We love Moscato!
I repeat “We love Moscato" but ever since Waka’s song, No Hands, “DJ turn me up, ladies this yo jam, I’ma sip Moscato and you gon’ lose them pants” it seems as if this go to drink is getting a little played out. I can remember a time when bottles of Moscato flooded the club like Belvedere.Once the hip hop culture embraced this beverage, people couldn’t help but indulge on a regular basis. It seemed at times it was the only wine being drunk in the urban/hip hop community. I mean everybody and their momma was dying to get a glass of this sweet wine. “And a glass of moscato, For the girl who’s a student, And her friend who’s a model, Finished the whole bottle.” (Drake, Do It Now)
Moscato is a sweet, fizzy white wine made of the Muscat grape family and generally has a low alcohol by volume (ABV). Its supple flavor is fruity yet crisp and often contain aromas of peach and apricot. Needless to say,we love everything sweet and that definitely includes Moscato. And although we love this sweet fruity, light wine, I think its time we explore something new. Moscato is our generation’s “safe” wine of choice, everyone knows that it’s good and with that we limit ourselves to trying new wines that are just as good if not better. Here are some of our other favorite sweet to semi sweet fruity wines that can easily rival Moscato.
Ice Wine: A very sweet white wine with an intense concentration of sugar and flavor, aromas of grape and apple. With low-to-mid alcohol by volume, ice wine is made from frozen grapes while they are still on the vine and later gently pressed so that the sweetness is natural. It’s a dessert wine so less is more and should only be consumed in small amounts. When it comes to sweetness this ranks highly and remember to chill before serving.
Riesling: A sweet white wine generally with honey and peach aromas and flavors. There are various makers of this wine and its’ taste can range from semi-sweet to very sweet based on the location grown. German Rieslings are some of my favorites.
Stella Rosa*: A sparkling, semi-sweet red wine. This effervescent wine comes from the Piedmont region of Italy. Bright and refreshing, it showcases pomegranate, crisp red pear and apple-rhubarb pie flavors
Concord Grape Wine: A semi-sweet, intensely “grapey” flavored dark red wine. It is very light in taste and fruity. Works well in a Sangria. Its mid-ABV and light taste makes for a good nightly cap or nice summer evening wine.
Port ~Tawny Port Wine: Semi-sweet and strong red dessert wine, sweetened during fermentation. Name derives from its Portuguese origin. With a high alcohol volume be careful with this one, it sometimes packs a punch. Mixing the Port and Concord wine together makes for a good balance, just add a few chilled fruit and Delizioso!
Prosecco: A dry, sparkling, semi-sweet white wine with aromas of peach, and golden apple. The least sweet of the wines but a nice sparkling wine with a little kick, very similar to a champagne.
**Ordered by Level of Sweetness. Wines actual sugar level and ABV vary by producer and region.
*Producer Name . Not Varietal.
Jackson-Triggs Vidal Ice Wine
Variety of Sweet Wines
