September 21, 2006

Elephant on a Tightrope French Wines

If you looked at the wines we've been covering lately, you'd think we were biased against European wines because most of what we've covered lately has been from the US West Coast or the southern hemisphere. For the record, we have nothing against wines from across the pond, and we just got a press release about an interesting French brand called Elephant on a Tightrope.

We're not sure what the significance of the name is, but the packaging is decidedly un-stuffy and they position themselves as a "friendly" French wine. It basically seems to be a conglomerate of different wineries coming together under one brand, which might explain the whole elephant thing.

See below for a snippet from their press release; we wrote this whole story before we realized it was about Elephant on a Tightrope being released in Canada. Not sure what the stats are for a US release, but the wines are expected to retail for $8-$10 so it might be worth a trip north.

An “Elephant on a Tightrope” Chardonnay and a Cabernet Sauvignon from the Languedoc region are expected to be launched in Canada this Fall to be followed later in the year by a Grenache and a Syrah. The line are a selection of wines from Bordeaux, the Southwest, and Beaujolais, including a Beaujolais Nouveau 2006.

Find out more at the Elephant on a Tightrope site.

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