Mary J. Blige launches sun goddess wine range
Hot on the heels of Kylie Minogue, American R&B singer-songwriter Mary J. Blige has launched a wine range called Sun Goddess in collaboration with northern Italian producer Fantinel.
According to the drinks business
Produced in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Blige’s Sun Goddess range is formed of a Friuli DOC Pinot Grigio Ramato and a Friuli DOC Sauvignon Blanc.
A longtime lover of Pinot Grigio, it was Blige’s idea to produce a rosé from the grape by leaving it in contact with its skins during maceration.
Meaning ‘copper’ in Italian, ramato wines get their peachy hue from Pinot Grigio’s pigmented skins. The Pinot Grigio grapes are left in contact with their rose-tinted skins during an extended maceration process, leading to copper coloured wines.
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