Cheers for Vignette! - Our Daily Green

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Cheers for Vignette!

Back in November, when we received our complimentary cheese assortment from Affinage Cheese, we saw an intriguing product on their website, the Vignette Wine Country Soda. It looked like an elegant alternative to the cloyingly sweet sodas found in vending machines. We read a little more about Vignette, and discovered they are a non-alcoholic soda, flavored with varietal grapes such as pinot noir and chardonnay.

We were intrigued and contacted the company to see if they would be interested in sending us some samples to review for Our Daily Green. We were delighted when they shipped us two bottles of their soda, the California Brut and Pinot Noir soda. We took them to an open house party to share with the guests. The party was a mid-afternoon event, so it was really nice to have a non-alcoholic option.

What everyone really liked was the delicate and sophisticated flavor of the Vignette Sodas. It completely overcame the previous impressions of artificially colored purple grape soda or overly sweet and bubbly non-alcoholic sparkling juice drinks, that is typically only enjoyed by the single-digit aged crowd. This was a soda for adults, without any added sugar and is actually made from the same vineyard grapes as California premium wines. According to founder Patrick Galvin,
“The goal from the beginning was to create a better soft drink and a new brand that captured a little bit of wine country magic in a soda bottle,” Galvin says.  “And I’m hopeful people who see Vignette on the shelf and give it a try will feel that we've accomplished that.
We highly recommend the Vignette Wine Country Sodas and they have generously offered a giveaway to one of our lucky readers. See for yourself how delightful they are. Just leave a comment on this post. Contest closes on January 29th at midnight EST. We will randomly select one winner from the comments.
  • All Natural
  • No Added Sugar
  • Non-Alcoholic
  • No High Fructose Corn Syrup
  • 40 - 50% Varietal Juice
  • No Added Colors
  • Caffeine Free
  • Gently Pasteurized
  • Lightly Sparkling
  • No Preservatives
Our Daily Green received two complimentary bottles of  Vignette Wine Country Soda for our review. Nonetheless, our opinions are completely our own and we think bubbles make any occasion special. 


13 comments :

Amber said...

That is precisely what adults need!:)

Jana Brown said...

What a cool idea! I hate the overly sweet grape sodas, but I do love a real grape flavor.

Anonymous said...

Bubbly? I'm in.

Allison said...

Yum. I love beverages that aren't too sweet!
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Unknown said...

These sound awesome. Note to self to spend more time on the Affinage site.

Smrtgirl said...

Bubbly and healthy for you? Yes please :)

FreshGreenKim said...

AND the randomly generated number was #5! You are the winner! Send me your info by the end of today and we'll get that sent out! (and yes... Affinage is a gorgeous site... I wonder how much it resembles a Parisian cheese store?)

FreshGreenKim said...

Renee, nobody yet... But I think it would fit in well with many of our local foodie type of stores. Maybe I should give them a hint.

FreshGreenKim said...

I would not say "healthy" but rather less unhealthy. Natural. and a good alternative to what we normally would guzzle. This really was a lovely soda. You'll have to see if you can sweet talk Ms. Dee into toasting with you next time you're in the same region!

FreshGreenKim said...

I'm sorry you weren't a winner this time, but my giveaways always have low entries, so please follow along and return!

FreshGreenKim said...

Cheers! I'm sorry you weren't a winner this time, but I still encourage you to try this soda as well as return for future promotions. I always have low entries.

FreshGreenKim said...

I wish I had itty bitty bottles to share with everyone just to taste it. Unlike anything I ever have had.

FreshGreenKim said...

We enjoyed it a great deal... and it was really nice knowing I had to drive later in the day.