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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Some nights I just want a glass of wine. Last week, I battled terrible insomnia, and one night as I laid staring at the ceiling I went, “I would loooooooooooooooove a glass of wine right now.”

The liquor store closest to my house does 10% off all wines on Mondays (which basically comes out to being tax free with our high sales tax here.) I went in and went straight to the cupcake wine display. I absolutely LOVE their Red Velvet wine (and I am NOT a red wine fan in general) and had been dying to try their Angel Food wine. I did a little dance to find it available, and I MIGHT have kinda danced to the register. (I’ll never confirm or deny.)

After a night of house work, I settled in with a glass of my purchase.

I was very surprised! Pleasantly so. To me, it was nice and sweet, but it had a dry finish. Not unlike an actual angel food cake.

Confession… I drank over 3/4ths of the bottle in one night. Going to sleep was NOT a problem that night!*

 

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*I don’t recommend using alcohol to help you go to sleep. While I fell asleep easily, I didn’t STAY asleep… which is exactly a danger of going that route for sleep. The next night I just did a hot shower, turning off the tv early, and reading before bed. Best sleep in ages.