Actually, wine in bags stays fresh way longer than wine in bottles does. It'll keep for up to a month. The problem with bagged wine is most wineries aren't putting their good wine in bags because of the stigma associated with wine in bags. That is, Franzia is the best known boxed wine, and it tastes like shit. People assume all wines in boxes (bags, actually) taste like shit. If wineries wanted to they could put their best wines in bags and totally change the stereotype. Not only does it stay fresh longer, but transporting bags of wine has half the carbon footprint that transporting bottles has. The reason is that you can transport way more wine per bag than you can with bottles.
I had a bottle of Altanura Pinot Grigio last night. It's from Italy. I need to revise my statement on Pinot Grigio. This one was excellent. It was dry but had a little sweetness. Excellent fruit notes, a bit of citrus.
This is an excellent and well written guide, I am happy to use it is the first flexing of my mod muscles. Now that I have found that neat-o moderator drop down, that is.
Pretty sweet guide bro, enjoyed reading it. Shame I hate the taste of wine
You might not hate the taste of wine, just the wines you have tried so far. I have horrible taste in wine, I like sweet German style Gewverstraminer, Gewurstaminner, fuck it, Reisling wines and a lot of local cheap ass "Vin de Table". Usually wine is an accompanyment to food for me, so I only drink it while I'm eating. The astringent and acid quality cleanses the mouth between bites of different foods, allowing you to appreciate good food more. Try a little red sometime when you are eating something really rich and intense like lasagna.
C/O
"We sell no wine, before it's time. If you can remember that one, PM me, I have the entire 80's on tap, movies, tv, music, video games, fuck I'm old"
Makes me lawl when people say "zomg it's table wine!!" as if it were an insult. In Europe table wine usually means wines of lesser quality, but it's kind of complicated.
What are some of the different ingredients used to make wine.? Obviously grapes, but what else? Just wondering because my grandfather used to make dandelion wine, and other types apparently...how 'bout tomato wine?
Oh and Black Box is a great brand for bagged wine. Comes in 3L size and stays fresh for a month. Has a pour spout so you can pour as little or as much as you want at once. I paid $22 for the 3L box.
Banrock station shiraz mateo comes in boxes and is decent. It is actually less of a carbon foot print to drink french wines in bottles than new world wines in boxes.
I have recently consumed a Bordeux claret called 'Le Fontegnec'. It is a mix of Cabentet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes. You can get it in the UK in sainsburys for £3.99.
Despite lacking the OP, this thread still has user content, so it sticks around, apologies to anyone looking for Fanglebye's wine guide, tho'. Fuck me, I must have really pissed the dude off, I basically just told him to stfu, hell I get told that all the time IRL. Fucking snobby ass bi lingual grammar cop.
Oh and Black Box is a great brand for bagged wine. Comes in 3L size and stays fresh for a month. Has a pour spout so you can pour as little or as much as you want at once. I paid $22 for the 3L box.
Black Box FTW! I was going to suggest that but I'm glad other people know about it. I don't drink anymore but when I did I always kept a box around for company. $22 dollars seems steep though - I remember paying $15 around my parts.
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You might not hate the taste of wine, just the wines you have tried so far. I have horrible taste in wine, I like sweet German style Gewverstraminer, Gewurstaminner, fuck it, Reisling wines and a lot of local cheap ass "Vin de Table". Usually wine is an accompanyment to food for me, so I only drink it while I'm eating. The astringent and acid quality cleanses the mouth between bites of different foods, allowing you to appreciate good food more. Try a little red sometime when you are eating something really rich and intense like lasagna.
C/O
"We sell no wine, before it's time. If you can remember that one, PM me, I have the entire 80's on tap, movies, tv, music, video games, fuck I'm old"
Also, table wine isn't an insult in the US. Most wines are table wines. https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Table_wine
Makes me lawl when people say "zomg it's table wine!!" as if it were an insult. In Europe table wine usually means wines of lesser quality, but it's kind of complicated.
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Quality_Wines_Produced_in_Specified_Regions
http://wineintro.com/making/
I don't home brew, so I really don't know all the details. I might try to homebrew.
I have recently consumed a Bordeux claret called 'Le Fontegnec'. It is a mix of Cabentet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes. You can get it in the UK in sainsburys for £3.99.
It is good wine.
Black Box FTW! I was going to suggest that but I'm glad other people know about it. I don't drink anymore but when I did I always kept a box around for company. $22 dollars seems steep though - I remember paying $15 around my parts.