Hoot actually came across Candoni Wines on Twitter ( @CandoniWines ) during a wine chat. Prior to that, we had not heard of them. They were kind enough to send us a Prosecco Brut and a Moscato D’Italia, and we were thirsty enough to open them!!
Candoni Prosecco Brut
The Prosecco had a light nose, not too much happening; it had a good mouth feel with some lemon flavors. The price point on this one seems to be between $12 and $16. Overall, our thoughts were that this was a light, easy drinking bubbly. A good one to open in a group possibly because we think it would satisfy many palettes.
Candoni Moscato D’Italia
The Moscato D’Italia had peaches and apricot on the nose, you could tell it was a sweet wine as well. The palette was fairly sweet as well; this is not typically our type of wine but we thought about scenarios in which we would enjoy this one…it could be good with a bowl of fruit or with some desserts. It could also be fantastic chilled with a splash of cranberry juice on a 100 degree day.
We appreciate Candoni Wines sending these samples! It was interesting for us because we are not wine critics, we think wine critics are lame…generally speaking. We are, however, wine enthusiasts; and one of the things we think is extremely important in the wine world is context. A chilled wine on a winter day doesn’t sound very good…context. A big fruit bomb, heavy red wine does not sound good to us on a 100 degree day…context.
The Candoni Moscato made us stop thinking about how we don’t typically like sweet wines, but think more about those times where we would possibly enjoy a sweet wine. So again, it comes down to the context in which you are drinking. There’s an insane amount of wine out there, so go forth and drink…but remember, a lot of wine drinking is situational, it’s social, and fun! So loosen up that tie and don’t be a wine critic all the time!
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