![]() ![]() Richly scented with red berries, vanilla, and mulberry, this full-bodied crimson red wine is oozing with flavors of brandied cherries, currants, and bittersweet dark chocolate. ![]() Produced by one of Australia’s most notable wineries, this cab is not for the faint of heart. When people talk about big wine, this is what they mean. Sop up all your meats and hearty vegetables with this medium-bodied red wine. The overall mouthfeel is pillowy soft and the finish is long and lingering. As its silky texture glides down the throat you’ll notice a slight vegetal note that gets a lift from velvety tannins. Its deep reddish-purplish hue is indicative of the dark fruits coating the palate - think black cherry, blueberry, and raisin. This wine has an intense fragrance of washed leather drying in the sun. High altitudes, lots of sunlight, and weather patterns that switch from hot to cold from day to night result in a grand red wine that is not only enjoyable but easy to drink. With such stunning views of the Andes Mountains surrounding the Argentinian vineyards in Mendoza, it’s no wonder this wine is just downright beautiful. Looking for something light and fruit-forward? This is your new go-to. ![]() A hint of oak appears in the smooth finish to wrap up the sip with a bit of complexity. On the palate, the wine is silky and sweet with more notes of strawberry while flavors of raspberry and blueberry play in the background. The aroma of this wine is bursting with juicy cherries, strawberries, and a dash of vanilla. Garnet colored with a shining bit of ruby, this wine is a straight-up easy sipper full of fruity character. The grapes for this pinot noir hail from areas of Monterey, Santa Barbara, and Sonoma, California. It has depth and character that you’ll feel in the sip but it’s not overbearingly dry like some of the bigger bottles featured on this list. This is a great starter wine if you’re just now beginning your journey into reds. About mid-sip you’ll get a pleasant hit of mocha and vanilla that extends well into the medium-length finish. Is that you’re grandmother’s rhubarb pie you’re smelling? Nope, that’s just the fruit and baking spice aromas of Apothic Red permeating from the bottle! This red wine is rich with blackberry, black cherry, blueberry, and purple plum notes on the palate. It’s as easy to drink as it is to find and with a price you can’t beat for decent red wine. The wine - comprised of zinfandel, syrah, merlot, and cabernet sauvignon - is available at grocery chains alllllllllll over the country. You’ve likely seen a bottle of this ruby-red blend a thousand times. Going to picnic in the park? Hosting a cute little gathering with friends? This is the wine to keep everyone’s glasses full. The beauty of boxed wine is that there’s so much of it. The finish is long and dry and sprinkled with hints of fresh ground peppercorns. The sip is big and bold thanks to jammy notes of blackberry preserves, black currants, and chewy tannins-the naturally occurring polyphenol found in plants, leaves, and fruit skins that influence a wine’s pucker power. This nearly-purple wine smells of black cherries and violets. I’m saying it now: Drizly shoppers are on to something with this one. It’s even better than some stuff that comes in actual bottles. I know what you’re thinking: “Boxed wine?!” But hear me out (and the thousands of Drizly shoppers who are shelling out coins for this stuff): This is not the yucky purple Welch’s concord grapes-and-cardboard-tasting cheap stuff like the boxed wines of yore. If you end up wanting a bottle yourself, the prices are linked for direct purchase. Price wasn’t a factor here - the ranking order of this list was purely based on taste and character. Then we drank them, ranked them all, and dished out tasting notes for each bottle. We checked in with Drizly this week to find the app’s top 12 best-selling red wines over the past 12 months. Obviously, those aforementioned delivery platforms have reaped the benefits. Over the course of the year, they increased a total of three percent - which doesn’t sound insane but is three times as much as 2019’s increase. In the first few weeks of the pandemic, online wine sales in the U.S. And over the past year, people have been clicking like crazy. Need new clothes? Looking for a job? A babysitter? A vintage record player? Oysters from Massachusetts when you live in Indiana? You can do it all with a click.ĭon’t want to interrupt your Rick and Morty marathon to run to the store when you’re all out of booze? One click brings you to online stores like Caskers, Reserve Bar, and Drizly. There’s no way the internet gods could have known that its creation would begin an era in which humans value convenience over literally everything else. ![]()
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