Rejoice! Wine-infused ice-cream is finally happening

Rachel Eddie
December 17, 2014
The Age
Some incredibly intelligent humans just invented wine-infused ice-cream so now we never have to get drunk on an empty stomach again. Hurrah!
Mercer’s wine-infused ice cream contains a whole 5 per cent alcohol, setting it apart from the deceitful wine-flavoured ice cream already on the market. The game-changing invention comes in seven different flavours — Cherry Merlot, Chocolate Cabernet, Peach White Zinfandel, Port, Red Raspberry Chardonnay, Spiced, Riesling and Strawberry Sparkling — and brings a whole new meaning to the words ‘dessert wine’.
The bad news is that the ice cream is currently only available in upstate New York. International vendors are in the works, however, and it surely will not be long before Australian shoppers are ditching wine and cheese for a different dairy product.
Although you need proof of age to buy the products, Mercer’s maintain that you can’t actually get drunk on the stuff. We think they underestimate just how much we love ice cream.
Being a recently dumped single lady has never been so easy! The Bridget Jones-esque post relationship wallow just became a one-step process.
Pour me another scoop, stat.