Love :: Cupcake Red Velvet Wine
Since I posted last week about a recent wine tasting with my girlfriends, today’s “Things I love Thursday” is about my new favorite summer wine. You need to know – if you don’t already – that I’m a red wine gal. I drink it winter, spring, summer and fall; I drink it with beef & bass, chicken & cheese.
The one change I do make in the summer is that I look for a lighter red to sip on, one that is not as full, deep or heavy as one I’d choose to drink alongside a premium piece of red meat.
Early this summer I found the perfect one, and this has been my “go to” selection ever since – Red Velvet by Cupcake. The wine is a delicious blend of 47% Zinfandel, 29% Merlot, 19% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petite Sirah grapes. It is light, smooth – yes, velvety – a softer blend with an ever so slightly sweet finish. Its flavors are both floral and fruity – but think blueberries & strawberries rather than plums or raspberries.
It has been a perfect during the hotter months as a stand alone glass or for pairing with appetizers or lighter summer fair – grilled chicken, boiled shrimp or burgers.
Probably best of all, this $12 wine has been on sale for $8 at Kroger all summer long. Red Velvet by Cupcake – this is another thing I love.
Note: For several years now, I’ve been in the habit of chilling my red wine. Once poured, it comes up to the perfect temperature after a little bit of breathing.
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HI! I just popped the cork on the Cupcake Red Velvet to have with our dinner tonight. I tried it, and it’s delicious! We are red wine people, too. In the summer, I usually end up making sangria, just to have a cooler red alternative. The Cupcake is perfectly light for summer. Thanks for the recommendation!
Hey Elisabeth! I’m a red wine girl too. Great suggestion!! I tried it tonight and love it! I chilled it just a bit. Very nice on this summer evening with the storm brewing outside and me safe on the inside,journal on my lap, pen in one hand and a glass of Cupcake Red Velvet in the other
I hope it inspires something wonderful! You get a good song out that bottle, let me know. Glad you’re enjoying it.
Keri, glad you like it!
I will certainly let you know!!
Cindy – I just sent the link to Cupcake for their Blog Buzz. Thanks for the tip!
Just sipping my first glass of Red Velvet. It’s definitely a girlfriend wine. A friend of my suggested it as her go to sipping red wine, and I agree. I’ll definitely be looking at your other wine choice, since I’m a red woman too.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for stopping by & taking the time to comment. Hope you visit again, soon!
Most delicious wine. My new favorite.
Excellent – thanks for stopping by & commenting!
I definitely agree with you! This wine is delicious!
I guess I am the only one who does not like “Red Velvet”. I like Merlot and Malbec from Cupcake but I was disappointed with “Red Velvet”. It was not deep enough and way too sweet. I even checked the bottle to make sure I did not pick “semi-sweet” by mistake…
Belle – I totally agree that this is a sweeter (though I’d never think semi-sweet) and less full wine, which is why it was a favorite during the summer. It would not be my choice in the winter. I love bold, full reds during the cooler months. Since you like Malbec, check out my post on GNO wine tasting – there’s a great Malbec by Engine Room that I recommend there. I had a bottle the other night, and it is still as wonderful as I remembered.
Babbette, I’m reading this quite late, being new to your blog as well as to this wine. Wonderful red! I am more a Beaujolais than a Cab or Merlot drinker, so this one was great for me. Cupcake makes very good (and inexpensive) whites too, should you get the urge.
Thanks, Ted & welcome! Yes, I’ve tried their whites – I like using the Cupcake PG for a white peach sangria I make in the summer.
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