Buy a bottle, support a charity

This posting is provided by Jennifer Benz, and it is most definitely worth a read. I have always felt that it is possible in business to create a balance between profitability and social responsibility. The wine company that produces the wine that Jen reviews has found a fantastic way to make this balance a reality.
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If you've read my earlier postings, you know I don't think any excuse is needed to open a bottle of wine--sparkling or otherwise--any time or for any reason. But, for those of you who might need a little more "justification" I have the perfect solution: wine for charity!

I discovered 2 Brothers Big Tattoo Wines on a last-minute way-too-rushed trip to pick up dinner party snacks and a bottle of wine at Whole Foods in Chicago. The store was hosting a wine tasting and when I asked the server for a nice white, he gave me a sip of Big Tattoo. He also gave me the skinny: the wine comes from two brothers, a wine importer and a tattoo artist. They created Big Tattoo White in honor of their mother who died from cancer in 2000 (the label is her favorite symbol, the Fleur de Lys). The brothers donate 50 cents of every bottle to breast cancer related charities. To date, they have raised $944,000--and, they brilliantly work their distributor network to make an impact on local charities [http://www.bigtattoored.com/charities/] where their wines are sold.

So, how does it taste, you ask? Pretty good. We drank it with a typical cheese-and-cracker dinner party appetizer plate and it went down very nicely. It is a white that would appeal to even a non-white-wine drinker:  flavorful and fragrant with a nice balance of fruit and citrus. The tasting notes say the grapes are a blend of Riesling and Pinot Blanc, so no surprise that it is a touch sweet.

We'll have to try out their Syrah and Red too. In the meantime, please leave a comment if you know any other wine makers who donate a portion of their proceeds to charity--we need to do our part to make sure everyone has enough excuses to try another bottle of wine.

Recommendation: Definitely buy it (if for nothing else, you'll be giving back while enjoying a glass!)

Comments

[kathleen]

I just stumbled upon this great video of the Nantucket Wine Festival. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

http://nantucket.plumtv.com/videos/wine_festival_2007_highlights

[Richard Kamins]

The Red has been on the Connecticut market for the past few years and is well worth trying. Deep color, good fruit; a wine for summertime quaffing.