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Wine San Angelo drinks—Franzia

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Wine snobs may rhapsodize about pulling cork on a supple Cab-Merlot blend from France or a buttery Chardonnay from the Texas Hill Country, but when San Angeloans drink wine, they are most likely to drink wines that are sweet, cheap, and come in a box.
According to beverage wholesalers and retailers, the top selling wines in San Angelo are the Franzia House Wine Favorites, 5-liter boxes of Chillable Red, Sunset Blush, Crisp White, or Fruity Red Sangria. San Angeloans buy more than 7,000 boxes of those Franzia wines each year—and that does not count some of the boxes purchased by restaurants and bars. Continue reading →

Dessert wines

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Christmas is a sweet season, why not try a sweet wine to end a great holiday meal?
Dessert wines are sweeter, richer, and usually higher in alcohol than table wines. Often served with dessert, they also can be enjoyed with cheese or on their own.
.Port, Sherry, Madeira, Sauterne, late-harvest Rieslings and Zinfandels, ice wines, raisin/straw wines, and sweeter sparkling wines qualify as dessert wines. Continue reading →