Sometimes all it takes is just a few sweeties to put us in a good mood! So what would you say we if we offered you to some ‘real’ wine gums to try? Some of you may recall that The Amazing Blog reviewed Cocktail Pastilles here. Well, today we are talking about Real Wine Gums from VINOOS. Think Sparkling Wine, Merlot, Chardonnay and Rosé Wine - to name but a few of their delicious flavours.
VINOOS is the creation of Marleen Teters and Mireille Reuling, two businesswomen with a passion for wine. Based in Amsterdam, this successful venture has now grown from an experimental project into a global brand. It all started in 2012 when Reuling, a conceptual designer, developed a 3D art installation: The Wine Xperience. She recreated the feeling of taking that first sip of wine, without actually drinking it. The Real Wine Gums here are the manifestation of the ‘taste’ category of this installation. From this moment, the rest as they say is history. We’re excited to learn that Vinoos is currently collaborating with the cardiologist and Professor dr. P. G. Hugenholtz, where they are working on the new version of The Real Wine Gum with polyphenols (which originate in grape skins) for health-giving properties.
First of all, we want to say that we were initially lured by the beautiful and elegant packaging, then by the actual taste of Real Wine Gums themselves, which contain no alcohol or artificial colouring. The sweets are grape shaped with different colour variants according to the flavour; all are vegetarian friendly, gluten, fat, nut, gelatine and lactose-free. If you only want to put a toe in the water, you can order their Mini-Snoopers which come in small boxes with two wine gums inside. If we had to choose a favourite, it would be the Merlot which is berry-like and fruity, it contains ‘red wine aroma’ and intriguingly extract of black carrot! Although, we must quickly also add that the Sparkling Wine, Chardonnay and Rosé Wine flavours were also a huge success here.
If you want to bring a touch of originality to your guests for dinner or aperitifs, you can find all the VINOO products here. To purchase the 100g box of Sparkling Wine here for £12.95, the 50g box Merlot here for £7.50, the 50-gram box of Chardonnay here for £7.50 and the 50-gram box of Rosé Wine here for £7.50.