A New York Cream Rosé

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A New York Cream Rosé

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New York Cream Rosé

I think this is my first New York State wine. Despite, or perhaps because of the unseasonably cold spring weather, I have decreed this to be rosé week and am reviewing a cream (read sweet) wine made from undisclosed grapes. The vintner, Allied Wine of Monticello, New York, is a family owned and operated company with over 50 years experience in Kosher winemaking and distillation. Their web site includes FAQs on Kosher wine. The companion wine is another rosé; made in northern Spain from the country’s signature red grape costing a few dollars more.

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Wine Reviewed
Armon New York State Cream Rosé no vintage 9 % alcohol about $10

There were no marketing materials and the back label was essentially silent, so we go straight to my review.
At the first sips the wine presented pleasant, soda pop sweetness and was slightly metallic. My first meal centered on a dry, honey and garlic sesame-barbecued chicken breast. The liquid responded with some citrus and some raspberry but was definitely too sweet. When paired with the side dish of a Tuscan three bean medley containing sundried tomatoes the drink’s sweetness became cloying and it provided virtually no fruit. The meal’s other accompaniment was an eggplant salad with lots and lots of mayonnaise. Now my glass spoke with more acidity and less sugar. Fresh honeydew for dessert rendered our New Yorker syrupy with good acidity but too much sugar.

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