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Spain’s first BLUE wine goes on sale

Meet Gik, an absurdly, cobalt-blue wine made from a blend of red and white grapes, then dyed blue with the addition of anthocyanin.

Jul 24, 2015 | By AFPRelaxnews

Gik Blue Wine

A group of young, 20-something Spaniards have created blue wine. Just because they can.

The producers ofĀ GikĀ openly admit they have no background in wine. They donā€™t grandstand about their centuries-old family history of winemaking on their website in soaring prose.

No, these guys are just a bunch of dudes (and one ā€˜dudineā€™) who created blue wine ā€œfor fun.ā€

Meet Gik, an absurdly, cobalt-blue wine made from a blend of red and white grapes, then dyed blue with the addition of anthocyanin — a natural compound found in the skin of grapes — and indigo pigments.

And while they suggest that they chose the color blue purely for shock value, the young entrepreneurs also put some thought into the strategy, pointing out that in psychology, the color blue represents innovation, movement, fluidity and change.

Clearly, the wine is targeted towards younger, adventurous Millennial drinkers who are more open to embracing new ideas; drinkers who carry no wine baggage and preconceptions.

For example, in their tasting notes — which take consumers through the various phases of the drinking experience, starting with color — the first phase is noted simply as ā€œIndigo blue. WTF.ā€

Other terms and adjectives used to describe the wine include ripe fruit, sweet attack, marked and soft acidity.

Likewise, the producers have created playlists on SoundCloud which they say pair well with a night of sipping blue wine.

For avid oenophiles, the creators challenge drinkers ā€œto forget everything you know about wine” and unlearn years of wine training.

The wine contains 11.5 percent alcohol and is meant to be served chilled. Food pairing suggestions include sushi, nachos with guacamole, Tzatziki sauce, pasta carbonara and smoked salmon.

Bottles retail for ā‚¬10 ($11 USD).

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