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Hillside Winery
NV Don Rosso Red Blend, American

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Category: Red Hybrid Blend

Date Tasted: 3/12/2025

Country: USA

Alcohol: 11.5% RS: .4%

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87 Points

Silver Medal

Highly Recommended

$22

Hillside Winery
NV Don Rosso Red Blend, American

Pair this wine with:

Category: Red Hybrid Blend

Date Tasted: 3/12/2025

Country: USA

Alcohol: 11.5% RS: .4%

Ruby color. Fruity, candied aromas and flavors of raspberry jam, purple grape juice, and candy jar with a round, dry-yet-fruity light-to-medium body and a seamless, interesting, relaxed finish that shows shades of watermelon jolly rancher and grape soda with soft tannins and no oak flavor. Fun, silky smooth red with loads of crushable fruit—think chillable red or bold dryish rosé.

Tasting Info

	Style:	Juicy & Smooth
	Aroma:	raspberry jam, purple grape juice, and candy jar
	Flavor:	Same as aromas with shades of watermelon jolly rancher and grape soda
	Sweetness:	Dry-yet-Fruity
	Enjoy:	Now on its own and with food
	Pairing:	Pulled Pork Sandwich, Ribs, Steak Fajitas
	Bottom Line:	Fun, silky smooth red with loads of crushable fruit—think chillable red or bold dryish rosé.

The Producer

Hillside Winery

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Their Portfolio

BR •	Hillside Winery NV Black and Blue Wine, American 11.5% (USA) $26.00. - Bronze Medal
87 •	Hillside Winery NV Outblushed, Muscadine, American 11.5% (USA) $23.00.
BR •	Hillside Winery NV Carnival Delight Grape Wine, American 11.5% (USA) $25.00. - Bronze Medal
87 •	Hillside Winery NV Don Rosso Red Blend, American 11.5% (USA) $22.00.
86 •	Hillside Winery NV Hillside Mist, American 11.5% (USA) $27.00.
90 •	Hillside Winery NV Indian Summer, American 11.5% (USA) $29.00.
86 •	Hillside Winery NV Cantina Bianca, Muscadine, American 11.5% (USA) $23.00.
BR •	Hillside Winery NV Pinot Grigio, American 12% (USA) $23.00. - Bronze Medal

Red Hybrid Blend

Serve in a Zinfandel Wine Glass

For the wine consumer jaded by the chocolate and vanilla worlds of Cabernet and Chardonnay, a little diversity in the nightly wine selection can offer a welcome respite. Though hardly the "next new thing," a number of regional specialties around the country are waiting to surprise the unsuspecting wine tourist and provide a welcome change of pace.

A number of these wines are made in states such as Wisconsin or Missouri, from grapes such as Marechal Foch, Frontenac and Marquette; they are idiosyncratic with tangy flavors and moderate tannins; they are meant for early consumption.