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Boxed Wine's Time Has Come

Though it has earned its bad reputation in the past, today's boxed wines can be great

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 17, 2009 12:01 PM CDT

(Newser) – It’s time to stop sneering at boxed wine: “A box of rosé wine in the fridge is almost a rite of summer in France,” writes Tyler Colman for Forbes. True, boxed wine in the US often deserves its miserable reputation, but quality—and sales—are improving. Even “the chef who once gained headlines for selling a $100 truffle-encrusted hamburger is now selling box wine.”

That chef, Daniel Boulud, serves From the Tank’s Cotes du Rhones for $6 a glass at his DBGB restaurant. “The wine bottle is late-18th century technology,” says DBGB’s sommelier. “It’s time to move on.” Boxed wines cost less, keep longer, and are better for the environment than bottled vino. Just find a good one—see Colman’s suggestions below. And if your guests are feeling snobby? “Decant the wine before you bring it to the table,” Colman counsels.

Steph Waller poses for a photo with a box of wine in  her home in Stillwater, Okla., March 21, 2007. Waller is one of a growing group of wine drinkers turning to the box rather than the bottle.
Steph Waller poses for a photo with a box of wine in her home in Stillwater, Okla., March 21, 2007. Waller is one of a growing group of wine drinkers turning to the box rather than the bottle.   (AP Photo)
Boxed wine is gaining in popularity in the US.
Boxed wine is gaining in popularity in the US.   (©theogeo)
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Mad
Jul 17, 2009 8:44 AM CDT
Man, I don't normally point out spelling errors, but damn, you can't be calling people 'dumb', and 'moron" when you make mistakes in every post! It's 'their' rose wine, you foolish fucktard (adding the fact you're republican would be redundant)
Mad
Jul 17, 2009 8:39 AM CDT
Soda, beer, wine and marijuana - all taste better from glass (trying not to sound too elitist)
doingtherightthing
Jul 17, 2009 8:20 AM CDT
Serenity......this is box wines verses bottled wines. The corks or screw doesn't make the wine better or worse. This is about wineries selling there rose wine in a box. Its cheaper to box than bottle. Next time read what the story is about moron........

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