Field Recordings Tang Piquette 2020 750ml

Pours the color of darkest night. Heady aromas of bleuberry pie, luxurious suede couches, ham paninis, unlit menthol cigarettes and roquefort tarts. Firm tannins anchor flavors of grilled meats, cherry cola, sweet carob and black licorice chews, all cased up together conveniently in a cigar humidifier. A second pressing wine of the Chenin Blanc, Pinot Gris and Albario grapes skins after rehydration with water. An easygoing 7.1% ABV afternoon quaff. Notes of cantaloupe, pear cider, lemon zest and orchid flowers with a delightful spritziness. Another release of the increasingly popular piquette beverage. This time from the Californian winery, Field Recordings. A light, low alcohol wine-like drink made by reusing the pomace (skins, seeds and stems) of a pressed wine. Originally piquette was a drink of small farmers and part of the payment of vineyard and winery workers. Easygoing and light, in an era where drinking was more commonplace throughout the day, it had great utility. Now, it is being revived as a refreshing and sessionable alternative to cider, beer or hard seltzers.