PERFECT WAY TO FEEL THE BLUES – UVA WINES KENYA OFFERS BLUE PORTUGUESE WINE TO EAST AFRICA
When the natural bloom on the grape kick-started fermentation there was a bit of intervention to stop it souring into vinegar and lo, we were gifted with wine.
One of my favourite past times involves sipping wine with some good company. When I was first introduced to rosé it was the pink colour that intrigued my interest and the berry aroma that stole my heart.
Since then my tasting of various wines has yielded very mixed results, but my exploration of wine has been largely rewarding. Now you can imagine how thrilled I was to hear that blue wine was finally available in Kenya courtesy of UVA Wines & Spirits.
Alianca, a firm producing wines across Portugal, launched Casal Mendes blue. The wine is said to be the first ‘blue wine’ made by a Portugese producer. When I received my bottle in a uniquely beautiful branded UVA carrier bag. I was in awe at the site of the blue diamond sky bottle.
Casal Mendes Blue is a wine based flavoured drink. It is originally differential with it’s crystal blue bottle. Casal Mendes Blue is a sweet treat for those looking for a refreshing light wine with a slight effervescence. It is lower on the alcohol than your typical wine.
The 750ml bottle contains 10% alcohol. I would describe it similar to a moscato wine and best served chilled. It is based on the company’s vinho verde (green wine) with natural substances added to give it its differentiating turquoise colour and light sweetness.
UVA Wines Kenya are the regional suppliers of the wine. If you would like to purchase the original wine, find them on their instagram account: @uvawineske and their Facebook page: @uvawineske .Other UVA outlets you can find the wine are:
- Carrefour
- Foodplus Supermarket
- Liquor Barrels
It looks so fine,,,great work,,,
Thanks, have you tried the wine?
The photos make me want to drink the whole bottle down😂. Definitely a must try. #bucketlist😂
Definitely sweetie, best way to have the blues
This looks interesting, will definitely purchase one for trial
Trial turned into a favourite perhaps <3
Oh my great work.it looks great to taste
Wait till you have it, it’s really good
Looks like a nice drink for a gift.
The perfect gift.
Looks interesting. On a scale of 1 – 10 what would you rate it?
I would give it an 8.5
The presentation, differential blue colour, light and sweet taste and scent
are all just wonderful. I’d definitely serve this wine at a cocktail party.
considering I just read this on a Friday!
Best start to a weekend ey!
Very nice.
Glad you like the article, Evans.
You should give the wine a try!
The presentation, colour and its package is just wow, I can’t mind if I get a surprise for this on my birthday coz its just around the corner.
It’s amazing, they did a good job.
Lucky for you there’s an article that can serve as a hint 😉
Wowww…!!!!
This simply made me to drool over that bottle. The color is so eye catchy…. And the shots (no pun intended), just bring out the life of this fine wine…
Great feature dear…
Shall we get more brands 😉
Hey Alex. You should really try this one out.
It’s really fine and interesting. Based on a white wine.
Quite a piece makes me want a bottle just the whole of it for me
Very possible 🙂
You can find the bottle at Carrefour, Foodplus and Liquor Barrels
Highly recommend you to try it, very good.
Amazing ! have you tried the wine ?
Hi Riani. Yes I have. Casal Mendes have a great variety of wine, especially for Sangria