This morning when I ordered my Starbucks® I remembered to revisit the display of Cupcake Wine that piqued my interest a couple days ago. It was still there, lounging with those carb-y breads and having a good time of it. There were fewer bottles than before, but I saw that Merlot was still waiting to be adopted into a nice home. I also noticed that there was a little sign promoting both Cupcake Vineyards and chocolate vodka.
Now I’m a vodka drinker, although I don’t like all the various flavors that have come to the fore. I prefer vodka as it was meant to be drunk. Over ice with limes. That said, chocolate vodka sounded interesting.
However there were no bottles in the Cupcake Wine display, so I headed to the liquor department to see if the chocolate vodka had joined the ranks of Absolut, Grey Goose, Chopin, or even the lower priced Gordon’s or Popov. But no luck.
Returning home with my latte, I headed for the Internet and Googled® Cupcake Vineyards. Sure enough, some vintner has named his or her grape orchard and wine press operation “Cupcake.” His website proves it. I raised the question before what it meant; I’m no closer to an answer. Is the owner’s name Cupcake; is this a term of endearment for his wife? Or his girlfriend? And where is the mysterious chocolate vodka?
I’m not sure this deserves another blog, but I’ll keep an open mind as I purchase my lattes which, for the record, I like as well as vodka with limes in the end.
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