After drinking a couple spicy Traminettes from Easley Winery and Creekbend, I have gone to a more fruity, bright, floral wine in Oliver Winery's Moscato. While Traminette works well in a cold winter climate, the Moscato, with its tropical fruit flavors, would seem more at home relaxing outside on a warm summer day.
Oliver's Moscato, made from the grape Muscat Canelli, has a slight bubbly texture when opened. The color is clear and light, like dried summer straw. Despite being billed as a semi-sweet wine, I found it to be a quite sweet wine. Being so light colored, there were no tannins to give the wine richness. The wine has only slightly bitter taste. The alcohol level, though present, could not balance out the sweetness alone.
Muscat Canelli is known under a wide varieties of names for a simple reason: it is one of the oldest grapes used to make wine. Originating in Greece, it is quite common in Italy, where it is called Moscato (and thus where Olivery Winery takes the name from).
But despite the name, Oliver's Moscato may pair better with chicken or fish dishes with a more southwestern flare to play on its tropical undertones.
In all, Moscato was a refreshing wine and contrasted greatly with my previous wines (link). In all, I would rate the Moscato a 75 out of 100. It is light, refreshing, and efferfescent, but a bit simple in flavors. Sweet is the dominate taste, and judging America's fondness for sweet foods (and my own), the sweetness of this wine will not turn people off.
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