I’m a bit bitter this Valentine’s Day, but for all of you lovebirds who still believe in love and all that jazz, I highly recommend Argyle Winery’s 2005 Brut Rose to celebrate the day. A pleasingly pink-hued concoction, this sparkling wine is clean, crisp, and has an undercurrent of both straberry and vanilla. Impress your sweetie by offering the champagne as an apertif with sliced strawberries around the rim, or make it your dessert wine and pair it with a strawberry shortcake, vanilla and caramel-based ice cream, or a light chocolate-strawberry concoction.
Tasting Note: As the sparkling wine is pink and bubbly, this Valentine’s Day ruse is likely to only loosen the zippers of the female sex. As delectable as this champagne is, it’s hard to get guys to admit that they dig pink bubbles, even if you catch them in the middle of lathering themselves up with a pink washcloth in the middle of a Sesame Street bubble bath. If you’re looking to appeal to the more masculine side of life this V-Day, I’d recommend pairing a glass of Glen Garioche 15-year single malt scotch with a chocolate-caramel dessert. Yum yum.
