Comments on: Wherefore art thou, rosé in a box?

By: aaron

aaron — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 09:35:48 +0000

domaine de turenne box a terrific organic cote de provence, currently available for something like 26eu for 5 litres at my local wine shop in the 11eme arr of paris.

anyone know who’s currently importing them stateside? huge opportunity there, i imagine.

-aaron

not drinking poison in paris:
notdrinkingpoison.blogspot.com.

By: Dr. Vino

Dr. Vino — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:00:20 +0000

Hi Jenny,

That’s great that you have another box wine, the Magdala! I didn’t know about that one and will have to try it.

Sadly, I picked up a box of the “From the Tank” 09 rosé at Astor Wines and found it a little overripe and sweet, lacking the snap that makes rosé fun for me. But I have enjoyed the “From the Tank” red and white in previous vintages and applaud you for making such an effort in this emerging category.

RobinC – can a wine with several times atmospheric pressure go in a bag-in-box format? I suppose so, but I don’t know of any sparkling BIBs.

Thanks for the comments and suggestions, everyone!

By: Jenny Lefcourt

Jenny Lefcourt — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:18:47 +0000

Thanks Sharon! Yes, we bring in two 3L high-quality box rosés:
Our “From the Tank” 3L box rosé from Côtes du Rhône made by the Vignerons d’Estezargues, as well as a our Comptoirs de Magdala 3L box rosé from Provence! They are widely available all summer.

By: 1WineDude

1WineDude — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:12:23 +0000

It’s bound to work better than most of the Reds in a box that I’ve sampled (on the whole, nowhere as decent as the Whites).

By: RobinC

RobinC — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:05:33 +0000

I would like to see Prosecco in a box.

By: Björn W

Björn W — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:00:46 +0000

Here in Sweden, more than half of total wine sales are bag-in-box. Rosé wine sales has gone up a lot the last couple of years, but there are still very few boxed rosés available.

It seems that it is a lot harder to make a boxed rosé with acceptable quality than it is to make acceptable white or red boxed wine.

In consequence, most of the boxed rosé sold here is not nearly as good as the bottled rosés in the same price range. Sadly enough, as I’d love to have a cold box in the fridge in summer time…

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:13:04 +0000

Great idea! I would buy a decent Rosé in a box all day long in the summer. Like one of the previous commenters, I also buy the La Vieille Ferme Cotes du Ventoux Rosé during the summer months — lots and lots of it. I can’t believe how good it is for only about $7 bucks a bottle in my market. If there were a Rosé of that quality in a box, my fridge would be stuffed to the gills with it.

By: Jesse Salazar

Jesse Salazar — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:10:39 +0000

Everytime I read one of these stories about the lack of good boxed wine in the States I cringe. I buy and sell just about everything great, good, and decent that comes in a box and the fact remains all but a few wine importers are afraid to bring the best to the US. Eric Dubourg, Jenny & Francois, and Dan Kravitz should be applauded for their efforts, but you’d be amazed at what gets left in the cellar so to speak.

How about delicious boxed Grenache from Pegau’s Laurence Feraud? Vibrant Riesling from the Rheingau’s Josef Leitz? You’ll find great boxed wines like these at stores in Scandinavia, but not here. I think it will take more rabid consumers clamoring for wines like these before you’ll see more producers, importers and retailers jump in with both feet. I bet a Turley Cinsault in 1-liter format, or a Terre Dorees Bojo in a 2-liter brick would sell like hotcakes and help bring people into the fold too.

By: TerpStationWine (Terrapin Stn Winery)

TerpStationWine (Terrapin Stn Winery) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:08:50 +0000

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Maryland, of course! Ours is a St Vincent, we like it as a Sangria, too RT @drvino: Wherefore art thou, rosé in a box? [link to post]

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By: franklywines (Christy Frank)

franklywines (Christy Frank) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:07:51 +0000

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Had the Wineberry one. Sold like hotcakes! RT @drvino: Wherefore art thou, rosé in a box? [link to post]

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By: chapsholic (Sarah Chappell)

chapsholic (Sarah Chappell) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:06:52 +0000

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We have a lovely BDX one @abcwineco next time you need it! RT @drvino: Wherefore art thou, rosé in a box? [link to post]

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By: jimwinebeer (Jim Clarke)

jimwinebeer (Jim Clarke) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:05:58 +0000

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By: charlesbieler (Charles Bieler)

charlesbieler (Charles Bieler) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:05:13 +0000

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it's been rattling around in my brain to do. i think maybe '10 is the year-->@drvino Wherefore art thou, rosé in a box? [link to post]

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By: Steve Blazek

Steve Blazek — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:25:50 +0000

Have you ever tried Yellow & Blue? it comes in 1 liter tetrapaks, 50% syrah 50% monastrel, organic spanish wine, it really fills the bill.

By: Russ Winton

Russ Winton — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:15:43 +0000

A fresh,dry,2009 rose from Provence…I’m definitely on board…Underdog Wine Merchants are importing a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc in the Octagon shaped box…quite good, W.E gave it an 87 score. All daily wines could and maybe should be in the box format, why not? Russ Winton—Wine Line—