What: Black Box 2007 California Cabernet Sauvignon
Price: $24 at MGM for 3 Liters
Rating: 7
Non-Quantifiable Rating: Oh, quit judging, wine snob. You know you want some.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's in a box. But some great things come in boxes: new shoes, the collected works of Bob Dylan, cereal....the list goes on and on.
Most of us associate boxed wine with that crap that only shows up at college holiday parties. This stuff is actually pretty decent (the guy behind this product claims that his goal was to introduce higher quality wine to the box wine market). One box holds four bottles worth of wine, and it keeps for several weeks once opened. At the equivalent $6 per bottle it's not nice enough to be super special, but it's a solid everyday wine.
The wine itself is a basic Cab Sav: full-bodied with a bit of cinnamon. Worth it if you're a Cab fan (they have other kinds, but I haven't tried them).
The bottom line? The good news is that with its large size and convenient spouty thing, it's very easy to grab a glass or seven of wine whenever you have the passing desire. The bad news is that with its large size and convenient spouty thing, it's very easy to grab a glass or seven of wine whenever you have the passing desire.
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