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STYLE | wine 89<br />
Joiy Sparkling NV<br />
and Sparkling Rosé<br />
RRP $6.50<br />
Crafter’s Union<br />
Pinot Gris<br />
RRP $8.99<br />
Crafter’s Union<br />
Rosé<br />
RRP $8.99<br />
Misty Cove is quite clearly after the younger generation with<br />
slimline 250ml energy-drink-like cans with quirky names. They are<br />
very clearly not targeting myself, a 36-year-old with a fondness<br />
for knitting and Nina Simone.<br />
The Embezzler Pinot Noir is not offensive. It does lack that<br />
signature pinot noir finish – let’s deem it a beginner’s red wine.<br />
The Charlatan Sauvignon Blanc is a different beast. I’m afraid we<br />
may need to leave it there because what the Frenchman said is<br />
not fit for company, and I’m afraid I agree with him.<br />
“I wouldn’t even cook with this,” was the only printable<br />
comment he made.<br />
Oh dear.<br />
Two in Misty<br />
Cove’s range<br />
RRP $6.49<br />
Allan Scott<br />
Gooseberry Bomb<br />
RRP $8.99<br />
Their sparkling wine offering, The Hustler, was missing a very<br />
key element – bubbles.<br />
This range is suited perhaps for where the focus is on chugging<br />
it back quickly, if you will.<br />
Crafter’s Union wins the award for the most delightful<br />
designs – it makes you happy just looking at its cans. Hawke’s<br />
Bay provides the grapes for its rosé, which was a particularly<br />
gorgeous hue, and also the pinot gris, a charming wee gem.<br />
The pick of the bunch was its sauvignon blanc, courtesy of<br />
Marlborough grapes. Beaut fruity taste.<br />
All three do lack that complexity and acidity, that gorgeous<br />
moment when your taste buds are in heaven deciphering the<br />
teasing nature of the wine. Or if you prefer Frenchman’s analysis:<br />
“It’s boring, but drinkable.”<br />
Joiy’s prosecco-style sparkling wine really appears to have<br />
caught the fancy of Canadian taste buds – apparently it is the<br />
number one selling canned wine there. It’s been doing canned<br />
wine for two years and getting ready to release a sparkling rosé,<br />
pinot gris, sauvignon blanc, chardonnay, pinot noir and shiraz.<br />
It has also put Australian grapes in with our grapes, but we’ll<br />
forgive them for that transgression.<br />
You wouldn’t be at all ashamed taking this pretty little can<br />
to where wine glasses are not permitted. The taste was very<br />
pleasant. The bubbles didn’t hang around long and you do miss<br />
the jitterbug on the back of the throat as they go down.<br />
Now, take a bow Allan Scott if you please, because the<br />
Gooseberry Bomb Sauvignon Blanc fermented with hops is<br />
delightful. The Frenchman gave it a solid 7 out of 10. And while<br />
he was noting all sorts of poncy wine things, I was too busy<br />
thoroughly enjoying drinking the rest of the can to pay attention.<br />
So, the verdict on canned wine? Well, it is not going to<br />
sit pride of place next to a Chambertin or a tasty treat from<br />
Domaine de Chevalier, but then that was never the intention.<br />
But put good wine in a can and it will go places bottles can’t.
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