New Working Mom Finds!
It's pretty apparent us Working Moms enjoy wine! I have spent a long time studying wine, tasting wine, and truly appreciating it. I have said it before, it's like travel in a glass. The same grape varietal when planted in different terroirs will yield completely different wines. We are always in search of good wine that is both delicious and reasonably priced.
We came across some advertisements recently with Cameron Diaz drinking wine. We had no idea until paying a bit closer attention that she and her best friend Katherine Power created a company called Avaline Wines. Their goal was to create wine with transparency.
Did you know that winemakers have zero obligation to tell you how their grapes are grown, or to list additives such as concentrates, food color, or other chemicals used to alter the taste and/or texture of the wine?
Avaline has set out to squash that practice with complete transparency. Click the link to read more about their ingredients: CLICK-HERE.
Avaline wines are vegan (Can you believe I even have to say that? Some winemakers use animal by-products during production and it doesn't have to be disclosed!!). The following are Aveline's only ingredients: organic grapes, low sulfite concentrations (which are a natural byproduct of the winemaking process), yeast species that are naturally found on the grape skins, yeast nutrients that are organic micronutrients that support the yeast activity, and organic cane sugar only for the production of the sparkling wines, which by the way, are fermented down to less than 1-gram of sugar by the time the process is done. Most of their wines have zero grams of sugar due to complete fermentation. Now THAT is something to celebrate!
Avaline wines can be found in your local stores or can be ordered online. Adrienne ordered the 'Intro Set', which includes 2 Red, 2 Rosé, 2 White, 1 Pinot noir, 1 Cabernet sauvignon, and 1 Sparkling. So far, we are REALLY liking them. They are mostly in the $25 price-range if purchased separately. New customers receive a discount with their first order and shipping is free!
Their website is pretty cool too! "Cameron's Kitchen" is a section that shares many of Cameron Diaz's favorite recipes, each with a recommended Avaline wine pairing. Try her "Creamy Mushroom Pasta With Garlic and Shallots", paired with "Avaline Red" that is a blend of Grenache, Syrah, Carignan, and Cinsault varietals. Here is the link for this recipe: CLICK-HERE
So far we have casually tasted the Red, the White, and the Rosé. All 3 were great for the price point.
Looking forward to trying the Italian reds and the sparkling...
Check out our recent Working Mom shenanigans. I brought my bestie some Avaline wine....
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Ciao for now!
-Lisa
Adrienne & Lisa (Cofounders of The Working Mom, LLC)