Breakfast of Champions...

[Enophile]

Cruising a local upscale market, I ran across a shelf talker proclaiming the NV Malvira', Birbét to be the perfect breakfast/brunch wine. If anyone's got the guts to recommend wine for breakfast, I'm going to give it a shot. At $9/375, it's not exactly cheap, but I've never had a wine like this before. It's made from the Brachetto grape in Piedmont, and the fermentation is stopped when the wine is low alcohol (6.5%), a bit fizzy, and still sweet. Intense aromas of strawberries and blueberries, with lots of sweet, fresh floral
notes. Sweet strawberry fruit in the mouth, with floral, and delicate spice flavors. It's a sweet, simple wine, akin to a Moscato d'Asti, but made with a red grape. A perfect substitute for your morning juice, and a nice accompaniment to homemade breakfast sandwiches.