New in Wine
As I was checking out at my local wine shop, I see a cute little barrel off to the side with a very familiar name, Red Truck. I’ve seen and had this wine many times before and was quite surprised to see this biggie size available! I had to try it! I suppose if Black Box can do this, then all the guys can!
I wasn’t sure if Red Truck would taste the same and if it actually would live up to its claim of freshness up to six weeks. I had to give it a shot. Upon opening, I was excited to be able to pour wine straight out of a “barrel”, must say very clever. Was it the usual Red Truck?
Let’s see, at first taste it tasted like a cheaper version – I couldn’t taste the syrah or the cabernet in this unique blend. After a few moments of breathing time, the nose made it’s way through. A glass later, I realized it was a slightly lighter version of the bottled type but very easy to drink and definitely one of those wines you can continue drinking all night.
This is a fabulous bang for your buck and the versatile flavors work perfectly well with salad, pizza or pasta in toamato sauce dinner. Definitely a huge barbaque hit in the summertime! The Red Truck flavor shines through about an hour after you open the barrel and I can see how this wine will be well received by wine lovers who like to drink a glass or two every night and don’t want to see that half (no longer fresh) bottle in the refrigerator. This one doesn’t even need to be refrigerated! Though it does not say that in the packaging, I wouldn’t recommend putting the barrel through various degrees of temperature especially if you will be drinking the barrel for more than a couple of days! The barrel is equivalent to 4 bottles so that equates roughly to about 16-18 glasses of wine.
I wish there were more premium brands who would follow suit and package wines in a unique design that would not only preserve freshness but reduce our carbon footprint! In the meantime, we will enjoy freshness via Red Truck and at less than $30 for 3 litres, you can’t go wrong!
Happy Drinking!
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