Last week we wrote a post referring to that "It-factor!" Today, as I was perusing the wines at Whole Foods, I was drawn to take another look at this bottle. The brand name is J N S Q. This brand represents the first letter of the French phrase for the It-Factor, "Je Ne Sais Quoi."
In researching this wine, I was amused by the press release for it, and I quote:
"Introducing the first rosé brand created for millennial women that doesn’t talk over them, or down to them. JNSQ Rosé Cru is an easy-to-enjoy luxury wine created in the classic French style and crafted from premium California grapes, giving it both a timeless elegance and a modern attitude. This unprecedented approach to winemaking – and the name gracing the beautifully curvaceous bottle – were inspired by today’s young women setting the world on fire on their own terms, with a certain je ne sais quoi that’s hard to describe but undeniably irresistible."
“Millennial women and older Gen Z’ers are bringing back an appreciation for quality, craftsmanship and functional beauty,” said Lynda Resnick, vice chair and co-owner of The Wonderful Company. “JNSQ was created specifically for these women and the milestones they are celebrating in their blossoming and exhilarating lives. It’s a wine made with that same shared quality of je ne sais quoi that makes each of these ladies unique, memorable and unstoppable.”
It is priced at $29.00.
If you have followed our blog, you know that both Ron and I enjoy wine. I cannot recall one instance, when someone (male or female) has talked down to me, either in a wine store locally, worldwide or at any winery I have visited.
Before reading this press release, I was very sure that wine was a non-gender libation. I enjoy drinking wine with my husband, and my friends of all legal drinking ages, genders, denominations and political affiliations. The concept of a his/hers wine would never enter my mind!
When I read this post to Ron, his response was that he felt this was an insult (perhaps unintended) to women in general of all ages, women wine makers, sommeliers, growers and all the women who are involved in the wine industry. And I agree.
What is your opinion?
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