Wine marketing is mostly based on the label and the
bottle, and of course, the name, and Shoofly is a company
with a name that grabs your attention. Of course, in
addition to the graphics on the label, there is a sticker
of a fly above the label which is indeed eye-catching.
However, for some of us, the label, bottle, and cute
name is not enough. What interested me was the combination
of grapes used. While I must say that I am not very well
acquainted with the Semillion grape, I am with
Verdejo/Verdelho grape and the Viognier which I can tell
really figure into this wine's taste(s).
The wine itself has some melon hints (mostly honeydew)
lingering in the background, but the initial flavor is that
of the Verdejo's acidity with the Viognier's quirkyness.
This is in fact, a nice wine, and I see this company doing
many more good things.
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