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The Il Duca Imperiale Cardinal Red is a red blend with no mention of the particular combination, no matter how hard I tried. I went to their website, and it had no mention of the combination they used for their cardinal red other than using their concord grapes. This wine is also non-vintage and was made in California in San Antonio. The wine was bought for around 13 dollars. According to the site totalwine.com, the wine has dark berry flavor and a spice to it. Il Duca Cardinal Sweet Red | Total Wine & More Smelling the wine was really nice, it smelled spicy and of blackberries, and I was quite ready to get to the tasting. Tasting the wine was great too, it tasted like blackberries and had a spicy black pepper kick to it as well. I did not have food with the wine, but I felt like it would have gone well with some sweet snacks. Overall, would drink again.  

  The Principe Verdejo Frizzante, a Spanish white wine that is colored blue instead. It is made from Verdejo grapes, and is from the region of Rueda, is non-vintage, and was bought for around 10 dollars. According to iberrowine.com, lots of tropical and floral tones and it is soft and pleasant to taste. https://www.iberowine.com/wine/principe-azul-frizzante-verdejo#:~:text=Denomination%20of%20origin%20Principe%20Azul%20Frizzante%20Verdejo&text=This%20DO%20is%20located%20in,and%2055%20wine%20producing%20wineries. The wine smelled like blueberries and of honey with some sort of floral tones. When I had actually tasted the wine, it tasted like blueberries and was very poppy as it was sparkling. When I had it with hotpot, I thought it was not very good, but when I had it with green grapes the sweetness from both enhanced each other.