Here kitty kitty - Wine review White Cat Wine

It has never been mentioned before on Brandywine Life that there is a cat who frequents the the Brandywine Gardens.  This post is dedicated to him - And his taste buds!

So, the way the story goes is that Kitty came home smelling like a Smelly Cat!   (Remember that episode from "Friends"?)  The stench of wet dirty cat was spreading through the house like a Contagion!  What is one to do?  (Answer:  Just about anything OTHER than what I actually did do...)

It started out as a humble way of freshening up Kitty's scent.  It ended up almost harming the cat, and scaring the wits out of everyone else in the process!

Pepe Le Pew in "Really Scent"

The more Kitty licked his damp fur, which stunk of some sort of muddy outdoor musk, the worse he smelled.  The intention was to dry and deodorize him naturally.   The tool was a sprinkle of Baking Soda.   BAD IDEA.  (Do not try this at home!)

Half an hour later, Kitty was frothing at the mouth and dribbliing white foam throughout the house as he paced back and forth in discomfort.   It was not a pace of anger, it was a pace of genuine discomfort.   Meanwhile, Kitty's owners were wondering if he had Rabies and nervously pacing themselves!

Rabies was unlikely.  There was not any documented contact with infected animals.  Kitty was current on shots.  Nope, it was just the Baking Soda.

While perhaps it had been a tad brighter of an idea than Talcum Powder or Baking Powder, it was a pretty bad idea.  Not doing that again!  (Note: There are several online sources that actually recommend baking soda as a pet deodorizer, so it's not THAT bad of an idea - But it's easy to do wrong!)

But, in honor of the White Powder,  and amazing recuperating Kitty, I bring you a wine review of White Cat by Hazlitt Vineyards of the Finger Lakes (New York).

Yes, it's a picture of a bikini-clad Kitty reclining lake-side that you see on the bottle!  The easy-going posture suits the wine.  It is a sweet fruit wine that tastes like spiked white grape juice.  Great for a party and for going with nibbles.  Hazlitt's White Cat and better known Red Cat are made from the American native Catawba grape, which Gardentina has coincidentally earmarked to put in her garden when the right moment arises.  The White Cat has a freshness to it that is very enjoyable.  Because of the similarity to natural grape juice, this is the perfect wine to use to introduce a non-wine-drinker to what they have been missing while they gulp down rum, vodka and other hard liquors.  White Cat and Red Cat are a refreshing change of pace from "Frenchy" wines.  They're "Lakey" - meant for lounging, relaxing, catching a few sips between active games of badminton or a hunt for rocks at the shore.  Yep, this was one cool cat!

Meow!

Photo of catawba grapes is courtesy of Missouri Wine Country.   I am ashamed to say this but I had no idea there was a Missouri Wine Country?!?!?!  Give it up for MO!