We’ve all had an encounter with boxed wine; slapping the bag of wine at college parties would have never existed without boxed wine. I feel as though boxed wine isn’t given enough credit, maybe some wine drinkers can’t picture it outside of the “slap the bag” concept. Whenever I shop for wine I never give boxed wine a thought, I always purchase bottled wine. My thoughts on boxed wine have quickly changed this past weekend. I was at a bridal shower that had Franzia boxed wine. The first sip I had of the Franzia White Zinfandel got me thinking that I missed out on this wonderful wine all these years by only buying bottled wine. The wine burst with the flavor of strawberry and had a delightful slight fizz to it; it reminds me of a wine cooler. This is a refreshing wine that goes hand in hand with a hot summer day while you’re laying outside soaking up the sun.
The box has a convenient spout for easy pouring and is a great deal at only about $15 for a 5 liter box (equivalent to approximately 6 bottles of wine). Did I mention that a great feature of boxed wine is that it stays fresh longer after being opened than a bottle of wine? I was so intrigued with this wine that I looked up all the different types and came across the information that stated it stays fresh for up to 6 weeks after being opened. The thing that I hate about white wine is that I feel as though it doesn’t stay fresh for very long after it is opened. If I don’t drink an entire bottle of white wine the day that I open it, I always end up having to pour out the rest of it the next day because it tastes so flat. I even have the special wine stoppers (they have a pump that’s designed to suck out all the air from the bottle) that are supposed to help keep the wine fresh for longer, but they don’t really make a difference. I’m excited I finally found a white wine that I can keep in my fridge for weeks without it going flat after the first day.
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