Safe use of Moscato D'Asti
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John: I’m going to go to a generalized tip. And this is a wine tip for everybody out there, especially the ladies. And this is triggered by the exploding bottles at Costco. So there’s a recall of some of this wine that Costco has. And Costco has a pretty good one, but they’re all good. And the wine that everyone should check out, it’s called Moscato D’Asti. It’s a sweet, bubbly wine. It’s not like a champagne bubbly. It’s a light sparkling wine. It’s sweet. The alcohol is low. It’s like 7% on a lot of these. Sometimes it gets to 10. And it’s every one I’ve ever had in my life. I’ve had a lot of them. They all seem to be good at whatever price. They run around 12 to 15 to 16 bucks, maybe. I think Costco has one for under 10 that explodes in some states. I don’t know what the deal is there.
Adam: It was every single state except for Texas for some reason.
John: No, no, they didn’t have any exploding bottles in California either. There were only about 20 states where they were blowing up. And you didn’t even have to take it back. You could just show them a receipt and you get your money back. So you get free bottles of this stuff. I would just recommend if you have a bottle, they said don’t open it because it might blow. I would say just put on some goggles, wear some gloves and open it. And if it doesn’t blow up, you’re in good shape. You have a nice bottle of free Moscato D’Asti.
Adam: Now, do you have a tip on how to approach this exactly?
John: It’s a sweet wine, it’s chilled. It’s a summer sipper. It’s good for the upcoming Indian summer. And the problem with it is Mimi has this issue and most people will, you can’t not drink the whole bottle.
Adam: Yeah, is that only Mimi, really?
John: Well, I think a lot of people will run into it. If you’ve ever had Moscato D’Asti, you will find it’s hard to resist just drinking it down. It is a superior product. It’s a great, it’s an afternoon thing. It’s supposed to be a dessert wine, but I wouldn’t have it for dessert. It’s not really sweet enough. It’s kind of awkward for dessert. It’s really just a casual drinker.
Adam: Get the non-exploding kind. It drinks better.