Full Review

Hillside Winery

Hillside Winery
NV Black and Blue Wine, American

Pair this wine with:
Cheese Dessert

Category: Fruit Wine

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 11.5% RS: 9%
Bronze Medal
Recommended
$26

Hillside Winery
NV Black and Blue Wine, American

Pair this wine with:
Cheese Dessert

Category: Fruit Wine

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 11.5% RS: 9%
Ruby color. Aromas of cobbler and BBQ with a vibrant, medium body and an effortless, complex, short-to-medium blackberry tart and chai tea finish with fruit tannins and no oak flavor. A sweet and savory wine that has balanced sweetness.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Juicy & Smooth & Fruity
Aroma Aroma: cobbler and BBQ
Taste Flavor: blackberry tart and chai tea
Sweetness Sweetness: Dryish
Enjoy Enjoy: Now
Recipes Pairing: Gruyere, Aged Gouda, Pound Cake
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A sweet and savory wine that has balanced sweetness.

The Producer

Hillside Winery

The Producer

Fruit Wine

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Serve in a Copita
Fruit wines, produced in many countries, are fermented alcoholic beverages made from fruit or even herbs and flowers. There are dozens of types of fruit wines, ranging from apple, strawberry and peach to elderberry, rhubarb and dandelion.

May of these are quite sweet, although some, such as pineapple, are rather dry. As many of these fruits are very high in acidity and would produce a wine that would be too acidic for most tastes, water is often added during the production process to create a less tart sensation. Alcoholic contents range from 10% to 16% or so.

Fruit wines are made for immediate pleasure, generally enjoyed on their own at a picnic or backyard barbecue.

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