Cisco is the brand name of a highly alcoholic, low-price fortified wine, produced by the Canandaigua Wine Co with varieties selling at 17.5% and 19.5% alcohol by volume. Cisco has a distinctive syrup-sweet taste and, because of its color and bottle shape, was often mistaken for a wine cooler. The Federal Trade Commission forced the company to put a label on the bottle stating it was not a wine cooler and had the company change its marketing strategy.
Cisco wine comes in several varieties, including:
Bottles of Cisco wine with a modified label were used as a promotional item by the punk rock group NOFX in early concerts, as well as being mentioned in several of their songs.
Cisco is a Beverage Dessert wine for people who like a strong, great-tasting sweet wine at an affordable price. Cisco is available in a wide range of flavors: Orange, Peach, Red, Berry, Black Cherry and Strawberry and in 375ml and 750ml sizes. All wines are offered in both 13.9% and 18% alcohol by volume
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