Tonight I’m drinking a wine that one of my coworkers brought over when we had our felting party. It is a Napa Valley Red Blend called Hey Mambo Bistro Style Wine – Sultry Red. What a name! And the description is a real kicker!
A bar and tables emerge out of the SMOKY blackness. I sit in the back corner and order ravioli and a bottle of wine. On the stage, the lights reveal a LUSCIOUS gem – with COCOA brown hair and CRANBERRY lips. She belts out a lonesome note to awaken her band. Her voice like VELVET, beckoning strays to the dance floor. The music, the food, the wine, all together hypnotizing. I savor every drop.
The wine is an interesting blend of 29% Syrah, 26% Petite Sirah, 13% Zinfandel, 12% Grenache, 10% Tempranillo, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 4% Merlot. The wine is a deep garnet color. The nose is of raspberry and light smoke. On the palate, it is very fruit forward with light tannins and a hint of that same smoke. I enjoyed it both with food and on its own.
2010 Hey Mambo Sultry Red
It retails for about $10, and while it won’t knock your socks off, it is a smooth drinking, everyday wine that will satisfy your guests.
What a great description!!! How creative to write a whole story with a simple label – and it actually makes you want to taste the wine. Awesome!
I thought this story label was actually pretty cool, because it gave hints about the wine inside. I’m not so excited about the ones that are just completely random and don’t give you any idea what you will be drinking.
I would have wanted to buy it on that description alone. But then again I buy the majority of my wine by how much I like the label 🙂
Nothing wrong with a little label shopping now and again. I just bought a bottle of sparkling Moscato because I liked the cool ridges in the bottle. 🙂