*You might note I pulled the wrong bottle of white out of the fridge for this glamour shot ;)!JG & I both like the Fresh & Easy brand - not only because of their name is just like we like our call-girls, but also because it's a local market with good prices and an emphasis on saving its customers money "from the ground up" (cement floors instead of pricier tiles, energy efficient bulbs, etc). They also have a phenomenal wine selection, many exclusive to Fresh & Easy, at terrific prices. As gals on a budget, we're partial to the Big Kahuna family, which gives 2-buck-Chuck a run for its $2, with swell varietal offerings for under $3 a bottle. Plus, rumor has it they just added 6 new Kahuna wines!
As part of the Twitter* Tasting, Fresh & Easy mailed us a box of 3 different wines (normally priced from $5-11) to sample from. And then we logged onto TasteLive.com and here's what we tried and learned:
-- Dreamstone Pink Moscato – a Spanish wine; pink, delicious and fizzy! It was a JG favorite.
-- Ma Cherie White Cuvee – a French Chardonnay with a very basic taste, not buttery like my ma likes, but a nice basic white to pair with almost anything.
-- Doon Buggy Napa Valley Red Blend – a California red blend (my favorite!) with a very smoky and oak-y flavor, autumn-tinged perfect after fall day of raking leaves (not in LA though :)!It was fun sampling the wines and trying to keep up with the live Twitter feed – favorite Tweet of the night from our Twitter-friend, TaraMetBlog – “My mother is also joining me in tonight's @freshandeasy twitter party. Although she calls it tweeter & thinks I know u all #freshandeasywine.” Sounds like my ma!
Thanks to Fresh & Easy for hosting the fun Twitter party and to Allison Osorio at RL Public Relations for reaching out to The Happy Hour Tour!
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