Prost, Pfalz (Germany) Pinot Noir 2022

 We sometimes talk about “quaffing wines,” and in my memory bank I use as a baseline drinking and chatting outside a Madrid café on a sunny afternoon and, before we know it, that carafe or bottle of light red wine has been drained.  Quaffing a wine is like downing gulps of your favorite soft drink or Gatorade after a long run.  Which is both the attraction and the deficit of this bottle.  It is an excellent, simple quaff – light in color and flavors, almost watery, but the flavor is that of a fresh, red, slightly tart cherry that slides down easy, like a bluepoint oyster.  The label says 12.5% alcohol, but I think that may be over-reaching.