Is it ok for your wine to taste like cat pee?

Well that depends.

If you are drinking a glass of Moscato or Chardonnay, throw out the wine in your glass immediately. If you are drinking a Sauvignon Blanc or a Cabernet Sauvignon it’s perfectly fine. Rest assured it’s not really cat pee, it just smells like it. The smell comes from a particular concentration in a sulfur compound found in the grapes called p-mentha-8-thiol-3-one.

There are actually people who really enjoy wines with this compound. A popular wine with this aroma is New Zealand’s “Cat’s Pee Sauvignon Blanc”.

Check it out at www.lcbo.com Cat’s Pee – $6.95.
Pale straw yellow; fresh herbaceous, grapey/apple, lime aromas with hints of gooseberry; dry, medium bodied, with flavours of green apple, pink grapefruit and herbs; lively acidity with a pleasant citrus finish.

I usually offer pairings with my wine blogs, so I guess I would pair this with tuna 🙂

Cheers – Carrie