Boxed Wines

[MissEve]

I read in Bon Appetit or Gourmet in the past few months that some of the new boxed wines are pretty good.

Could it be true? If so, which ones?

[Winetalk.com]

Did KC's business have taken turn to the worse?

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/news/consumerre..._boxedwine.html (http://abclocal.go.com/wls/news/consumerreports/082304_cr_boxedwine.html)

[LadyLaw]

Hello Miss Eve! I read in Good Housekeeping that Delicato Shiraz in a box beat bottled wine in a blind taste test. The same article mentions Banrock Station and Hardy's, from Australia, and Black Box, Delicato, and Peter Vella, from California; at wine stores, Whole Foods Market and Target, as the best wines in boxes.

However, I have no personal knowlege on this subject. I do know for a fact my friend JEllen, who owns a art gallery, starts the her art gallery shows with red and white wine in the bottle, and then re-fills the wine bottles (in the kitchen, out of sight of her patrons) from wine in the box after everyone has had a few glasses and she says no one has mentioned the difference. :)

[Hell Puppy]

I dont like wine in boxes....they would force me to buy wine glasses cause you cant drink it straight out of the box.

[MissEve]

Serge, you are a brat! :)

LL, thanks for the info. I definitely see the Black Box and Delicato labels in stores, I will check for others. It seems like a great idea for parties.....my friends would drink anything so why break out the good stuff? :)

I also want to try those cute little Sofia minis that come with the straw! lol

If you two ever make it back to AK I WILL break out the good stuff!

[MissEve]

Originally posted by Hell Puppy@Nov 28 2004, 11:04 PM
I dont like wine in boxes....they would force me to buy wine glasses cause you cant drink it straight out of the box.
You could just remove the bota bag and use it like a canteen :)

[Hell Puppy]

Originally posted by MissEve+Nov 28 2004, 11:07 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (MissEve @ Nov 28 2004, 11:07 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Hell Puppy@Nov 28 2004, 11:04 PM
I dont like wine in boxes....they would force me to buy wine glasses cause you cant drink it straight out of the box.
You could just remove the bota bag and use it like a canteen :) [/b][/quote]
Or stick a straw in it like a kid's juice box....

[LadyLaw]

Originally posted by MissEve+Nov 29 2004, 12:07 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (MissEve @ Nov 29 2004, 12:07 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Hell Puppy@Nov 28 2004, 11:04 PM
I dont like wine in boxes....they would force me to buy wine glasses cause you cant drink it straight out of the box.
You could just remove the bota bag and use it like a canteen :) [/b][/quote]
Hey, I forgot to mention that JEllen also taught me to break open the box, remove the canteen-like bag and squeeze until empty....there is about 1/2 of a bottle sitting in the canteen that you can't get out if you don't break it out and sqeeze dry.

There is the equivalent of 4 bottles of wine in every box.

[Winetalk.com]

Originally posted by MissEve@Nov 28 2004, 11:06 PM


If you two ever make it back to AK I WILL break out the good stuff!
Esa, 2 our family members live in AK now,
so this is NOT out of the realm of possibility.

I used to be a snob, but after reading that snobs who ONLY drink wines from certain regions, certain countries, certain color bottles, etc, etc,
and who NEVER discover the great wines because of it,
I expanded my horizons,
even though I have to admit, I never had decent wine out of the black box
;-)))

[MissEve]

wow Serge, where are they and why the hell did they move? lol

[grimm]

Originally posted by MissEve@Nov 28 2004, 08:06 PM
Serge, you are a brat! :)

LL, thanks for the info. I definitely see the Black Box and Delicato labels in stores, I will check for others. It seems like a great idea for parties.....my friends would drink anything so why break out the good stuff? :)

I also want to try those cute little Sofia minis that come with the straw! lol

If you two ever make it back to AK I WILL break out the good stuff!
throw it as the mooooses EBP!

[grimm]

Originally posted by MissEve@Nov 28 2004, 10:32 PM
wow Serge, where are they and why the hell did they move? lol
commies;), mcCarthy.

[grimm]

Originally posted by LadyLaw+Nov 28 2004, 08:16 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (LadyLaw @ Nov 28 2004, 08:16 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Originally posted by MissEve@Nov 29 2004, 12:07 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-Hell Puppy@Nov 28 2004, 11:04 PM
I dont like wine in boxes....they would force me to buy wine glasses cause you cant drink it straight out of the box.
You could just remove the bota bag and use it like a canteen :)
Hey, I forgot to mention that JEllen also taught me to break open the box, remove the canteen-like bag and squeeze until empty....there is about 1/2 of a bottle sitting in the canteen that you can't get out if you don't break it out and sqeeze dry.

There is the equivalent of 4 bottles of wine in every box. [/b][/quote]
lady puts the lass in classy:)

[Almighty Colin]

Wine in a box. Plato is turning over in his grave right now.

[Nickatilynx]

Originally posted by Colin@Nov 29 2004, 05:13 AM
Wine in a box. Plato is turning over in his grave right now.
"Three amphoras of the white ,meni" ;-)))

[LadyLaw]

Originally posted by MissEve@Nov 29 2004, 02:32 AM
wow Serge, where are they and why the hell did they move? lol
My sister lives in Wasilla, and my brother in Palmer.

Why??? Pipeline work up in Prudoe Bay for my sister's husband, and my brother followed.

They love it up there. I heard the misquitoes are bigger than bats, so I've not made it up...I am allergic to bug bites. :)

[Nickatilynx]

Searching for a good boxed wine , is like trying to find an intelligent post on gfy.

Hard to do ,and even if successful ,its still lacking body.


;-))))