Pennsylvania Winery Releases New Wine With a Name That Perfectly Describes 2020

Look, this year has been a mess, and that’s a sentiment on which we all can agree. Fortunately, one very clever winery in Pennsylvania has released a wine with a name that perfectly describes 2020.

Grovedale Winery is currently selling bottles of a red blend aptly called Sh!tshow. With a tag line of “A fine wine for the times,” Sh!tshow’s description reads, “This dry red wine has medium tannins and plenty of fruit, spice and mint that pairs with winding down after your daily dose of 2020! We’re all in this together, might as well toast to the Sh!tshow!”

Grovedale Winery owner Jeff Homer told Food & Wine, “It was actually the idea of our winemaker, who had said it as a joke at first. When we floated the idea to people, they immediately started laughing. We lift a glass together to celebrate life’s good moments, and we thought having a wine for the ‘sh!tshow’ moments of life would help bring a smile.”

Homer added, “At the time, we were thinking of situations like your friend goes through a divorce, or when your project at work fails. There’s no way we could have predicted how crazy 2020 would become, but it does seem like it’s the perfect gift to capture the times. That’s why we made our tagline ‘A fine wine for the times’.”

Sh!tshow is available for purchase at GrovedaleWinery.com and retails for $20/bottle.

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• The Rolling Stones – Tequila Sunrise

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  The orange juice/Jose Cuervo/grenadine cocktail was introduced to Mick Jagger during a private party hosted by famed promoter Bill Graham. After that, it became the "unofficial cocktail" of the Stones' 1972 tour in support of 'Exile on Main Street,' and the rest is history.

• Janis Joplin – Southern Comfort

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• Freddie Mercury – Stolichnaya Vodka/Cristal

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• Sammy Hagar – Cabo Wabo Tequila

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• Lemmy Kilmister – Jack and Coke

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• “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott – Black Tooth Grin

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• Zakk Wylde/Black Label Society – Johnnie Walker Black Label

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  An obvious association, especially regarding Black Label Society's debut album 'Sonic Brew,' which featured the design of Johnnie Walker's Black Label Whisky label and bottle. Wylde, however, didn't get permission to use the Johnnie Walker imagery and was served with a cease and desist.