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Wine out of a box
I was checking NYT.com, something I do often throughout the day and found an Op-Ed called, “Drink Outside the Box.” The writer Tyler Colman discusses Italy Agriculture Ministry’s announcement that some wines that receive government seal of approval may now be carried in boxes. Now for some wine afficionados this is heresy. Wine comes out of a bottle not out of a box.
But for some, boxed wine makes since economically and environmentally, especially if you are a wine collector. Added bonus boxed wine lasts longer, so if you live alone, drink occasionally, you won’t waste money by leaving that empty bottle in the fridge longer than 2 weeks. Something that I do more often than I should.
One cooking class I was at the chef told every student that he preferred boxed wine to bottled because it lasted longer and often times tasted better. For me, I buy bottles because that is how most of the wines I like come. I wouldn’t mind buying them in a box and putting them in a special carafe for company. But as Colman points out a lot of American winemakers use bottles and tries to point out how much of a carbon footprint it leaves. Plus, I haven’t found many varieties in boxes in the grocery store.
However, the next time I’m in a wine store, I’m looking for boxed wine and I’m going to give it a go.
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