Dudes, this is what you should think of whenever you start to feel girly about drinking pink wine.
I know, I know. This looks like a ladies wine. Look at that sexy bottle! Look at that pretty pink hue! And yes, the ladies love the Sofia (I couldn’t think of a better bottle to get my mom for Mother’s Day, she loved it). But with some associative thinking dudes can love it too. Think of it this way: Sofia Rose is named for Francis Ford Coppola’s daughter Sofia, who directed Lost in Translation. Lost in Translation prominently features Scarlett Jo’s amazing ass. Sofia Rose=SJ’s ass. Perfect. This is a sexy, sexy wine.
This wine tastes how it looks. Chill this wine and drink it at dusk in the summer. You can actually taste hints of roses on top of strawberries, blackberries, raspberry and cherry. It has an easy dryness though that keeps it from being a berry-bomb.
The awesome thing about Roses, especially this one with its nice, light acidity is that they pair well with almost any food, especially stuff you would serve in the summer. I always imagine eating a salad of dark, leafy greens with strawberries and balsamic dressing with this wine and its super light, sweet flavors. Ooh, or dessert. Like strawberry/berry shortcake.
The vintage on this wine doesn’t really matter, you’ll probably end up with a 2006 or 2007, which is cool. The Coppola vineyard is located up in Carneros, which is just a little north-ish of Santa Barbara. And doesn’t this just wine just look like cool, California coastal girl?
Bonus with this wine, use the super cute rose bottle afterwards to hold some super cute roses. Pink roses. That would be the worst.
In stores- BevMo, Wine.com: $16-18/bottle
In restaurants- ~$10/glass
I have just started my path in to the crazy world of wine as a result of my job- serving at a fine dining restaurant with a 12 page wine list. Before, I enjoyed wine, but was much more likely to just order a glass of the ‘house cab’ in the winter as a means of keeping my hands warm rather than gripping a cold beer. My job now requires weekly pre-shift wine tastings where I am learning that oh shit, not all wine taste like burning.
As much as I have grown to love and respect wine, I am still living on a tight budget as I finish school. Therefore, the wines that I have been experimenting with are usually relatively affordable, and accessible (can be found at BevMo or most wine specialty shops). However, whenever I get the chance to taste a high-end bottle with my sommelier or table side, your know I am there with my glass ready.
