Health Magazine on Boxed Wines

Health Magazine ran an article in their October issue, “The best vino to go.” The subtitle was, “New boxed wines are honestly worth drinking.” The article doesn’t say much other than giving an explanation of how the bag-in-box concept works and extolling the longevity of box wines. They mention Black Box Wines and FreeRange Wines [...]

Wineries & Brands

Here are some of the wineries we have covered here:

Barefoot Wines Bogle Bohemian Highway Charles Shaw Delicato FreeRange Funky Llama Gala Rouge Georges Duboeuf Graceland Cellars Infinitus Juno Wine Killer Juice Sebeka Trove Two Buck Chuck [...]

FreeRange Box Places in Top 100 Bordeaux List

A boxed wine cracked the top 100 list of affordable Bordeaux wines compiled by the Bordeaux Wine Bureau.

The Selection Process: Today’s Bordeaux were selected from more than 270 wines nominated by importers and retailers across the country priced $8 to $25 retail. In February 2007, the jury tasted all entries grouped by price in [...]

Free Range Muscadet 2005

Price: $29 Maker: JuiceBox Wine Company, Manchester, MA Varietal: Muscadet Packaging: 3-liter box Alcohol: 12.5% Our Rating: 8 out of 10

Free Range Muscadet 2005, a boxed wine from Free Range Wines, is by far the best Muscadet in a box we’ve ever encountered. In fact, it’s the ONLY boxed Muscadet we’ve ever seen. This [...]

Free Range Sauvignon Blanc 2005

Price: $29 Maker: JuiceBox Wine Company, Manchester, MA Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc Packaging: 3-liter box Alcohol: 13.5% Our Rating: 8 out of 10

Free Range Sauvignon Blanc 2005, a box wine from Free Range Wines, is a varietal one doesn’t often see in that kind of packaging. That’s a shame… this Sauvingnon Blanc offers a sweet [...]

Free Range Chardonnay 2005

Price: $29 Maker: JuiceBox Wine Company, Manchester, MA Varietal: Chardonnay Packaging: 3-liter box Alcohol: 12.5% Our Rating: 8.5 out of 10

Free Range Chardonnay 2005 is another upper-tier boxed wine from Free Range Wines. This Chardonnay has aromas of green apple and citrus. On the palate, it offers an interesting mix of tart apple flavors, [...]

Free Range White Bordeaux 2005

Price: $29 Maker: JuiceBox Wine Company, Manchester, MA Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc 50%, Semillon 50% Packaging: 3-liter box Alcohol: 12.5% Our Rating: 8.5 out of 10

Free Range White Bordeaux 2005 is the flagship white wine from Free Range Wines – their other offerings, all boxed wines, include Free Range Red Bordeaux. This wine is a [...]

Free Range Red Bordeaux 2005

Price: $29 Maker: JuiceBox Wine Company, Manchester, MA Varietal: Bordeaux Packaging: 3-liter box Alcohol: 13% Our Rating: 8.5 out of 10

Free Range Red Bordeaux 2005 is the last red boxed wine from Free Range Wines – we’ve already tried Free Range Merlot 2005 and Free Range Pinot Noir 2005. This red is quite different [...]

Free Range Pinot Noir 2005

Price: $29 Maker: JuiceBox Wine Company, Manchester, MA Varietal: Pinot Noir Packaging: 3-liter box Alcohol: 13.5% Our Rating: 8.5 out of 10

Free Range Pinot Noir 2005 is the second boxed wine from Free Range Wines that we’ve sampled. The nose is subtle, with spice and berry notes. As one might expect from a Pinot [...]

Free Range Merlot 2005

Price: $29 Maker: JuiceBox Wine Company, Manchester, MA Varietal: Merlot Packaging: 3-liter box Alcohol: 13.5% Our Rating: 8.5 out of 10

Free Range Merlot 2005 is the first of the Free Range Wines we’ve sampled. This box wine has a robust nose,with leather and tobacco notes blending with berries. The wine smoothly combines blackberry and [...]