Would you purchase quality boxed wine? (liquor, taste, Pinot, juice)

[lubby]

To me the wine tastes like it's boxed.The flavor is off to me. I prefer bottled wines. I can taste the difference and boxed wine tastes nasty to me.

[Bluefox]

Originally Posted by lubby

To me the wine tastes like it's boxed.The flavor is off to me. I prefer bottled wines. I can taste the difference and boxed wine tastes nasty to me.

For me, I don't know if the reason I don't like boxed wine is because it's boxed or because it's just lower grade wine. I feel like I would need to taste wine that I otherwise like bottled but instead in a box to tell if there's a difference in taste.

[MOKAN]

Originally Posted by Bluefoxwarrior

Let's be honest - boxed wine has a major stigma in the US. There's just something about drinking wine from the box that people find off - putting, most likely because the type of wine one would find in a box doesn't tend to be the finest in the world, without naming names. But really, the concept behind boxed wine is pretty ingenious because it doesn't allow air to get, thereby preserving the character of the taste and allowing it to last longer. It's also more environmentally friendly than glass bottles - one box can hold as much as 6 bottles.

According to this article, quality boxed wine in Europe is quite popular. However, wine producers in the US are hesitant to package wine in a box, mostly because of the stigma described above.

If your favorite fine was packaged in a box, would you consider ditching the bottle? I think I would.

I'm not against boxed, everyday-quality wine, even though I've never purchased any. It seems I've heard there are at least a couple decent brands available here in the US.

Americans are largely pretentious, shallow, and less sophisticated, which is why our market rejects boxed wine. Americans are all about branding and superficiality. In regard to cars, this same phenomenon can be seen. It's why a well-built, highly-luxurious car like the Volkswagen Phaeton was unsuccessful. They couldn't see the car for what it was without a luxury badge attached to it. Had it been marketed as an Audi, it might have been successful. This phenomenon is also responsible for Daimer-Benz gave up on the Chrysler brands and why their CEO said something to the effect "no matter how high quality and reliable we make Chrysler products, it won't be successful - the brand is tarnished". Americans focus on branding and superficiality is a well-known phenomenon and I absolutely think it plays into wine. I can't remember where I saw it, and I think it was on TV, but there was a segment where people where asked their opinions on various wines by appearance and name alone and they picked the "hard to say" foreign branded wines over others and assumed they would be better and also more expensive for it. This is why Americans are intimidated by wine and why they think they have to play connoisseur to enjoy wine.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by Bluefoxwarrior

Let's be honest - boxed wine has a major stigma in the US. There's just something about drinking wine from the box that people find off - putting, most likely because the type of wine one would find in a box doesn't tend to be the finest in the world, without naming names. But really, the concept behind boxed wine is pretty ingenious because it doesn't allow air to get, thereby preserving the character of the taste and allowing it to last longer. It's also more environmentally friendly than glass bottles - one box can hold as much as 6 bottles.

According to this article, quality boxed wine in Europe is quite popular. However, wine producers in the US are hesitant to package wine in a box, mostly because of the stigma described above.

If your favorite fine was packaged in a box, would you consider ditching the bottle? I think I would.

there are some very good middle of he road and even better wines that now come in a box and boxed wines last longer. Of course we drink it so fast that isn't an issue in our house. I would buy any of my favorites in a box. I will admit we drink boxed wines most of the time and not particularly good ones. Our daughter and her husband, who are wine snobs would never consider doing this. They forget, for years,that is all they drank...

[gypsychic]

I am definitely NOT a wine snob, but I personally don't care for most boxed wines. The reason being they are mostly low-grade non-vintage wines that have a lot of additives and are manufactured more like soda pop than vintage wine. I have become sick on this type of wine, I am sensitive to a lot of additives and sugar. Not saying they are ALL like this, but I just don't take the chance. I also like to SEE the color of the wine in the bottle!

The wines I do buy in bottles are inexpensive but good quality; usually 2 year vintage wines and cost little if any more than "boxed" wine. Also, I just prefer the taste from a glass bottle.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by Bluefoxwarrior

For me, I don't know if the reason I don't like boxed wine is because it's boxed or because it's just lower grade wine. I feel like I would need to taste wine that I otherwise like bottled but instead in a box to tell if there's a difference in taste.

do most of you, who think boxed wine is lower grade realize some very good wines are now in boxes. Of course the cheaper boxed wines like Franzia are about the same quality as $2 Chuck, but others are middle of the road, more like the $10 bottled wines most of us drink...I am willing to bet, the majority of us wine drinkers, if we took the blind taste test would not be able to figure out which was which. I have been drinking wine for over 50 years, everything from Thunderbird to $50.00 a bottle and I know if I tasted the top of the line boxed wines or even the $20 for 3 liter types I would not know the difference.

Gypsychic: the color is a factor, you are right, and the color of cheap boxed wines are very different, but the more expensive boxed wines do not have a lighter, more yellow or whatever color.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by MOKAN

I'm not against boxed, everyday-quality wine, even though I've never purchased any. It seems I've heard there are at least a couple decent brands available here in the US.

Americans are largely pretentious, shallow, and less sophisticated, which is why our market rejects boxed wine. Americans are all about branding and superficiality. In regard to cars, this same phenomenon can be seen. It's why a well-built, highly-luxurious car like the Volkswagen Phaeton was unsuccessful. They couldn't see the car for what it was without a luxury badge attached to it. Had it been marketed as an Audi, it might have been successful. This phenomenon is also responsible for Daimer-Benz gave up on the Chrysler brands and why their CEO said something to the effect "no matter how high quality and reliable we make Chrysler products, it won't be successful - the brand is tarnished". Americans focus on branding and superficiality is a well-known phenomenon and I absolutely think it plays into wine. I can't remember where I saw it, and I think it was on TV, but there was a segment where people where asked their opinions on various wines by appearance and name alone and they picked the "hard to say" foreign branded wines over others and assumed they would be better and also more expensive for it. This is why Americans are intimidated by wine and why they think they have to play connoisseur to enjoy wine.

and I think you are totally off base: when it comes to wine, maybe the majority of us are not as sophisticated as some Europians, but to generalize and say we are pretentious and shallow is an insult to many I am sure. There are people all over the world that fall into that catagory, we, Americans, no more than anyone else...just because you saw something on TV does not make it true...I think if you were to do a survey, you would find most people prefer CA wine, Argentina, Australian and Chilian wines to french wines...

Nita

[Bluefox]

Originally Posted by nmnita

do most of you, who think boxed wine is lower grade realize some very good wines are now in boxes. Of course the cheaper boxed wines like Franzia are about the same quality as $2 Chuck, but others are middle of the road, more like the $10 bottled wines most of us drink...I am willing to bet, the majority of us wine drinkers, if we took the blind taste test would not be able to figure out which was which. I have been drinking wine for over 50 years, everything from Thunderbird to $50.00 a bottle and I know if I tasted the top of the line boxed wines or even the $20 for 3 liter types I would not know the difference.

Gypsychic: the color is a factor, you are right, and the color of cheap boxed wines are very different, but the more expensive boxed wines do not have a lighter, more yellow or whatever color.

Hmm...I'll have to look around more, because the only boxed wine I've seen is the Franzia and other similar types.

[gypsychic]

Originally Posted by Bluefoxwarrior

Hmm...I'll have to look around more, because the only boxed wine I've seen is the Franzia and other similar types.

I agree, I see very few boxed wines where I live and shop; I don't think it's that popular here. I only see the cheapies like Franzia, not even sure what else to be honest.

I guess for me, even if it were a good quality wine in a box, I still won't want it, just for the fact that I like the ritual of uncorking the glass bottle and pouring it into my stemmed wine glass or decanter. I don't consider that being "pretentious" or anything, for me it's all part of the experience. For those who are able to find and enjoy their favorites in a box, that's great too. We all have our own rituals!

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by kaimuki

Exactly!

that is what we do, whether box or bottle when we are having a traditional Italian meal for company. When we do the box wine, we are not entertaining, but if we were, we would buy the higher end box and yes, put it in a decanter...