Staying Cool with Flip Flop Wine

With temperatures up around 100 or higher it’s hard to stay cool. I, however, have found one way to keep cool. It’s by drinking Flip Flop Wine. If you will remember I reviewed their Pinot Grigio, Pinot Noir, and Riesling not long ago. They were huge hits.

From Flip Flop Wines Site:
While working at an organic vegetable farm in the Mt. Shasta region of California, David discovered the art of grape growing. After planting a small vineyard on the farm, he was fascinated with wine, from managing the vineyard to tasting the fruits of his labor. Inspired to learn more, David attended the University of California at Davis first to study viticulture, and then added wine making coursework as well. David honed his wine making skills at well-known California wineries including Artesa and Davis Bynum.
In 2009, David began working on the wines that would become the inaugural vintage of flip flop. His goal is to stay true to each wine’s varietal character, and to make great tasting wines that don’t break the bank.

On top of all of that Flip Flop Wines has paired with Soles4Souls so that for every bottle purchased Soles4Souls will donate a pair of shoes to someone in need.

TESTING THE WINES

I received two bottles of wine this go around and I was not disappointed. Fist up was the Chardonnay. This is a medium/dry bodied wine. It is best served chilled and stored away from direct sunlight. Flip Flop suggests pairing it with Wood-fired Neapolitan pizza, mac&cheese, or chicken Caesar salad. Now I am a southern girl married to a Mexican guy. Neither of us had a clue what Neapolitan pizza was. I looked it up and it is pizza made with tomatoes and Mozzarella cheese. Talk about a duh moment! We had it with grilled chicken and a Caesar salad, keeping it simple. The wine was wonderful, especially on a night when it was around 102 degrees. It had a long lingering finish and the vanilla was subtle, somewhere behind the pineapple. however it smells like toasted nuts is the best way to describe it.

The second wine was the Cabernet Sauvignon which is a dry red wine. It is best served at room temperature and stored away from direct sunlight. We ate it with steak and spinach. It had blackberry flavor to it as well as a berry smell. It was great with the steak. I think it really brought the flavor of the meat out. I am not a huge fan of room temperature wine but this one worth it. If it had been cold it would have ruined it.

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