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Price: $20 Maker: Black Box Wines, Madera, California Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon Packaging: 3-liter box Alcohol: 13.5% Our Rating: 8.9 out of 10 Periodically, we revisit the boxed wine of the ubiquitous Black Box Wines. In the case of Black Box California Cabernet Sauvignon 2007, we’re very glad we did. It’s one of the nicest box [...] In many states around the US, laws have been crafted to favor local wine retailers or distributors over out of state suppliers. Now, the Supreme Court has been asked to rule on a Texas law which permits Texas retailers to ship wine to in-state addresses but denies that opportunity to out-of-state retailers. [...] Price: $9 Maker: Yalumba, Angaston, Australia Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon – Merlot Blend Packaging: 2 liter box, push-button spigot Alcohol: 13.5% Our Rating: 6 out of 10 One sip of Yalumba Premium Selection Cabernet Merlot 2009 transported me back to a lovely afternoon in Venice. Unfortunately, the memory was of a cheap, almost undrinkable bulk red [...] Price: $19 Maker: Killer Juice Vineyards, Ripon, California Varietal: Merlot Packaging: 3-liter box, twist spigot Alcohol: 13.5% Our Rating: 8.6 out of 10 Killer Juice Central Coast Merlot 2006 is another in one of my favorite series of box wines, the Killer Juice/Angel Juice lineup. This medium-bodied Merlot has a juicy flavor, mostly blackberries, with [...] I’m catching up with Lost – Season 4 and DVD, and was surprised to find a wine box make a guest appearance. The Sawyer character (James Ford) pours a glass from what looks like a 5-liter box of Dharma Initiative Red Wine. It’s a bit anachronistic – while all of the Dharma project [...] Who knew The Onion was into red wine? Health experts have long known that drinking red wine can have such positive benefits as reducing blood vessel damage, lowering the risk of heart attack, and preventing harmful LDL cholesterol from forming. But researchers at the Northwestern University Department of Preventive Medicine have recently found that the [...] The New York Times quotes Bloomberg News in Italy Joins the Boxed Wine Rebellion by Mike Nizza: Italy’s Agriculture Ministry said that some fine Italian wines that receive government quality guarantees will be allowed to be sold in boxes. I find this encouraging, if a bit odd. When I was last in Italy, [...] Price: $19 Maker: F.W. Langguth Erben GmbH & Co. KG Varietal: Riesling Packaging: 3-liter box, push-button spigot Alcohol: 10.5% Our Rating: 8.2 out of 10 It’s taken us quite a while to get around to tasting Blue Nun Riesling, a non-vintage German wine that has been marketed in the U.S. for decades. This was in [...] We tasted Killer Juice Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 and liked the wine. We were also impressed by Killer Juice’s use of the packaging to enhance the shelf appeal of the wine. In a typical supermarket or wine shop, the customer is presented with a staggering array of wines. Boxed wines in particular may be a challenge, [...] Price: $19 Maker: Killer Juice Vineyards, Ripon, California Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon Packaging: 3-liter box, twist spigot Alcohol: 13.5% Our Rating: 8.5 out of 10 It’s been two years since we tried Killer Juice Cabernet Sauvignon, and the 2006 vintage of this boxed Cab is a more than worthy successor. The nose was mild, with ripe [...] |
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