Comments on: Wine coolers: gone and almost forgotten http://www.drvino.com/2007/09/20/wine-coolers-gone-and-almost-forgotten/ wine talk that goes down easy Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:17:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: BCS http://www.drvino.com/2007/09/20/wine-coolers-gone-and-almost-forgotten/#comment-75538 BCS Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:03:58 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/09/20/wine-coolers-gone-and-almost-forgotten/#comment-75538 Can you believe that California Cooler started it all and sells to Brown-Foreman (Producer of Jack Daniels) for $150 million in 1985? Incredible to believe that for a good 5-8 year span wine coolers were a major selling point. Now I don't even think they make them anymore, do they? Can you believe that California Cooler started it all and sells to Brown-Foreman (Producer of Jack Daniels) for $150 million in 1985? Incredible to believe that for a good 5-8 year span wine coolers were a major selling point. Now I don’t even think they make them anymore, do they?

]]> By: DonPaulio http://www.drvino.com/2007/09/20/wine-coolers-gone-and-almost-forgotten/#comment-73296 DonPaulio Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:49:45 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/09/20/wine-coolers-gone-and-almost-forgotten/#comment-73296 I vote for a revolutionary repeel of the wine tax... do we have anyone in government that doesn't think that alcohol is evil anymore? I think MADD has gone too far... not that i drink and drive... im too paranoid... but jeezus folks... I don't smoke either... but whats up with banning cigarettes in public for the entire state of arizona??? (WHere I live).. it's just getting crazy... these aren't evil things.. just annoying ones... $6.50 a freaking pack of cigarettes? my pappy used to have me buy cartons for hom at less than $10 and that was only a couple decades ago... breads still about a buck a loaf... maybe im a bit too drunk,,,, but these jerks in washington need to realize you can't regulate things like that... just drives the medium underground... which is why there's a whole pirate industry of stealing and selling cigarettes on the black market these days... maybe I should have a garden and grow tobacco and grapes... then pirate my own vices.... heck... let me raise some hookers and I'll have it all covered... i better not submit this... im going down fast... I vote for a revolutionary repeel of the wine tax… do we have anyone in government that doesn’t think that alcohol is evil anymore? I think MADD has gone too far… not that i drink and drive… im too paranoid… but jeezus folks… I don’t smoke either… but whats up with banning cigarettes in public for the entire state of arizona??? (WHere I live).. it’s just getting crazy… these aren’t evil things.. just annoying ones… $6.50 a freaking pack of cigarettes? my pappy used to have me buy cartons for hom at less than $10 and that was only a couple decades ago… breads still about a buck a loaf… maybe im a bit too drunk,,,, but these jerks in washington need to realize you can’t regulate things like that… just drives the medium underground… which is why there’s a whole pirate industry of stealing and selling cigarettes on the black market these days… maybe I should have a garden and grow tobacco and grapes… then pirate my own vices…. heck… let me raise some hookers and I’ll have it all covered… i better not submit this… im going down fast…

]]> By: DonPaulio http://www.drvino.com/2007/09/20/wine-coolers-gone-and-almost-forgotten/#comment-73292 DonPaulio Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:43:17 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/09/20/wine-coolers-gone-and-almost-forgotten/#comment-73292 Bummer... and I really liked wine coolers. Especially the Matilda Bay stuff. I wondered whatever happened to them. But when a 4 pack of Bartles and James is $2.35 @ walmart and the fed tax is $1.17 on the wine part, it doesn't take a genius to figure out what happened. Hmmm... was just reading that most wine coolers were homemade from the beginning.. haven't drank in years, but have just started again last month... (I'm a bit drunk now, as a matter of fact)... I'll have to see what it takes to make a wine cooler.... :D Bummer… and I really liked wine coolers. Especially the Matilda Bay stuff. I wondered whatever happened to them. But when a 4 pack of Bartles and James is $2.35 @ walmart and the fed tax is $1.17 on the wine part, it doesn’t take a genius to figure out what happened. Hmmm… was just reading that most wine coolers were homemade from the beginning.. haven’t drank in years, but have just started again last month… (I’m a bit drunk now, as a matter of fact)… I’ll have to see what it takes to make a wine cooler…. :D

]]> By: Which state drinks the most wine per capita? at http://www.drvino.com/2007/09/20/wine-coolers-gone-and-almost-forgotten/#comment-24257 Which state drinks the most wine per capita? at Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:16:22 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/09/20/wine-coolers-gone-and-almost-forgotten/#comment-24257 [...] Heimoff asked about per capita rates in last week’s wine trivia question. So this week I give you the [...] [...] Heimoff asked about per capita rates in last week’s wine trivia question. So this week I give you the [...]

]]> By: Dr Vino’s wine blog » Blog Archive » Which state drinks the most wine per capita? http://www.drvino.com/2007/09/20/wine-coolers-gone-and-almost-forgotten/#comment-23195 Dr Vino’s wine blog » Blog Archive » Which state drinks the most wine per capita? Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:47:16 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/09/20/wine-coolers-gone-and-almost-forgotten/#comment-23195 [...] daily email, or free monthly updates by email (right sidebar). Thanks for visiting!Steve Heimoff asked about per capita rates in last week’s wine trivia question. So this week I give you the [...] [...] daily email, or free monthly updates by email (right sidebar). Thanks for visiting!Steve Heimoff asked about per capita rates in last week’s wine trivia question. So this week I give you the [...]

]]> By: Dr. Vino http://www.drvino.com/2007/09/20/wine-coolers-gone-and-almost-forgotten/#comment-22774 Dr. Vino Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:16:19 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/09/20/wine-coolers-gone-and-almost-forgotten/#comment-22774 True, Tish! They go by "berry cooler," "melon cooler," "fuzzy navel cooler," and the like now...Spoken like a good Yankees fan. True, Tish! They go by “berry cooler,” “melon cooler,” “fuzzy navel cooler,” and the like now…Spoken like a good Yankees fan.

]]> By: Tish http://www.drvino.com/2007/09/20/wine-coolers-gone-and-almost-forgotten/#comment-22637 Tish Sat, 22 Sep 2007 21:09:17 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/09/20/wine-coolers-gone-and-almost-forgotten/#comment-22637 Unless my memory is playing tricks, I think it's actually impossible to find any coolers labeled WINE COOLERS anymore. THey just look very much like the old bottles of Bartyles & James et al, and are just called coolers. Someone needs to alert those Red Sox fans... Unless my memory is playing tricks, I think it’s actually impossible to find any coolers labeled WINE COOLERS anymore. THey just look very much like the old bottles of Bartyles & James et al, and are just called coolers.

Someone needs to alert those Red Sox fans…

]]> By: Dr. Vino http://www.drvino.com/2007/09/20/wine-coolers-gone-and-almost-forgotten/#comment-22417 Dr. Vino Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:39:28 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/09/20/wine-coolers-gone-and-almost-forgotten/#comment-22417 Steve, Your wish is my command! Well, if only because the opposite page in the book has per capita figures. I'll spare you another round of guessing to reveal that the per capita winner is...Pennsylvania! How weird is that?! Their 4.4 nine liter cases consumed per 1,000 adults is the highest, followed by AZ with 4.3. KS (!) has 4.2 and IL (Golly, above!) has 4.1. Others mentioned above include RI at 1.9 and TX at 0.9. Wine Scamp, you'll have to point out to your father in law that it's not even a grape based beverage any more! Someone alert the Center for Wine Origins! Steve,

Your wish is my command! Well, if only because the opposite page in the book has per capita figures.

I’ll spare you another round of guessing to reveal that the per capita winner is…Pennsylvania! How weird is that?!

Their 4.4 nine liter cases consumed per 1,000 adults is the highest, followed by AZ with 4.3. KS (!) has 4.2 and IL (Golly, above!) has 4.1. Others mentioned above include RI at 1.9 and TX at 0.9.

Wine Scamp, you’ll have to point out to your father in law that it’s not even a grape based beverage any more! Someone alert the Center for Wine Origins!

]]> By: Wine Scamp http://www.drvino.com/2007/09/20/wine-coolers-gone-and-almost-forgotten/#comment-22405 Wine Scamp Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:27:27 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/09/20/wine-coolers-gone-and-almost-forgotten/#comment-22405 I vote Texas, too. My father-in-law quit drinking over 30 years ago because he wanted to quit smoking. The only time he imbibes these days is to occasionally drink the Stawberry Dacquiri B&J coolers that his girlfriend (in her 60s) likes. He calls it "strawberry wine." To see this 70-ish country-bred South Texas man, who worked 30 years as a union boilermaker, toddling around a party with a "wine"cooler in his hand cracks me up every time. I vote Texas, too. My father-in-law quit drinking over 30 years ago because he wanted to quit smoking. The only time he imbibes these days is to occasionally drink the Stawberry Dacquiri B&J coolers that his girlfriend (in her 60s) likes. He calls it “strawberry wine.” To see this 70-ish country-bred South Texas man, who worked 30 years as a union boilermaker, toddling around a party with a “wine”cooler in his hand cracks me up every time.

]]> By: Golly http://www.drvino.com/2007/09/20/wine-coolers-gone-and-almost-forgotten/#comment-22403 Golly Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:11:14 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/09/20/wine-coolers-gone-and-almost-forgotten/#comment-22403 I worked in Chicago way back when people drank wine coolers. My boss told me to say "Thank you for your support" when people donated to the charity I was promoting. People found it hilarious and asked me to say it again and again. Not being American and not having a TV I thought it was an accent thing. It took someone giving me a four pack of them and explaining it slowly before I realised my boss was just mean. I worked in Chicago way back when people drank wine coolers. My boss told me to say “Thank you for your support” when people donated to the charity I was promoting. People found it hilarious and asked me to say it again and again. Not being American and not having a TV I thought it was an accent thing. It took someone giving me a four pack of them and explaining it slowly before I realised my boss was just mean.

]]> By: Steve Heimoff http://www.drvino.com/2007/09/20/wine-coolers-gone-and-almost-forgotten/#comment-22402 Steve Heimoff Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:04:29 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/09/20/wine-coolers-gone-and-almost-forgotten/#comment-22402 Obviously the highest-population states consumed the most wine coolers by quantity. But which state had the highest per capita consumption of coolers? Enquiring minds want to know! Obviously the highest-population states consumed the most wine coolers by quantity. But which state had the highest per capita consumption of coolers? Enquiring minds want to know!

]]> By: Dr. Vino http://www.drvino.com/2007/09/20/wine-coolers-gone-and-almost-forgotten/#comment-22399 Dr. Vino Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:19:11 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/09/20/wine-coolers-gone-and-almost-forgotten/#comment-22399 You are all as smart as ever. Today's glory goes to...Andy!! And Andy, I don't think I've ever had a wine cooler either. Though I do remember the ads... California consumed 78,000 9 liter cases of wine coolers in 2005. The surprise tie for second was between Florida (nice, Brooklynguy!) and...Pennsylvania?!? Each had 40,000 cases. TX had 15,000 cases; RI 1,500. All this comes from Adams Wine market. You are all as smart as ever. Today’s glory goes to…Andy!! And Andy, I don’t think I’ve ever had a wine cooler either. Though I do remember the ads…

California consumed 78,000 9 liter cases of wine coolers in 2005.

The surprise tie for second was between Florida (nice, Brooklynguy!) and…Pennsylvania?!? Each had 40,000 cases.

TX had 15,000 cases; RI 1,500. All this comes from Adams Wine market.

]]> By: Sal http://www.drvino.com/2007/09/20/wine-coolers-gone-and-almost-forgotten/#comment-22385 Sal Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:50:30 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/09/20/wine-coolers-gone-and-almost-forgotten/#comment-22385 I'll go with Rhode Island because I read a hilarious article about how per capita that state had more abuse of any/all substances than any other. Not that anyone would 'abuse' a wine cooler, but I think it's a safe bet anyway. I’ll go with Rhode Island because I read a hilarious article about how per capita that state had more abuse of any/all substances than any other. Not that anyone would ‘abuse’ a wine cooler, but I think it’s a safe bet anyway.

]]> By: Andy http://www.drvino.com/2007/09/20/wine-coolers-gone-and-almost-forgotten/#comment-22374 Andy Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:45:27 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/09/20/wine-coolers-gone-and-almost-forgotten/#comment-22374 Oh and I go with California. Oh and I go with California.

]]> By: Andy http://www.drvino.com/2007/09/20/wine-coolers-gone-and-almost-forgotten/#comment-22373 Andy Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:43:41 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/09/20/wine-coolers-gone-and-almost-forgotten/#comment-22373 Dr. Vino, You know, I'm not sure I've ever had a wine cooler. Based on the date you provided below, I wasn't 21 (not that that stopped me), but my high school/college consumption was generally limited to beer, a sniff of wine (peer pressure) and a finger or two of Jack Daniels in your presense. But no wine cooler. Then again, I'm sure there was a party or two that I went rooting around for one final beer and had to settle on a wine cooler (malt cooler). I'm certainly not too good for them! I think the beverages that have taken over for wine coolers are the Smirnoff Ice and hard ciders, etc. I'm not sure what is in the Smirnoff Ice aside from vodka. Interesting. Dr. Vino,

You know, I’m not sure I’ve ever had a wine cooler. Based on the date you provided below, I wasn’t 21 (not that that stopped me), but my high school/college consumption was generally limited to beer, a sniff of wine (peer pressure) and a finger or two of Jack Daniels in your presense. But no wine cooler.

Then again, I’m sure there was a party or two that I went rooting around for one final beer and had to settle on a wine cooler (malt cooler). I’m certainly not too good for them!

I think the beverages that have taken over for wine coolers are the Smirnoff Ice and hard ciders, etc. I’m not sure what is in the Smirnoff Ice aside from vodka. Interesting.

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