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California’s lower alcohol Cupcake Lighthearted wines (8% ABV) were inspired by winemaker Jessica Tomei, who craved a lighter option after training runs. In this series profiling brands in the low/no alcohol industry, we talk to Tomei about what a typical day looks like for her.
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Better for You Wines Are The Hot Trend in 2021 "Better for you" wines are the hot trend of 2021. The moniker for these health-marketed wines hasn't yet been universally agreed upon, and Nielsen doesn't yet track this as a category. But big wine companies and big grocery chains are buying into the idea, and there will be several significant launches in the months to come. Broadly speaking, this new category of "better for you" wines shares two characteristics. First, they are lower in alcohol, through mechanical means of alcohol reduction. Second, they have zero residual sugar. Thus ...
Or Check out the Conversation Here Zach Geballe: From Seattle, Wash., I’m Zach Geballe. And this is a “VinePair Podcast” “Next Round” conversation. We’re bringing you these episodes in between our regular podcast so we can explore a range of issues and stories in the drinks world. Today, I’m speaking with Jessica Tomei, the winemaker for Cupcake Vineyards. Jessica, thanks so much for your time. Jessica Tomei: Thanks for having me. Z: Yeah, our pleasure. Let’s start with your background. How did you get involved in wine and winemaking? J: Well, I was a premed student at UC Davi...
If you drink a glass of wine per day or more and fret about your weight, howâd you like to avoid ingesting tens of thousands of calories a year and not give up your wine? Most wine lovers donât think in these terms. To them, a glass of quality wine is infinitely more important than is the scant number of calories in it (125 to 175). But casual wine consumers may be more concerned about calories than they are about quality. This topic of calories in wine comes up every few years so it wasnât surprising when I saw that the Cupcake brand of wines was rolling out a low-alcohol Sauv...