Comments on: Wine’s Future: It’s in the Bag (in the Box) http://wineeconomist.com/2009/10/04/wines-future-its-in-the-bag-in-the-box/ Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:14:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Mike Veseth http://wineeconomist.com/2009/10/04/wines-future-its-in-the-bag-in-the-box/#comment-4093 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:05:32 +0000 http://wineeconomist.com/?p=967#comment-4093 I had some buddies in grad school who actually made wine from kool aide.

]]> By: William trexler http://wineeconomist.com/2009/10/04/wines-future-its-in-the-bag-in-the-box/#comment-4092 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:50:13 +0000 http://wineeconomist.com/?p=967#comment-4092 If you blind folded most of you. ..I think you couldn’t tell a good wine from kool aide

]]> By: ajlinn http://wineeconomist.com/2009/10/04/wines-future-its-in-the-bag-in-the-box/#comment-3628 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:37:28 +0000 http://wineeconomist.com/?p=967#comment-3628 remember when they started selling beer in big cans, 5 litres or more? very unsophisticated and you had to drink it once it was open. now, years later, we have beer in cans with pressure control and everything required for it to be used over as long a period as necessary. wine in boxes will go the same way; it’s just starting.

]]> By: Bill http://wineeconomist.com/2009/10/04/wines-future-its-in-the-bag-in-the-box/#comment-3601 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:58:25 +0000 http://wineeconomist.com/?p=967#comment-3601 I buy only bag-in-box wine. I don’t buy wine to lay down, I buy wine to drink immediately, and I think that represents most of the wine sold at retail. For me the advantages of bag wine are several: It stays fresh for days if not weeks; I always have a red wine and a white wine on tap so if a recipe calls for a cup of wine, I don’t have to decide whether to open a bottle; and finally the price is significantly better. For example, I recently went into a Total Wine store near me to buy some wine. There was a 3 liter bag of a Maipe malbec for $24.99. The same wine was available in a 1.5 liter bottle for $18.99. Why would I pay an additional $13 for a less convenient cork in bottle packaging? Most of the criticism I see of bag-in-box wine is directed at the quality of the wine, rather than the advantages/disadvantages of the packaging, but I think at least 80% of the volume of wine sold would be better packaged in plastic.

Looking forward to other opinions.

]]> By: Jeff http://wineeconomist.com/2009/10/04/wines-future-its-in-the-bag-in-the-box/#comment-2326 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:30:09 +0000 http://wineeconomist.com/?p=967#comment-2326 Tara,

Clearly, you have never been to Europe, South Africa, or Australia…..

Wake up!

]]> By: Elizabeth http://wineeconomist.com/2009/10/04/wines-future-its-in-the-bag-in-the-box/#comment-1110 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:49:03 +0000 http://wineeconomist.com/?p=967#comment-1110 Hi Mike,

Great blog! I really love this article, since I think people don’t have a great grip on closures/vessels for wine. I worked for a large winery in CA in Brand Marketing and closures were a very hot topic for years. I agree that there will continue to be a variety of options, but I would bet that box wines go on the rise and synthetic corks fall out of favor in the next 5 years. I guess we’ll have to see!

I’m going to post on closures today and would love to reference your blog. I hope that’s ok by you. Here is my site: winefornormalpeople.blogspot.com

I’m looking forward to reading more of your work!

Elizabeth

]]> By: Pete_the_palate http://wineeconomist.com/2009/10/04/wines-future-its-in-the-bag-in-the-box/#comment-993 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:09:43 +0000 http://wineeconomist.com/?p=967#comment-993 Wine in a box requires significantly higher levels of sulphur dioxide (2-3X), both because the wine is usually from warmer/hot wine areas and also because the closure and plastic itself allows air in once opened. So there you have it.

I personally don’t care what wine comes in as long as it it is good for the wine and just because wine has been bottled in glass under cork for hundreds of years doesn’t mean it has to be for hundreds more.

]]> By: Kokteyl http://wineeconomist.com/2009/10/04/wines-future-its-in-the-bag-in-the-box/#comment-879 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:34:25 +0000 http://wineeconomist.com/?p=967#comment-879 I agree that plastic boxes leaching carcinogens. If experts improve the natural wine box, the future seems clear for boxed wines.

]]> By: Jim http://wineeconomist.com/2009/10/04/wines-future-its-in-the-bag-in-the-box/#comment-874 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:53:41 +0000 http://wineeconomist.com/?p=967#comment-874 Boxing wine is still uncommon in the halls of Washington DC. It takes months to get a box’s design approved by the feds. The initial outlay for boxes and bags in bulk does set the small winery back a bit, but changes take time to market I guess.

So with that being said there are a few Idaho wines that will be boxed up for sale in summer 2010. North End Boxer from Bitner Vineyards is one label and compares with Washington labels.

]]> By: J. Mills http://wineeconomist.com/2009/10/04/wines-future-its-in-the-bag-in-the-box/#comment-640 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:33:27 +0000 http://wineeconomist.com/?p=967#comment-640 I too have a concern about the plastic. Today I emailed Boho and inquired about the kind of plastic used, which should give us some idea of how safe these wines actually are. In general, plastics marked with Codes 2, 4, and 5.

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