Bug Juice, Rinaldi Vini s.a.s. Ricaldone, Italy (2009)

Bug Juice? Definitely. This stuff is so sweet; you'll have every fly within a five-mile radius crashing your party. The little pink honeybees and the shiny gold leaf on the label should have been a warning to me. Alas, no...

The grape is Muscat, specifically, Moscato D'Asti, (remember those Asti Spumanti commercials? Same territory, less sparkle.) Moscato, as the Italians call it, is becoming a wildly popular juice, high in lovely orange blossom, peach, and honey aromas, citrus-honey flavors, and punctuated with tiny bubbles and low alcohol, just 6%. The "frizzante" or fizzy style helps balance the syrupy sweetness and adds to the fun. Serve this ice cold as an aperitif (we call it porch wine here in the South) or gently chilled with dessert.

If Mom or Grammy is coming to visit, you’ll want to stock up on this one. I found it at Total Wine, Raleigh, N.C. for $17.99.