Well my household here in Columbus, Ohio had been all about the recent elections all the time... some by choice (like watching 24 hr. news cycles) and some not be choice (the endless robot calls).... Needless to say we broke out some wine for those special occasions... debates & election day. Here's our roundup!
Our drink of choice for watching the presidential debates was a big jug of Carlo Rossi Chianti. By the end of the first debate, we thought we might be able to take a crack at constructing a Rossi couch.
On election day we planned for one last round of Rossi. I imagine our Rossi became as comfortable for some of us as the good luck charms politicians keep on hand such as McCain's lucky penny or the handful of trinkets that Obama carries. Although a few people at our gathering thought the Rossi was about as pleasing as James Carville's undies during the 1992 political season.
However on election day it was a warm 72 degrees here in Columbus, Ohio. This sweltering November heat called for something cool and refreshing... like a wine slushy! We liked to think that we transcended the beer/wine divide with this one.
Ideally we would have served up some Arizona & Illinois wine but all we had on hand was a sweet red table wine from Sleepy Creek Vineyards in Illinois. This wine was made from three different grapes: Concord, Rougeon, and Chancellor. If you enjoy sweet red wines give this one a try slightly chilled. I happen to prefer some of Sleepy Creek's other wine which I'll blog about later however like a chameleon this wine as a slushy knocks my socks off. We mixed it up with some wine ice stir mixing stuff and water and popped it in the freezer for a few hours. Our slushy was icy, sweet and delicious.
So what did you drink on election night?
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