Box Wine: Not Just Snobbish, But An Economical Option As Well
Monday, September 24th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
Are you afraid that if you give gifts of box wine, people will think you are a snob? You needn’t worry since their are definite advantages to box wine. It is very storage friendly, taking less room than a wine bottle, especially if you discard the box and use the membrane alone
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The tradition of box wine can be attributed to Europeans who are not only extra fond of wines but who have also been selling wines in such a manner for many years and since the practice has survived there, there is no reason why it shouldn’t in the US as well. Come to think about it, there are many positives to box wine and these include boxes being less prone to breaking and also easier to handle as compared with wine bottles, boxes can easily be stored as compared with wine bottles, especially in refrigerators and box wine will remain airtight which will ensure that the wine stays fresh for greater duration of time. Also, such a means of containing wines does not require corkscrews to open.
For those who are doubtful about box wine or have problems with them, the reasons could be attributed to their youth when wine was guzzled in gallons from a Ripple and Boone’s Farm bottle which may have since then become a habit. Other than that, you should be impressed by the collection of box wine that are available today including the wines from Australia. Or, you could think of another excellent box wine that is the Peter Vella Wines which are wonderful Burgundies, Chablis, Cabernet Sauvignons as well as Chardonnays and even Merlots. You also probably won’t have to spend more than twenty-five dollars for your box wine, and sometimes even less and the best part is that they will hold as many as what four bottled wine bottles would contain, so that the next time you go for a picnic you could easily get the most out of taking box wine along with you.
You can be assured that box wine will remain fresh for longer times. It is also a very economical option. Buy a carafe to get the best from box wine. It will make an excellent option for presentation, since it will allow the wine to breathe. Being well versed in the art of decanting will help also.
Ken
