Wine on the Go

Some wine brands offer convenient, and cute, packaging which makes it easier to bring wine along wherever you go.  I was recently told about a wine pouch that could easily be carried anywhere, but when I couldn’t find the pouch I got these adorable Barefoot Pinot Noir small bottles instead; they come in a case of 4 and each bottle contains about 2 glasses worth of wine.  These are great if you’re going to a party, on a picnic, to the beach, anywhere that you don’t feel like bringing a large bottle of wine to.  The small bottles are also great to just have around if you only want to have a couple of glasses of wine and don’t want to open a large bottle, especially when it comes to white wine (I feel as though a bottle of white wine needs to be used the day that it’s opened otherwise it just doesn’t taste right the next day).  Barefoot offers its other types of wine in these small bottles as well, such as the Pinot Grigio, Moscato, Merlot, etc.  I really enjoy Barefoot wine because it is extremely inexpensive and the wines have a great taste. 

The Barefoot Pinot Noir is a light red wine with the slight flavors of cherries and raspberries; I say that it’s a light red wine because it does not have that strong kick to it that some other red wines tend to have.  I have a friend that prefers white wine over red, but even she doesn’t mind drinking Pinot Noir. 

Next time you need some wine on the go, make sure to pick up a case of these small bottles!

Price: $7.50/case of 4 bottles 

Add Some Fruit!

I’m sure most of you have tried fruit soaked in vodka, but have you tried fruit soaked in wine?  I went out to eat this past weekend and after getting an extremely unpleasant Mojito (which I ended up sending back because it tasted like pure syrup) I decided to stick with what I knew I would like…wine of course.  The restaurant had Moscato wine with bits of fruit in it, sounds tasty right?  That’s because it was!  I love Moscato wine to begin with, it is a very light, fresh tasting wine that usually has a little bit of fizz in it (it’s similar to champagne but not as bubbly); adding pieces of cantaloupe, honeydew melon, and pineapple  to the wine made it that much better.  Once all the wine is gone, there is a yummy little treat left behind.  I’m definitely going to make this drink at home and add some strawberries to it.  It’s a cute and tasty idea that would be great for sprucing up wine drinks at a party.  The best part is that adding fruit just makes it healthier!