Re: Red Wine Drinkers - Save Money!!!
I've got a new discovery in very cheap wine: box wines. Yes, I know most people have had the misfortune of trying a glass of Franzia and the like, but some producers are now putting decent, quite drinkable wines in the boxes and charging low prices. I bought a 3 liter box of Banrock Station Chardonnay (Aus.) recently. It is quite nice, and my past sampling of the same winery's Shiraz indicates that there is something here for red wine drinkers, too. The box has a dripless tap and maintains the wine for months at a time, so you can tap off a glass at a time over several weeks/months. Best of all, the wine is a good deal cheaper than buying it in bottles. The ox is equal to 4 regular 750 ml bottles. I paid $21, which is a shade over $5 a bottle for wine that normally goes for $7 a bottle near me. I have read that in less heavily taxes states, many retailers are charging $16.99, which is an even better deal. There are also other producers putting decent wine into boxes: Delicato, Hardy's and Black Box.
