Pizzolato Moscato Dulce

Origin: Italy | Year: 2011 | Rating : 9 out of 10 | Price: $14 | ABV: 5.5%

To start with, I'm going to go ahead and warn you that I am no expert taster. My taste buds have long been numb. I blame it on a childhood full of frozen dinners and my family's cooking. My taste buds nobly sacrificed themselves to prevent future trauma.

I (errr....my boyfriend) bought this wine at a Whole Foods in Charleston, SC on vacation. I selectively chose this wine the most educated way that you can: I liked the label. 

I'm a huge fan of this wine. As I've made clear, I am a moscato junky. And while I may be trying to expand my horizons to include more than moscato, cut me some slack. I'm taking this one step at a time! No moscato cold turkey for this girl!

Alright, down to business. This wine smells crisp and light. Not the same sickly sweet that you get from cheap moscatos. It almost smells like a cider. 

As far as the taste goes, this wine is a great summer wine! Just like the smell, it is light and crisp. It's very much an easy drinker. It's lightly sweet, but in a fruity way, not a syrupy way. I'm sipping on this wine while I work on projects/quizzes/finals studying. I'm having to focus on not gulping it down. Thankfully, it is only 5.5%, so even if I finish the whole thing, I'm not going to be smashed. 

This wine is pretty bubbly. From what I've read, this wine is just a little bit shy of being classified as a sparkling wine. Because of that, it is classified as a moscato, but it is one of the more bubbly moscatos that I've ever had.

Word of warning: have a wine bottle topper, a friend to share with you, or the motivation to finish the whole bottle because this wine has a bottle cap instead of a cork or twist off.

All in all, this is a win for me. While it is twice as expensive as the cheapo brands of yore, it isn't going to break your bank, and it is super yummy.