Mwhahahaha! It’s time for Monster Chiller Thriller Wine XV!I This year I’m leaning into what we in the industry call Direct Imports or DI. Also called Private Labels. And who leans into this business model the most, and doesn’t really hide it? Total Wine & More. It’s been a minute since I got all my wines from them, so let’s see what showed up in my Halloween basket! First up is the NV Forbidden Kiss Sweet Sparkling wine from the incomparable J.C. Boisset. Second is the 2023 Malbado Malbec from Argentina. And lastly we have the NV Witching Hour Stories & Spells Red Blend.
Links for the show:
Total Wine & More – https://www.totalwine.com
Forbidden Kiss – https://www.forbiddenkisswine.com
Boisset Collection (makers of Forbidden Kiss) – https://www.boissetcollection.com
Interviewing – Jean Charles Boisset – Episode #100 – https://wineworldtv.com/wwtv-in-person-interview/2022/11/04/interviewing-jean-charles-boisset-episode-100
Doña Paula (maker of Malbado) – https://donapaula.com
North South Wines (UK seller that had the 2022 Malbado info) – Malbado Malbec 2022 – https://wines.northsouthwines.co.uk/products/by-exhibitor/5b110a84e270f0e15d78f31a/64fb137e13e7137424587579/
Decanter (where I got the 100% Malbec information) – Doña Paula, Malbado, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina, 2023 – https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/argentina/mendoza/dona-paula-malbado-lujan-de-cuyo-mendoza-argentina-2023-94689
Instituto Nacional de Vitivinicultura – Consulta de Industrias Vitivinícolas (Argentine website where you can lookup a winery by license number) – https://consultas.inv.gob.ar/index.php
TTB – Wine Labeling: Name and Address – https://www.ttb.gov/regulated-commodities/beverage-alcohol/wine/labeling-wine/wine-labeling-name-and-address
YouTube – Craig Ferguson & Geoff Peterson – Careful, Icarus (Origin story) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIJRqyxxnSk
Limoux AOC – AOC Limoux Méthode Ancestral – https://www.limoux-aoc.com/en/aoc-limoux-methode-ancestrale
Amazon – BOYA BOYAMIC 2 Wireless Microphones (affiliate link. I may receive a small commission if you buy it) – https://amzn.to/43EmRHX
Murphy & Son – Game-Changing Rectified Grape Must (RCGM) – https://www.murphyandson.co.uk/game-changing-rectified-grape-must-rcgm/
Wikipedia – Mega Purple – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Purple
