I don’t know if it’s my cobbled liver or having young children, but these days I wish that “session wine” was more of a thing. By this I mean wine that, like session beer, is easily quaffable over several hours and doesn’t plunge me into inebriation – in other words, wine with a relatively low ABV (less than 11%), a light body and bracing acidity. Why are they so hard to find, especially in the mainstream? The false premise, perhaps, that wine is sipped rather than chugged, or that it is enjoyed only with food? (You need only set foot in a Wetherspoons to learn otherwise.)
So, yes, I’m after a delicious, low-ABV wine, specifically one I can drink at a party without ending up looking like a Heat! magazine cover star in circa 2003. My favourite party drink is something fizzy, so I’m essentially looking for a session sparkling wine.
