these beverages become popular.

In a blast of patriotism, modernization and a headlong dive into 21st century, Barefoot Cellars, one of the stalwart advocates of truly American wines, has launched a new series of very affordable wines that are directed at the sweets loving American population and all in time for summer. These new wines are not the simple, characterless, sugary sweet alcoholic grape juice of bygone days, but are well made, carefully thought out wines designed to deliver a true wine flavor and aroma. What is much more important, they perfectly compliment the current trends in American tastes of both food and drink, which have changed dramatically in the past thirty years. To put in modern American, don’t knock ‘em till you tried ‘em.

Barefoot Cellars Rich Red Blend ($6.99). At last, a sweet red wine that offers wine lovers a red wine that possesses all of the flavor and healthful attributes of a good red wine and is neither dry, stiff nor unapproachable by sweet wine seekers and is a wine they can truly enjoy. This wine is not made from lower quality grapes but is a blend of some of the most popular and flavorful red wines grapes available; Chilean Cabernet Savignon, Spanish Tempranillo, and Argentinean Syrah. The wine displays a true big red wine flavor and aroma, which is easily equal to the better dry reds, and, as is also the case with the other dark reds, a barbeque king.

Barefoot Cellars Sweet Red Blend ($6.99). This wine too is made from better grapes, the Pinot Noir, Zinfandel and Malbec which create a wine that is sweet but offers another rich jammy fruit flavor to entice you.

Barefoot Cellars Rosa Red Blend ($6.99). Well we took care of the barbeque, how about just the time sitting around and chatting; this is the wine for that. Made from Malbec Rosé and Tempranillo the wine displays a monster fruit flavor and there is nothing that can lubricate conversation than this delightful wine.

Barefoot Cellars Moscato and Barefoot Cellars Pink Moscato ($6.99). As are almost all of the wines made from the Muscat family of grapes these wines are sweet, but not sugary because they derive their sweetness from the unfermented natural sugars found in the grape. The aroma of the Barefoot Cellars Moscato is heavy with the perfume of apricot, orange blossom and lilac while the Barefoot Cellars Pink Moscato adds a berry fruit flavor and aroma. On the palate the flavors of mango and melon and depending on your choice of color, berry fruit. These wines can rival many of the expensive Italian import and does so easily.

Barefoot Riesling ($6.99). If sweet wines are being made, you know that one example of ` must be the famous Riesling. The color of this wine is a bright and shimmering very light yellow with an aroma, which is intense, reflects peaches with hints of apricot and a background of citrus. The fruit of the aroma carries over to the flavor and then on to the spectacular finish. This is the perfect wine to accompany the modern American dishes and is a standout with Asian foods. Our suggestion, try it with sushi.