Red Robin, yes, the chain that brought you the a burger called “Burnin Love,” now has a wine milkshake on the menu. The Mango Moscato Wine Shake includes vanilla soft serve ice cream, Skyy Vodka (Moscato flavored, I’ll have to look into that for another post), Moscato by Alice White (the cheap wine you can…
Tag: moscato
Interesting Fact
Moscato, pizza y faina!
by wineforthewin •
We went to one of Buenos Aires’ most renown pizza joints, Pizzeria Guerrin, and our friends did the ordering. So we got the traditional Argentinean pizza meal: Moscato, pizza y faina. I was told the trio is so famous that it’s even chronicled in a song. And then I found this YouTube video: Faina is…
Blends, Muscat, Non-California, Reisling, Review, Under $20, White Blend
Review: 2012 Jarenincan Crnko
by wineforthewin •
Bet you can’t say that five times fast. I bought this Slovenian white blend of riesling and dry muscat hoping to drink it with a delicious meal featuring lemon garlic cod and jasmine rice, but I decided to bring this table wine to a pre-New Year’s Eve party since it’s 1-Liter size and bottle cap…
Money Saver, Non-California, Review, Shop, Travel
Shop: Vintage Berkeley
by wineforthewin •
While I didn’t have time to head to Sonoma this weekend while I was visiting a friend in Berkeley, I did stumble across a gem of a wine shop. After having lunch on Monday at Gregoire, a cute-as-a-button French takeout spot, I mean check out this quiche and blood orange French soda: my friend,…
Budget Buster, Interesting Fact, Over $25, Stores
Slurpees and wine?
by wineforthewin •
A sure sign the culture of wine is shifting: 7-Eleven plans to sell “ultra-premium” wines, some running as high as $54.99. Now you can get your slurpees, Red Bulls, cash back with that pack of gum and wine all in one trip! 7-Eleven marketing folks told USA Today the change is partially about attracting upscale millennials.…