Pretty in pink, white zin is a dangerous tipple. Low in calories, low in alcohol and with an accommodatingly sweet taste, it’s easy to throw back glass after glass and think little of it – until you find yourself hogging the stage at open-mic night with your rendition of ‘I’m Too Sexy.’
Yes, this blush beauty is a fun drink, one beloved by light-hearted young girls on a night out (or in) simply because of its color. Made from the black-skinned zinfandel grape, it is refreshing and fruity, summery and sassy.
But, dear reader, we must warn you: it is not a bottle to order if you wish to show off your vino pedigree. Generally lacking in complexity and snootily dismissed as a quaffing wine, the kindest thing said about white zin is that it’s an ‘entry level’ option. We don’t recommend you order it if there is a self-proclaimed connoisseur in your vicinity – unless you wish to receive a haughty lecture, you philistine, you!
No, this is not a wine to pick out at dinner. But it is a wine to buy and take to the beach or the pool – somewhere that you can sinfully enjoy gulping back a glass or two and not give two figs for society’s crushing dictates. And you won’t be alone either: white zinfandel is a very popular wine, particularly in America.
Established in 1876, Beringer Vineyards is the oldest continuously operating winery in the Napa Valley. Though it is better known for cabernets and chardonnays, it also makes a cracking white zin. Strawberry, honeysuckle, pear – the flavors the wine exudes or the names of the friends you’ll be drinking it with? You decide!
// Beringer California White Zinfandel can be purchased from ASC Fine Wines, Unit 1318, 13/F, China Nuclear Bldg, Shennan Zhong Lu, Shenzhen 深圳市深南中路中核大厦1318单元 (0755-8398 5514, www.asc-wines.com)
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