Is red wine destined to become the new rosé?
Remember when rosé was just something people enjoyed in the summer and then it took over the planet and became way too much?
Sadly, red wine is in danger of suffering the same plight.
Red wine has long been the stuff to pair with rich meat and occasionally a hight limit credit card, but now there are many new and old world varieties that are accessible in both taste and cost.
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Food and wine blogger Monique Robinson tells Mashable red wine hits the trifecta of wine: "It's easily accessible, affordable and delicious. It makes sense why it would be showing up everywhere."
Red wine hasn't jumped the shark yet, but the signs are all there.
1. It's in a sandwich
In 2013, BS in the Kitchen published a recipe for red wine grilled cheese. Last week, Country Living published a piece featuring the recipe and people are enthused.
To be fair, the sandwich itself, laden with a sticky-sweet red wine reduction and tangy Gruyere cheese, looks delicious.
2. It's in your child's beverage.
Red wine hot chocolate is all over the place. People love it. Red wine is no stranger to being served warm, but did hot chocolate really need to be part of the equation?
Well, it does look tempting.
3. It's in your drinking fountain
Well, it's in this Italian drinking fountain, which has so far attracted thousands of visitors. And with the good stuff flowing 24 hours a day, why shouldn't it?
4. It's in your swimming pool
In a way, at least. Japanese theme park/ wonder-spa resort Yunessun Spa Resort specializes in spa pools themed like ancient Greek palaces, ramen, coffee and red wine. That's right, you can swim in a merlot bath, poured directly from a 12 foot merlot bottle before you go to dinner to enjoy a glass or two.
Okay, it does look fun.
Clearly, it's impossible to allure the siren song of these fun red wine compilations. But will we push it too far? We have to stop before we hit red wine dog food to give Rufus that extra holiday buzz.
Let's enjoy red wine's moment while it's still ahead.
Sarah Spigelman Richter is a contributor to Mashable's Food channel. Sarah covers everything edible, from the food industry to D.I.Y. recipes. She was previously the community manager for Tastemade NYC and her writing has been seen on The Today Show's food blog, Refinery 29, the Food Network, and Gothamist. She has also developed recipes for Tabasco and other nationally recognized brands and has blogged for 5 years at "Fritos and Foie Gras." Sarah is obsessed with "Orphan Black" and chili-cheese Fritos and is still depressed that Loehmann's closed.
