Fans of the show aren’t impressed by the merch (grabs in WP) (Picture: Hulu)

A set of wines inspired by the harrowing The Handmaid’s Tale have been cancelled following criticism online.

The Hulu show features unsettling scenes of rape and abuse under a political and social system aimed at oppressing women, and is set in a fascist theocracy fashioned after the ‘former’ United States.

It’s a dark show, to say the least. People reported on Tuesday that online wine marketplace Lot18 partnered with MGM to offer three wines based on female characters on the show.

The wines were dedicated to three strong women in the show; Offred, Ofglen and Serena Joy.


Offred’s name was attached to a pinot noir ‘so beguiling it seems almost forbidden to taste.



‘It’s useless to resist the wine’s smooth and appealingly earthy profile, so you may as well give in’.

The character of Ofglen, who was subjected to a horrific clitoridectomy, was described as a ‘bold cabernet sauvignon – which aptly, hails from the Rogue Valley’ and offers ‘pleasure and enjoyment’.

Serena Joy, who was once a televangelist and whose character is a vicious conservative in the series, got a Bordeaux blanc – ‘sophisticated, traditional and austere’; a wine people should not ‘judge too quickly’ as they might miss out on a ‘sublime experience.’

Understandably, social media blew up with criticism, with many calling the wines tasteless and ‘just no no no’

Jesus the ad copy for that Handmaid's Tale wine called the wine like June: "SEDUCTIVE". SHE'S A GODDAMN RAPE VICTIM. — interactive multimedia KOBLD (@GidgetNomates) July 11, 2018

Who exactly is the target audience for this? Was the marketing company like "blessed be WHAT fruit, tho? I know! Grapes. Grapes are a fruit." — Emily Rose Cole (@EmilyColeWrites) July 10, 2018

'Handmaid's Tale' wines? These will go great with your 'Silence of the Lambs' cheese board: https://t.co/Zf1vuLiAds — Tony Martin (@mrtonymartin) July 11, 2018

Official licensed Handmaid's Tale wine? FFS. — Ian Cann ?️‍? (@thebeercolonel) July 11, 2018

Handmaid's Tale branded wine is a thing now. Hurrdurr offRED DO YOU GET IT This is our actual world — Ampelios (@pelielios) July 11, 2018

'The Handmaid's Tale' now has an official wine for the psychopath in your circle of friends *Googles walking distance to ocean*https://t.co/znXmEMNUwV — Cameron Williams (@MrCamW) July 11, 2018

*logs on after a full day of writing, immediately sees Handmaid's Tale-branded wine copy* pic.twitter.com/pQgmmyCSc6 — Lauren Halvorsen (@halvorsen) July 10, 2018

Someone came to their senses, and just few short hour after news of the wines’ release, MGM and LOT13 decided to cancel the line.

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