![]() ![]() When a glass bottle is uncorked, air rushes in and starts to oxidize the wine, and distort the flavor. Plus, a box can't really compete visually with a sleek glass bottle.Īnd yet there's a silver lining to all the cardboard and plastic: Bags seem to actually be better than glass for preserving wine. The answer may lie within the stigma of boxed wine, which suffers a reputation for being cheap and generally lousy. But since wine consumption continues to steadily climb, what took the purse so long to make its voyage here? will start seeing these bags of wine in the next few weeks. Since its Swedish debut in 2010, the wine-in-a-purse has launched in China, Japan and several other countries in Europe. Soldatos then paired up with the bag designer, Sofia Bloomberg, and came up with the Vernissage brand. Alternative wine packaging has been surging across Scandinavia, and luxury wine expert Takis Soldatos took notice, Stern says. The idea for the wine purse originated a few years back in Sweden. More than half of female drinkers chose wine over other alcoholic beverages, according to a recent Gallup poll, so there's reason to think this might appeal to a few women out there. He says it's a "whole new concept of design" meant to appeal to a classy lady heading out to lunch with the girls or dinner with her significant other. It's boxed wine, shaped like a handbag.Įlliot Stern, CEO of Squish Wines, is in charge of importing the bags, which originate in Sweden, into the U.S. They are working long hours and are trying their very best.Ladies, if the thought of showing up at a party or a picnic with a box of wine seems a little gauche, there's now a product for you: Vernissage's "bag-in-a-bag" of wine. This wine hails from Australia, and the fruit, the herbal notes and the spice are all perfectly balanced.Īs we prepare for the busiest retail days of the year, I ask you to please be kind to retail workers. I thought I heard angels sing, but then I realized I had Christmas music playing as I started the task of decorating my home for the holidays. It’s under $18 and the blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre, commonly known as GSM, is heavenly. But this was a fantastic wine and because this time of the year can get expensive, this wine is not. Maybe it’s a test for when you finish the bottle. It’s the delicious flavour that dominates this wine and its around $20 so very reasonably priced! Only 20%, so in no way does the oak overpower the grapes. I found it very interesting that 20% of this wine spend six months in both French and American oak. The winemaker says the influence from the Pacific Ocean makes a big difference. ![]() This is a fabulous Pinot Noir from Chile. Don’t you just love it when friends show up at your house with wine in tow. My friend Judy has been on a real Pinot Noir kick recently, and last Saturday night she showed up at my house with this fabulous find. It had great fruit and hints of spice and the purse being equivalent to two bottles of wine. I bought the red to the happy hour in my apartment building yesterday evening and it was a smash hit. The red wine, in the black purse is a blend of Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon, and I think is the perfect gift for any woman. The Vernissage white is a blend of Chardonnay and Viognier from France, and has some nice subtle flavors of pear, apple and tropical fruits. And yes there is wine in there, as a matter of fact there are two bottles packed in that purse. Check it out, the packaging is shaped like purses. Now I thought this neat packaging on the Vernissage white and red wine was genius. Well of course I am, there’s a wine store on every corner. People tell me all the time I’m easy to shop for. I know Christmas is a month away, but I think the only store I went in yesterday was the wine store. And I understand it’s the biggest retail season of the year, but it’s getting harder to get a break from it. Red Thursday, Black Friday, Cyber Monday… we are being pummeled with ‘sale’ advertising and gimmicks and every other reason in the world to part with our hard earned money. ![]()
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