I’ve missed out on #DrinkUpLinkUp the last few weeks due to just not getting to drink much. Three weeks on antibiotics will do that to you. Then once I could drink again, I didn’t have much opportunity to drink anything new. But that finally changed last week.

I had:

 

Yup. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend wine from Miranda Lambert. Well, rather, Red 55 Winery.

Some friends had Miranda Lambert wine awhile back and immediately I went, “HOWDOIGETTHATIMUSTHAVEITRIGHTNOW!”

Well, that was an issue living in Tennessee, when it can only be bought in Texas. Bummer! But, while at a liquor store in my little home town… there it was. And there it went to the register to go home with me.

There are 7 varieties of Red 55 wines, and I opted to start with Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

The description from their website:

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Sweet White Table Wine

An alluring radiant wine bears overtones of ripe pears, honey, and golden raisins. Lusciously aromatic it is perfect for those who prefer the sweeter things in life. It is so deliciously perfumed, it has been teased as dessert in a bottle! Just like a Crazy Ex, you’ll be seduced over and over by this charmer. So mild it can be served with fruit, light cheeses, sorbets and other light desserts, it is also delightful with Sunday brunch on the patio, fruit-glazed chicken dishes and spicy Asian cuisines. Serve chilled.

 A friend told me it wasn’t her favorite, so I’ll be curious to try the other wines… because I actually REALLY liked this wine. Like. A lot. As in went-to-bed-very-buzzed-on-it like.

DEFINITELY a dessert in a bottle. A very sweet wine, its flavor lingers on the palate long after you’ve finished drinking it. I happened to actually have it with cheese the night I drank it, and it paired amazingly.

 

So, if you ever find yourself in Texas and wanting a different wine to try… give this one a shot. Dessert in a bottle? As Miranda would probably say, “Hell yeah!”

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