{"id":121,"date":"2006-05-29T10:29:58","date_gmt":"2006-05-29T17:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danthewineguy.com\/?p=121"},"modified":"2009-02-22T12:05:09","modified_gmt":"2009-02-22T19:05:09","slug":"think-outside-the-wine-bottle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/?p=121","title":{"rendered":"Think Outside the Wine Bottle"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s Memorial Day. Summer is just around the corner and picnics, barbeques and a host of other outdoor activities are in full swing.<\/p>\n

If your beverage of choice usually consists of some kind of six-pack in aluminum cans, I\u2019d like you to consider taking along some wine as a change of pace at your next outing.<\/p>\n

Unconventional packaging for wines is becoming increasingly popular and the functionality of non-bottled wines is undeniable. They travel easily, they serve large groups of people well and in many cases they retain the freshness of the wine better than a recorked bottle.<\/p>\n

The big issue that remains is taste. Now, I won\u2019t go so far as to say that these wines are going to win any major awards, but the quality \u2013 especially when compared to box wines of, say, a decade ago \u2013 has noticeably improved.<\/p>\n

So put your wine snob attitude aside and give these wines a try. You might be in for a pleasant surprise.<\/p>\n

Wine Block <\/strong>(about $10) \u2013 You may find it hard to believe that they\u2019ve crammed two 750 milliliter bottles into this small, cube-shaped container. Available in chardonnay, merlot and cabernet sauvignon from California.<\/p>\n

\"null\"French Rabbit<\/strong> (about $11) \u2013 From Southern France (gasp!) comes an octagonal-shaped squeezable package with a screw top enclosure that holds one liter of wine. Current releases include chardonnay, pinot noir, merlot and cabernet sauvignon.<\/p>\n

Black Box <\/strong>(about $24) \u2013 A whopping four 750-millileter bottles of Monterey County, California wine are contained in a vacuum sealed bag surrounded by a black box. The chardonnay makes for a good summer wine; it\u2019s crisp and light with some nice green apple flavors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s Memorial Day. Summer is just around the corner and picnics, barbeques and a host of other outdoor activities are in full swing. If your beverage of choice usually consists of some kind of six-pack in aluminum cans, I\u2019d like you to consider taking along some wine as a change of pace at your next […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-from-the-bellingham-herald"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=121"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}