Hydar Blog, v2.0

Apparently, we’re supposed to disdain “critter wines” -

So, a common current among wine aficionados is a disdain for “critter” wines – you’ve seen them, cases upon cases of little penguins, kangaroos, toads, black cats – a veritable vintner’s Noah’s Ark – with cute labels designed to make passersby go, “Awwwww…”  In general, these wines sell because of what’s on the outside of the bottle and not the inside.   Good marketing for sure – but rarely good wine.  Being Californian, I’ve had to practice uttering “critter wine” mumbled with contempt and dismissal, with a sneer (or an eye-roll) and a little put-upon exhale.  Try it for yourself.

Dang.  I actually like the wine labels to be interesting; I rarely remember names, but often remember images.  If I try a wine, I want to be able to have a shot at remembering it so have more.  Moar crittr winez, I say! Moar!