Ruminatorial

Box Wine

After practice last night, I swung by the grocery store to find some cheap vittles. I had in mind an "it's not delivery" frozen pizza, which I found straightaway.

In financial news, those who disbelieve inflation is on a rampage need to visit the beer aisle. Since when does a decent six-pack cost $8!? Also disappointing is the lack of ales on the shelves. Is America a Lager-Only Zone? Harumph.

So I wandered around, picked up some OJ (with pulp, and calcium: the latest Outside magazine has a frightening article about bone density loss in athletes), a better strainer for my sink, and headed into wine land. Wine ain't cheap neither, but that's to be expected. Hopefully the oft mentioned "worldwide wine glut" will bring down prices -- still waiiiting!

And then I saw it: Box Wine! With a $5 mail-in rebate, Black Box Wine's cabernet looks like a good deal. At $13 for 3 liters after the rebate, it would have to be downright horrible to be a bad deal. That's just over $3 per 750ml for the math impaired.

The box is all black, very classy looking I'm sure, but aren't we supposed to not care what's inside a "black box"? Isn't there an "airplane crash" connotation here? Not the best marketing move ever.

Pizza in the oven, I get started. With your thumb you push open a perforated hole near the bottom on one side of the solid cardboard box, pull out the spigot, remove the saftey seal, and set it up on a convenient edge of countertop. Wine gushes into your glass with an easy press of the spigot's button. I'll spare you my tasting notes, let me just say it ain't bad! I would even say it's a very good table wine. Perfect with a just baked "it's not delivery" pizza. Give it a whirl, or stop by my place for a glass.

posted by Jeff @ 11:28 AM