Brought To You By The Letter J

The most exciting event of the past week in our neighborhood was the start of a weekly food truck convergence at the end of the block. For the foreseeable future, our Thursdays just became that much tastier. There’s something about food from a truck that has flavors you just can’t get in a restaurant that's not on wheels. And food trucks don't just sell tacos and hot dogs these days – there’s deconstructed samosas, lumpia, and cupcakes too.

Just another reason we love this town.

The sparkling wine for this week has nothing to do with food trucks (we don’t think trucks can get a license to sell booze, which is a shame). We tried it because we had seen the bottle everywhere and were intrigued by the simplicity of its marketing. A single letter on a clean, green bottle – it’s pretty sexy.

The wine was J Brut Rosé ($25), which not only rhymes, it’s pretty tasty too. It had a gorgeous, peachy-pink color, yet again proving we love staring deeply into a glass of rosé. The scent was distinctly floral. The first sip was dry, with just a hint of sweetness, and a tangy floral aftertaste. It had just the right amount of carbonation and a very smooth finish. The more we drank it, the more we liked this playful sparkling wine. And we should note, it goes very well with a ravenous appetite, like the kind produced by a flock of food trucks.

Score: We both gave it a 3.5

Recommended: Sure. This is a good, solid rosé.