Sommelier tastes box wine
Patrick Cappiello, voted the superhottest somm of 2014 and shaping up to be a finalist for 2015, tasted some box wine on camera. As you might imagine, there is lots of gagging and spitting (one named Vella Burgundy scores an F with notes of raisin and vinegar as well as “Louis Jadot must be rolling over in his grave”). Bandit Merlot gets lots of praise from him and merits a B+ score–as does Bota Box.
While it makes for a good segment, I wish that P. Cap had used his place of power and influence to praise the format itself. For a lot of people, a 3L box is an affordable way to squeeze off a fresh glass for many nights in a row. It’s also greener, with a lot lower carbon footprint. But I’ve said all this before…What needs to be said again is that the industry needs to put better wine in the box. And there are a few producers and importers are are doing just that. Cappiello posts photos of Miller High Life to Instagram as well as bottle shots of Mugnier and Coche Dury. So is no stranger to lowbrow (as well as highbrow, natch). By highlighting a few more of the good box wines out there and praising the packaging format, people like Cappiello can help remove the stigma of the box, which would be more informative than just LOLing about how bad box wine is for the millionth time. But don’t get me wrong, it’s still a funny video and worth a click.
On September 19th, 2015 at 11:06 pm ,Maria wrote:
Hi, Every time I drink wine or any type of liquor I get shortness of breath I don’t understand what’s causing it. Help
On September 21st, 2015 at 11:21 am ,Sharon Kapnick wrote:
I’d welcome any information about which stores have the best selection of box wines in Manhattan. I find the pickings are slim–sometimes just Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon, which aren’t what I’m looking for.
On September 21st, 2015 at 1:22 pm ,tom merle wrote:
You’re so right about this format. Snobbery will keep many away including the Somm (it doesn’t fit into the Playboy lifestyle). But for vin ordinaire / vin de table you want inexpensive “good enough” vino. PC didn’t even scratch the surface.
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