Drinking Breakfast Wine + Podcast Things! (Newsletter #9)
Let’s talk about drinking wine before 11am.
Hello again! Apologies for my extended absence! I’m not sure when or how Summer 2021 wrapped up so quickly but here we are: closer to September than we are June.
Since we last spoke, I’ve been thinking a lot about wine. Breakfast wine, specifically.
Yes: Breakfast wine is a thing. Similar to her mimosa cousin, she’s best enjoyed with eggs, toast, pancakes, even a breakfast burrito. She's sparkly, fun, and she’s always refreshing.
I prefer a breakfast wine, because if I’m being totally honest: I don’t love champagne (down for someone to change my mind though!). And perhaps I drank too many $1 mimosas at brunch in college, but they’ve lost their appeal. They are no longer chic to me. So now that I am a **~30 year old~**, I’ve evolved to wine as my breakfast drink of choice.
Breakfast wine refers to wines that are light in body, low in alch, crisp, and a bit fruity or floral—perhaps they are even a Frizzante (the slightest amount of fizz). The key is to choose something refreshing to start the day and with high acidity. A wine with high acidity (crispness) will help break through the heftiness of your pancake stack (this is a good thing).
They’re usually white, but can also be a rosé or minimal skin contact. I’ve even seen reds—although my brain leans more rose or white in this case. And no, you do not mix orange juice with it.
Breakfast wine can also be found in piquettes (remember? Made from the byproduct of wine making, piquette's are a lower alcohol version of wine.), which is nice because the light bodied, lower alch of a piquette will keep you refreshed!
As for varietals, I can recommend a couple, but I highly recommend playing around and finding the breakfast wines that speak to you and compliment you favorite breakfast foods.
And you know what, don’t let anyone tell you wine isn’t a breakfast drink. It is, and it has been.
Here are some más vino to try with your next brunch:
Now… on to PODCAST NEWS:
There is currently no new podcast lol. I’m sorry! It’s in the works, but honestly, I am an Aries and I have a million brilliant ideas, but I get side tracked easily and move onto the next big idea. So yeah, I’m working on it! But I need help! Anyone out there down to help me produce a pod? If you are PLEASE email me! I wanna chat!!!
Okay, that’s all for now. I hope you a fabulous weekend and pop open a bottle of your new favorite breakfast vino!
I’ll be drinking the Over Easy Piquette and I’m ecstatic about it! <3