Bottled Up!

On this bonus episode Jenn and Seán continue down the pink tinted road of their Rosé Journey. This time making tasting 4 different cans of Rosé wine. Cans have become extremely popular and the seleciton is huge!! Which makes total sense. They are easy to transport, easy to pack in a cooler, and perfect for park picnics and front yard bar-b-ques. Go grab your favorite can of Rosé and drink along as the tasting happens! Also listen closely for a NEW LISTENER GIVEAWAY CONTEST!!! All in all its a very exciting bonus episode.

This week's wines: House Wine Rosé Bubbles, I Love French Rosé, Yay Rosé Pink Lemonade Rosé Spritz, and Underwood Rosé. All in cans. 

After years of being maligned Rosé wine is seeing a resurgrence in popularity that very much due. Rosé may be the ultimate warm weather quencher. Its bright acid and fruit forward palatte make it the perfect thing to fight against that summer time heat. But where to start? Rosé is many and varied. In this episode Jenn and Seán dive intothe basics of rosé and taste a few. Grab yourself a bottle of pink loveliness and drink along!

Is Vinho Verde the most perfect summer time wine?? We think it is. When the summer heat hits, grab a bottle of refreshing light and slightly fizzy Portuguese Vinho Verde. 

This Week's Wines: Casal Garcia Vinho Verde and Alianca Vinho Verde

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The world is full of drink options. Wine, beer, and cocktails are all great options. So how about wine cocktails? Is there a world beyond the mimosa and white wine spritzer? There sure is! On this bonus episode Seán and Jenn explore some of the options and taste a few themselves. 

Wine: Elderflower Spritz, Sangria, New York Sour. 

It's here! The thrilling part three finale of our dive into the world of Merlot. This time we leave the fruit forward bold expressions of the New World and head over to the Old World, specifically Bordeaux France. So how different is merlot from the old world? Drink-Along with us and find out!

Wine: Clos de Menuts 2016, St. Emilion Grand Cru

On episode 12 we ended up tasting a bottle of Merlot that we weren't entirely pleased with, and thats ok! Not all wine is created equal and sometimes, bad bottles jut happen. That said, Bottled Up! is determined to make sure we give every grape its due and so on this Bonus Episode we will review another Merlot. This time returning to our buddy Charles Smith (of Charles Smith Kung Fu Girl Riesling) and tasting his The Velvet Devil Washington State Merlot. Did we succeed this time around? Listen and find out!

Wine of the Week: The Velvet Devil 2018 Merlot

Merlot is the single most planted red grape in the world. It is used to make some of the rarest, most expensive, and most saught after wines in the world. So why does is have such a bad rap? This episode is part one of a two part series delving into one of the most important grapes in the world, Merlot. 

Wine: Lockhart 2017 Merlot