Good morning, and an official hello to summer! ‘Tis the summer solstice and as we embrace this magical, mythical time of year, it only makes sense to sidle up to a glass of wine that uses summer’s quintessential fruit: blackberries. So allow me to introduce you to Pasek Cellars Blackberry Wine. I’ve been sitting on this particular wine recommendation for probably over a decade, and I still find this wine to be utterly delicious, delightful, and a pure embodiment of the spirit of summer, which I am welcoming with outstretched arms (if you could see me now!)! 🙂

This is sweet enough to be considered a dessert wine but complex enough to enjoy with savory food. Pasek Cellars recommends drinking it with salmon, wild game, or barbecued chicken. I have tried it alongside salmon and I find it’s a better pairing than commonly prescribed Pinot Noir. Nothing screams “Pacific Northwest summer” more than salmon and blackberries. It’s one of, or perhaps even the best, blackberry wine I have ever had. I truly don’t think you will be disappointed.

Pasek Cellars Blackberry Wine
100% Oregon Blackberry Wine
11% ABV
$12.99/bottle on Pasek Cellars website
(I have also found it for slightly less at Cost Plus World Market)

Good on its own, good as dessert, good with savory food. Yes, I’m for real!

• Crafted from Oregon blackberries, the wine is semi-opaque and medium ruby in color
• Aromas of blackberry, cream, and bramble waft from the glass
• While the wine is quite sweet, it also has a nice, subtle tartness to balance the sweetness
• Full body with a medium finish
• Fun fact: it takes 1.3 lbs. of blackberries to yield one whole bottle!

It isn’t often you find a wine that can be a dessert wine, a savory food partner, and a scrumptious “drinks well on its own” wine. Pasek Cellars Blackberry Wine is a rare “triple threat” that you need to add to your cellar stat!

Have you tried this wine? Or is there another blackberry wine you adore? Comment!

Cheers to summer! ☀️

PS: Word to the wise… Pasek Cellars Cranberry Wine is the magical winter equivalent to the summery blackberry wine. Stay tuned in the coming months, but it’s never too early to stock up on a good wine like this to go with holiday fare like turkey and ham. 😉