Ever wonder if there’s a wine for St. Patrick’s Day? We’ve uncovered a rare gem that bridges the gap between wine enthusiasts and Ireland’s beer-centric holiday traditions. The 19 Crimes Revolutionary Red Limited Edition sports a festive green label and features an Irish revolutionary who reportedly broke out of prison and stole a ship – one of many fascinating stories behind the brand named after offenses that could get you deported to Australia in the 1800s.
What makes this wine particularly intriguing is its chocolate, coffee, and caramel flavor profile – notes that mirror those found in traditional Irish stouts like Guinness. Though not actually trying to be a wine version of stout, these flavor similarities create a subtle connection to Ireland’s beverage heritage. The blend reportedly contains Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, and surprisingly, Chardonnay – an unusual combination that showcases Australian winemaking techniques where white grapes occasionally join reds to add brightness and “shine.”
Beyond the taste, this wine offers genuine entertainment value. The label features augmented reality technology – point your smartphone camera at it and watch as the Irish revolutionary comes to life and tells his story. At under $10, it delivers exactly what value-conscious wine drinkers appreciate: approachable flavors, a fun experience, and a conversation piece for gatherings. Whether you pour it into a green glass for St. Patrick’s Day or simply enjoy it as an everyday red, this limited edition proves that wine can find its place in unexpected celebrations. Subscribe to our channel for more unexpected wine discoveries that won’t break the bank!
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Hey, welcome Domain Dave. Again We've got a St Patrick's Day wine, which is something I thought I'd actually never find. Ireland isn't the most grape-growery place in the world and they do drink a lot of beer and whiskey there, but wine isn't one of their things. And today we've got the 19 Crimes Revolutionary Red Limited Edition. It looks like there was a same type of wine out last year.
Speaker 1:
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This is a different label, and why is it Irish? Well, one. It has got a green label. It's a tip-off, it's right there. And plus the 19 crimes are the different offenses that you could be convicted of in Great Britain. That would get you sent to the penal colony of Australia in the early 1800s.
Speaker 1:
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And on this label we have an Irish revolutionary I don't know if Sean Fane or whatever it was. I think they broke out of prison and stole a ship. There's a whole big story behind it and I was like, oh wow, these guys are. Because if you take your camera and follow this lead and you put it on the label, the label starts talking to you, which is, hey, better than most labels, and so why else? And so there you go, it's green, it has irish revolutionaries on the label, and it also has and it does have chocolates, coffee and caramel, which are the flavors that you normally find in an Irish stout, and the most famous Irish stout in the world is Guinness. I'm gonna take a sip. So is this a red wine that tastes like Guinness? No, I mean it wouldn't, but I'm going to pour some more in my glass because this is an easy-to-drink wine.
Speaker 1:
2:22
They don't tell you the blend, but from third-party sources it says Shiraz, which is Syrah, cabernet, sauvignon and Chardonnay, of all things. You don't normally in the United States find a white wine blended with a red wine. You can do it, but you don't see it in Australia. A little more likely to do it. And I asked a winemaker one time why and they said because it just puts a shine on the wine more. A little more likely to do it. And I asked a winemaker one time why and they said because it just puts a shine on the wine. It's not typically chardonnay they put in there, but you can. We'll get a little more acidity, gives a little more brightness and I think in Australia you can also put red dye number 19 wherever it is in there. If you lose the color that you can bring it up. They can do a few more things that you can't do in the United States, or at least you shouldn't do in the United States. But there you go. I'm taking those to sit because this one is kind of interesting in a weird way.
Speaker 1:
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Now this is not going to be a textbook Shiraz or even a textbook bread blend, because they are trying the flavoring. Trying the flavoring. Chocolate, coffee and caramel are all flavors you get from toasting oak. Usually it's in barrels. They'll put a flame to it In whiskey, they char the barrel In wine, they toast the barrel and this is an under $10 wine. Found it for like 934, some weird price. And they make a lot of this.
Speaker 1:
3:49
19 crimes is a worldwide phenomenon. They sell it everywhere and I don't know if these barrels they can take staves and they'll take it. You know, blame it and put it. You know, take it apart and throw it in there. The chips. But there's different ways they can get the flavor in there and they usually taste. Used to be fake. Nowadays it tastes way more, to the point where you wouldn't question it. So it does have these flavors the chocolate, the toasted coffee, the caramel that you do get in Guinness. But this is a red wine, not a nail, and it does not taste like a Guinness. It does have those flavors and it is green and there is an Irishman on the label. But no, it's not a stout, a wine's version of stout.
Speaker 1:
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I'm going to take another sip, though that doesn't mean you can't use this for St Patrick's Day, because it's a rare wine that'll actually work for a St Patrick's party. You know the green label, the party trick of having people use their phone to get the label to talk to them. And you do have those nice chocolate. You know those flavors. The chocolate, the coffee and the caramel are value price wine flavors. More expensive wines do not do that. But the Atman, those are things and they come in by oak barrel. They're not like they don't add flavoring to it. It comes in a real way. But it's something that the value price wine drinkers like, way more than people spending two dollars for a bottle, which is perfectly fine because it's supposed to be fun and it is fun. So there you go.
Speaker 1:
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It's's a 19 Crimes Revolutionary Red Non-Vintage Limited Edition. It's worth drinking. It's worth drinking for St Patrick's Day. I don't know if it's going to be around for long. The label's got a party chick Trick, not a chick, that's another thing. The wine is very sippable. It's party sippable. It's one of those, you know you could pour this into a well, not a red glass, a green glass on St Paddy's Day and just drink it and enjoy it, and not have to contemplate your navel while you drink it. So there you go. It's a fun wine. It is for St Pat's, I liked it. So there you go. So, adios, keep it cheap. This was the 19 Crimes Revolutionary Red Limit Edition. Stay warm or cool out there. I'll be talking to you in a couple of days. Adios, bye-bye.
