The Official Boxed Wine Thread

[Raazor]

Originally Posted by aerovette

That's no way to go through life.

bout ready to fix both

[Rikki Z-06]

Originally Posted by Raazor

bout ready to fix both

[Raazor]

1120 Club!!

[Rikki Z-06]

Originally Posted by Raazor

1120 Club!!

[Steve_R]

Originally Posted by Raazor

What's your poison?

Personally, you simply cannot beat Costco's "Box of Cab".

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[BOTY]

Originally Posted by Raazor

1120 Club!!

[Egnalf]

Have not consumed a drop of booze in this house since February of 2009. All this box wine talk may push me over the edge to pull out my emergency bottle of Balvenie doublewood.

[Thunder22]

Originally Posted by Egnalf

Have not consumed a drop of booze in this house since February of 2009. All this box wine talk may push me over the edge to pull out my emergency bottle of Balvenie doublewood.

I'm drinking that as I type this and watch the Rangers/Toronto game.

[Egnalf]

Originally Posted by Thunder22

I'm drinking that as I type this and watch the Rangers/Toronto game.

Oh look, a non-cretin.

[VatorMan]

Black Box Cabernet is actually pretty good.

Lets actually visit why boxed wine is good. Wine like beer is affected by light. No light in a box. If you open wine, unless you have an expensive inert gas pump system, air will ruin it. Boxed wine is in a Mylar bag. As the wine is poured, the bag collapses and no air is introduced. Thus the wine is the same every.single.time.

If you pour a good boxed wine in a carafe, people think you are suave and with it. If you pour the same from a box, you are trailer trash. This argument is much like bottled beer VS canned beer. Canned beer is actually better than bottled beer. Because cans aren’t affected by light.

[Egnalf]

UD will be along shortly to discuss the above post in detail.

[Thunder22]

Originally Posted by Egnalf

Oh look, a non-cretin.

lol I've been home sick with the flu for 9 days, finally got out of the house yesterday and stopped at the liquor store - picked up 2 bottles of Stags Leap Artemis, 1 Chimney Rock Elevage, Oban 14, Balvenie 12, and an American Oak Balvenie 14 (first time trying it).

Missed my birthday and Christmas because i was wick so will be celebrating with the girlfriend tomorrow.

[Thunder22]

Originally Posted by VatorMan

Black Box Cabernet is actually pretty good.

Lets actually visit why boxed wine is good. Wine like beer is affected by light. No light in a box. If you open wine, unless you have an expensive inert gas pump system, air will ruin it. Boxed wine is in a Mylar bag. As the wine is poured, the bag collapses and no air is introduced. Thus the wine is the same every.single.time.

If you pour a good boxed wine in a carafe, people think you are suave and with it. If you pour the same from a box, you are trailer trash. This argument is much like bottled beer VS canned beer. Canned beer is actually better than bottled beer. Because cans aren’t affected by light.

If it's crap going into the mylar bag, it's just going to be well preserved crap coming out of the mylar bag.

It's my habit that if I'm opening a bottle of wine, the intent is to finish it, not recork it. So I always plan on 4 glasses per bottle amongst whomever is drinking it.

That being said, if you like boxed wine you're lucky, you're drinking for a lot less $$$ than those that dont. And it all just boils down to "do you like it or not" in the end.

[Raazor]

Originally Posted by Thunder22

If it's crap going into the mylar bag, it's just going to be well preserved crap coming out of the mylar bag.

It's my habit that if I'm opening a bottle of wine, the intent is to finish it, not recork it. So I always plan on 4 glasses per bottle amongst whomever is drinking it.

That being said, if you like boxed wine you're lucky, you're drinking for a lot less $$$ than those that dont. And it all just boils down to "do you like it or not" in the end.

Kirkland Cab in a box is Jordan

[Thunder22]

Originally Posted by Raazor

Kirkland Cab in a box is Jordan

Get the **** out of here. Are you serious?

[Raazor]

Originally Posted by Thunder22

Get the **** out of here. Are you serious?

Yes. And the gal in charge of Kirkland Wine Brands only buys the very best.

Trust me. Buy a 3L box of Kirkland Cab and give it a shot.

I drizzle that shit out in a carafe and serve it to people who rave about it

[Thunder22]

Originally Posted by Raazor

Yes. And the gal in charge of Kirkland Wine Brands only buys the very best.

Trust me. Buy a 3L box of Kirkland Cab and give it a shot.

I drizzle that shit out in a carafe and serve it to people who rave about it

The only one i know of that's from the Stags Leap district actually says "Stags Leap" on the bottle. Does the box you're talking about have that written on it?

There are 2-3 other Kirkland Cabs, 2 Oregon and 1 "California" and all 3 suck ass.

[VatorMan]

Originally Posted by Thunder22

If it's crap going into the mylar bag, it's just going to be well preserved crap coming out of the mylar bag.

It's my habit that if I'm opening a bottle of wine, the intent is to finish it, not recork it. So I always plan on 4 glasses per bottle amongst whomever is drinking it.

That being said, if you like boxed wine you're lucky, you're drinking for a lot less $$$ than those that dont. And it all just boils down to "do you like it or not" in the end.

Snobs like you keep snobbish wineries in business. I spent 11 years in Napa valley. I brewed beer. I’ve been to Champagne France and Wurzburg Germany. I’ve seen how they treat wine and beer. They hide it from the sun. Keep thinking what you are drinking is soooooo much better. Keep those nose in the air wineries in business. I’ll drink fantastic wines and beer from people that understand how to keep their product as they want. Not based on a bottle and a cork.

[Raazor]

Originally Posted by Thunder22

The only one i know of that's from the Stags Leap district actually says "Stags Leap" on the bottle. Does the box you're talking about have that written on it?

There are 2-3 other Kirkland Cabs, 2 Oregon and 1 "California" and all 3 suck ass.

I only buy the box. It doesn't say shit on it.

[Thunder22]

Here's the breakdown of Kirkland wines:

http://www.washingtonwineblog.com/bl...re-wine-report


I hope you're right about that box, i'll go buy a case of it tomorrow lol