Once upon a time, a married couple of our acquaintance---who were both wine makers at different wineries---made a wine called Arc en Ciel, which is French for rainbow. Well, in the middle of the aging process, she changed wineries and he did too. Most of the wine got "relabeled" because of various contractual complications, but a few cases came out under the Arc en Ciel label---we got three of them.
I guess it's kind of a one-time thing, but such quirkyness is what I really like about living in wine country. Arc en Ciel lasted long enough to make it into a news release about using Red Mountain grapes, but otherwise is known only in the regional tribal memory.
After a while, we got the word to start drinking them up, which we have thrown ourselves into. I find it very fruity, smooth and easy to drink. It's a very good wine to tempt new drinkers just starting to contemplate serious Washington wines. I wish I was reckless enough to open another bottle tonight.
Soon it shall all be gone---hoopla!
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