Good Wine in a Box

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Premium Box Wine: It's not an Oxymoron!

It's hard for me to believe, but recently I bought wine in a box.  On purpose.  Just to have around the house.

This is slightly embarrassing because I used to make fun of mom for her wine in a box drinking. 

In my defense, boxed wine has improved greatly over the past couple of years, and is a great choice if you like to have a glass or two with dinner but can't finish a whole bottle in a sitting.

This lens is dedicated to this kind of premium box wine, how to identify it and where to buy it.

photo credit: basheertome on flicker

First things First 

What is boxed wine? We'll get to premimum in a moment.

A box wine (or boxed wine, cask wine, goon) is a wine packaged as a Bag-In-Box. Such packages contain a plastic Category: wikt - :bladder|bladder protected by a box, usually made of corrugated fiberboard.

Don't just take my word for it 

more news on the introduction of premium boxed wines to the market

Boxed Wines for Beginners
Thinking about trying boxed wine but not sure where to start? Or maybe you just need some ammunition so your friends don't make fun of you? Check out this article for great first boxes as well as info about why boxed wines a a good bet.
On Wine: Premium wines from a box? Tasting is believing
The days of making fun of your mom for drinking wine in a box are over!
The science of ageing wine: Box clever | The Economist
Some wine can improve if stored in a carton rather than in a bottle
Wine in a box: Upscale wineries trade cork for cardboard
As Americans stock up for family gatherings and parties, wineries in California and Australia are giving us a taste of how grape lovers in many other countries purchase their wine - in a box with a spigot.
New Tap Brings Shelf Life Benefits To Wines
Packaging & Converting Essentials: Packaging, graphical and converting industry news and industry related product and services directory
Is it time to try boxed wine?
Unfortunately, wine drinking tends to carry along some snobbery with it, especially among those who consider themselves to be connoisseurs. This can make it very difficult to know exactly what wine you should buy for your own gatherings. Even though you could buy the finest wine for your party, you might want to consider having boxed wine. Some people love having this around and others scoff at the idea. Is there such a thing as good boxed wine?
Thinking Outside The Box ... Of Wine - Forbes.com
Forbes article about the business of boxed wine--more people are buying it, but does it represent the future of the wine market?
Wine In A Box: The Greenest Way To Drink? : TreeHugger
Does drinking wine in a box reduce your carbon footprint?

Convert your friends to the box--win money! 

Black Box wine is holding a video contest--secretly serve your guests Black Box Wine and then record their reaction when you show the the box. The best video is worth $10,000.
YOU GOT BOXED!
The You Got Boxed Video Contest is a video competition open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia (except California and Tennessee or where prohibited by law) who are 21 years of age or older as of the date of entry. Just submit a video showing how you "boxed your friends" with Black Box Wines, and you will be entered for a chance to win. The contest is void in California and Tennessee. If you live in CA or TN, you can still box your friends and submit a video, but you are not eligible to win prizes.

Boxed Wine Reviews 

or how to know which ones to try

As Boxed wine becomes more popular they are starting to be reviewed more regularly. I've started a list of places to go for reviews here, but if you know of others please contact me!
The Boxed Wine Spot
This site has lots of reviews and seems to have a pretty good following. The site design isn't great and it doesn't seem to be updated on a super regular basis, but as a place to start it's a good one!
About Boxed Wine --Reviews
A community site for rating boxed wines. This is a good place to go to share your experience with your favorite (or least favorite!) boxed wine. They are just getting started so expect to see more reviews soon!
Review: Fish Eye and Pinot Evil Boxed Wines
Review for a good white and a not-so-good red boxed wine.
Pros & Cons of Boxed Wines - Comparing Pros & Cons of Wine in a Box
Boxed wines are becoming more popular in America. They've already established themselves in Australia and France but the low quality of early boxed wines continues to hurt their public perception in America. This is changing and while there are some definite advantages to using boxed wines, there are also drawbacks.
Wine Review Online - Drinking Inside the Box
So which brands offer the best box for your buck? I put three premium boxed wines to the test in a blind Chardonnay smackdown--and to make it more interesting, I included a bottled Sonoma County Chardonnay that sells for $20 per 750ml bottle. Which would be the winning Chard-in-a-box? And could I tell which wine came from a glass bottle?
Wine Reviews you can understand: Black Box - Shiraz
Price: $17.99
Region: California
Year: 2006

Even the Italians are going for the Box 

Italy Relents On Boxed Wine : NPR
Italy has said it will now allow wine in a box. Ray Isle, deputy wine editor for Food and Wine Magazine, says the change came when Italians realized they couldn't compete in the global market without changing traditional restrictions on regional wines.

Ready to advertise your new found love? 

I have the shirt for you

I Heart Boxed Wine Women's Light T-Shirt

Amazon Price: $22.00 (as of 12/10/2009)Buy Now

This is where you would expect to see boxed wine for sale 

but, that's not really possible

I'd love to point you towards great wine in a box for sale, but I'm afraid the trend is still a bit new for that.

Visit your local wine store, grocery store or even your Local Target Store to start your boxed wine adventure.

Tip: The better boxed wines are in smaller boxes. The boxes you are looking for should hold no more than the equivalent of four 750ml bottles.

Good Luck!

A place to start 

The sites below all offer super-premium boxed wine either on-line or in retail locations.
Black Box Wines
Black Box crafts the world's finest boxed wines. Their vintage wines come in an environmentally friendly bag-in-box package that cost's you less and keeps your wine fresh for weeks after opening.
Hardys boxed wine
Internationally renowned for quality, consistency and wine making excellence.
Cork'd | Wine Reviews for Target Wine Cube - 2004 California Cab/Shiraz
Ratings and Cellaring for Target Wine Cube - 2004 California Cab/Shiraz, Trinchero, California, United States, Shiraz. The simple way to review and share wine.

The latest news about premium boxed wine 

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Another way to buy wine in a box 

and these wines can be purchaced from Amazon!

As of now, Amazon doesn't sell boxed wine that is already wine. But they do sell wine making kits--which is also wine in a box (from a certain point of view. . .)

Wine Accessories 

because you will still need glasses, and probably cheese

Riedel O Chardonnay Wine Tumblers, Set of 2

Amazon Price: $24.95 (as of 12/10/2009) Buy Now

Riedel Vinum Burgundy/Pinot Noir Glasses, Set of 2

Amazon Price: $47.48 (as of 12/10/2009) Buy Now

Marble Cheese Board with Knife

Amazon Price: $14.99 (as of 12/10/2009) Buy Now

Let's hear from you! 

Do you drink wine in a box? Are you willing to try? Let's hear about your experiences!

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