Bremerton, WA 14.8% alc. (Purchased on 4/1/14)
Back label states that “This wine, like King Tut’s tomb, is a mystery. Some bottles contain Malvasia Bianca and some contain Tempranillo. To solve the mystery, you’ll just have to take a giant leap to discover the treasure that’s actually awaiting you inside. If you don’t get the variety you were hoping for, at least you’ll have this attractive bottle!”
When I opened my bottle, the contents had the typical floral, aromatic bouquet of Malvasia, but the color was a dark ruby red. The flavors were honeyed and showed ripe apricot, but also displayed red raspberry and smoky cigar box cedar. Bone dry and loaded with tannins. A real conundrum! Three hours after finishing a couple of glasses with my wife, we both had severe headaches. I’ve re-corked it and will share the rest with friends this weekend. What are friends for?
I can’t recommend it for its contents, but the bottle sure is purty. Think I’ll display it on the end table right next to our high-heeled, fish-net stockinged leg lamp. If you can find it, pick one up just to see what you get! And please share your findings.
The magical world of wines from Grocery Outlet 
I feel compelled to note that my inspiration for this post came almost entirely from our ol’ buddy and fellow reviewer dluber. I just couldn’t let the tradition die. Thanks, DL!!
For those who missed the first two installments of this “tradition,” here they are:
April 1, 2012: 2002 Hzôrgotástz Bzèkwçej
April 1, 2013: Schloss Vollrausch 1986 Pilzsammlerwein
Funky Tut?
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This is a very strange marketing angle: “Here’s a fancy bottle. It’s got WINE in it. We’re not telling you what *kind* of wine, or anything about how it tastes. Pay us money, and take your chances!”
lim, do you know anything about the winery? Is it possible the fancy bottles were just a technique for offloading random lots or something?
Could be Kitcheno Sinko.
Uh, yeah. That’s the ticket!
Just remember, adlerpe…this was posted on APRIL FIRST! BTW, LOVE the Steve Martin quote. Wish I had used it in the post.
Answer #2 to your question, adlerpe. Perhaps the Yakima Valley winery involved was somehow “in cahoots” (as my mother used to say) with this facility in British Columbia:
http://www.canadacool.com/COOLFACTS/BRITISH%20COLUMBIA/PyramidWine.html
The Tut bottles are definitely “random lots or something”. And wouldn’t this wine bottle look amazing standing alongside this beauty: http://www.amazon.com/Egyptian-Sphinx-Bottle-Holder-Collectible/dp/B000KXB3XA I love that the bottle in the holder is a Two Buck Chuck. A $2 bottle in a $45 holder.
Absolutely. Funky like a monkey.