BLUET — Attraction in Scarborough

I had been meaning to try Bluet wine for a while, and finally picked up a bottle recently (Charmat method), and really loved it.

I think the other reviewers might be misunderstanding what this wine is trying to be, or maybe the Bluet brand themselves might be marketing to the wrong crowd. This is a completely dry sparkling wine, and feels more like a self-fermented lambic style beer, with plenty of blueberry flavor (obviously) but also tons of other unexpected and complex notes - a little bitter, a little astringent, and yes, a note of olives, as observed by others. To me, these are all positive attributes.

So if you're into funky and unexpected flavors, as I am, then this is definitely something...

I'm usually an ipa drinker. READ: A SERIOUS VERMONT IPA DRINKER. When I got the latest Yankee mag and saw Bluet in an article we just had to try it. Maine blueberry wine?? A no brainer. Ordered a 12 pack of cans . Wow! Damn good! Not quite wine, not quite blueberry juice. Definitely interesting and definitely very good. Problem was a few cans were damaged in shipping. Problem? Nope! 1 call and another FULL BOX was in the mail. Good old fashioned business sense that is. They've got my vote. 2...

Not what I expected, it was more like a sparkling Merlot, very dry. I could not detect any significant blueberry flavor at all,maybe just a hint. It also had a strange aftertaste, almost chemical. I ended up dumping it out as it was not drinkable for me. Maybe they would do better to actually describe the wine. To me " August in Maine" is the taste of sweet succulent...