Never had it before! But my friend swore by it this morning over breakfast, and said it's gotten better and better over the years. He also said it's easier to just have a glass and not feel like you have to finish the bottle soon (since the wine isn't exposed to air). So I'm gonna give it a try!
Box wine: yay or nay?
pomelo / 5326 posts
Yay for sure! Way more economical and I don't have to go to the wine store as often! Lots of boxed wines are delicious.
nectarine / 2521 posts
Box wine for sure! We buy the Black Box, and the Cabernet isn't bad at all.
kiwi / 673 posts
We just bought our first box last week. Bota Box 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon. We were quite pleasantly surprised. I agree with the ease and freedom of having one glass without opening a bottle.
kiwi / 673 posts
Here's the list we chose off of:
http://www.winemag.com/August-2014/Drink-Inside-the-Box/#.VDLbeUnlOFg.mailto
grapefruit / 4418 posts
Franzia? NO! But there are quality boxed wines out there now! I'm drawing a blank on the one my friends and I get, but there's a fish on the box...fisheye, maybe?
persimmon / 1316 posts
never tried it. My first thought is nay since we only buy bottles but I would def give it a try!
persimmon / 1165 posts
I can't speak for all of them, but DEFINITELY NOT Target brand boxed wine. Yuck
persimmon / 1096 posts
Yay! I really like Bota Box Shiraz and Merlot. Black Box has some good ones as well, especially Sauvignon Blanc.
When we hosted a fancy Christmas Party last year, we just kept refilling antique crystal decanters with the above shiraz and SB. They are delicious, less expensive, and better for the environment. too.
honeydew / 7235 posts
@keepcalmcarrie: I love sauv blanc but haven't tried that brand.... I'll have to try it!
eggplant / 11824 posts
Meh; maybe. I'm sure there are OK boxed wines, but there plenty of cheap bottled wines too. There's only really 4-6 glasses in a bottle and a bottle of opened wine lasts several days, so finishing one isn't really an issue if you have even 1 glass a night for just 2 nights.
I've tried black box and it's not horrible, but it's sweet and again, just not cheaper than better bottled wines.
persimmon / 1096 posts
@yoursilverlining: I do think most Black Box varieties are sweeter than I prefer, but I think that's the case with a lot of cheaper bottles as well? Bota Box is my favorite.
eggplant / 11287 posts
I can't because it brings back memories of drinking it straight out of the bladder at college parties....
eggplant / 11824 posts
@keepcalmcarrie: I'll have to check out Bota Box. I really, really dislike sweet wines, and while a lot of wines in general are sweet, our favorite table red is $6.99 and there are a ton of really good, non sweet wines well under $10 bottle. Even under $8 a bottle. I haven't found cheaper wines to necessarily be sweeter; depending on what you pick.
pea / 9 posts
I actually don't mind Target brand Chardonnay. But DEFINITELY not any of their red wines- those are awful. I used to (pre-preg) just have the bag of wine floating around the fridge.
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