A lighter wine for a damp January
need a lighter wine for a not-quite-dry January? This is the perfect candidate.
Liquid Light Sauvignon Blanc
Washington State
$13.99 12% alcohol
PLCB Item #97793
Sale price through 2/2 – regularly $13.99
There are a number of no or low-alcohol wines available nowadays, many of which have had their buzz reduced or removed. Today’s wine is different in that it contains less alcohol (and fewer calories and carbs) than the average white wine. However, this is accomplished more naturally by harvesting the fruit earlier than usual to suppress the wine’s potential alcohol content. Since it is sugar that is converted to alcohol during fermentation, picking grapes earlier at lower sugar levels can produce a light-bodied, refreshing wine like this one without feeling like much of a sacrifice.
Wines with lower alcohol are also lower in flavor intensity and feel lighter in weight in the mouth as well. As a result, richer wine styles that need full ripeness for their flavor and heft, such as most red wines and heavier whites like barrel-fermented chardonnay, rarely taste satisfying when their alcohol and calories are reduced. That’s why lighter, whiter wine styles are a better fit for trimming calories. Any style where brisk acidity is desired is a good candidate, as with sparkling wines and rosés, since these are typically picked early anyway. Among whites, unoaked sauvignon blancs like this one are a great fit, since the grape’s natural flavor profile of citrus fruits and leafy herbs are not harmed by early harvesting, and can even benefit. This wine’s flavors of lemons and Granny Smith apples may be a touch milder when compared to those of a cuvée with higher alcohol. But they’re still satisfying and wholesome, providing a balanced reflection of their grapes in a garden-fresh way.
Also available at:
Kreston Wine & Spirits in Wilmington, DE, - $12.99
Total Wine & More in Claymont, DE - $12.99
Wine Warehouse in Clementon, Voorhees, Mantua & Sicklerville, NJ - $13.98
https://blackwood.winewarehousenj.com/