The Gay wine Controversy (and some gay wine reviews)

It’s a fact, whether you like it or not, gay wines are here to stay. It all began as some sort of silly game: why would anyone need to drink a gay wine? What would be the special features that would make a wine “gay friendly”? Well, I don’t have the answers, as I can’t predict that in some near future we’ll have to choose between French fries and “gay French fries”, or “gay sodas”, etc (”gay etc”), the fact is that gay wines are a reality.

Don’t misunderstand me, I’m not opposed to it, it’s just the idea of becoming into some sort of sect, with special wines, etc, what’s really troubling me. But, what the heck, let’s continue with this post… Let’s see some gay wine reviews:

Pilot Gay Wines

Pilot is the first line of gay wines created in Argentina. Although there are older gay wines in other countries, this is the first entire line of wines. At the moment they offer the following wine “varietals”:

Pilot Chardonnay
Pilot Malbec
Pilot Syrah
Pilot Cabernet Sauvignon
Pilot Champagne

The bottles are very well presented, with some fancy leather labels and interesting colors. If you want production notes, I haven’t tasted them yet, but I’ve heard that in an overall, we are talking of a fresh collection of wines, specially designed for summer times.

Pansy

Pansy Gay Wine

Marketed as the “world’s first gay wine” by New Zealand’s Kim Crawford Wines, this wine is a Rosé made from Merlot, with a splash of Malbec and Cabernet Franc. It’s fruity, pink-hued, requires a certain taste and is targeted at the gay community.

These are some comments on this wine:

The Winemaker’s Notes:

Pansy! is a sculptured wine. Made from Pinot Noir grapes from Nelson, a portion of juice was bled from the grapes one day after crushing. The wine was then handled like a white wine, cool fermented and sulfured once dry. Once stabilized the wine was bottled early to retain its natural freshness.
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