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Wine you can tolerate for under $10 a bottle
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133I have a very good friend, who was a client for many years as well, who orders aMoneyPenny-2/10/2009
132I've tried the Black Box pinot grigio and the chard-- prefer the chard. ThePoet-2/10/2009
131What wine do you use. I assume white rioja doesn't come in boxes, yet. PinMoneyPenny-2/10/2009
130Hi Mark, I've not heard of that one. I wish I lived near Astor Wines. I uPoet-2/10/2009
129I think boxed wines are a great idea, although we don't normally do enough vMark Marcellus-2/9/2009
128Buitenverwachting was the one ... I guess I was remembering the wachting ... I Thomas Mercer-Hursh-2/9/2009
127If you can find it in the US, L'Ormarins SB and Fume Blanc were my favoritesDale Baker-2/9/2009
126I like Steen as well. Chenin Blanc has a bad rep in the US which keeps people fMoneyPenny-2/9/2009
125Buitenverwachting is one of the better SA names around; many, many cheap winerieDale Baker-2/9/2009
124Do try the Black Box chard. Like so many others, I used to be a wine snob. We&#Poet-2/9/2009
123You said a W, but the first one I found was this, and its from Kermit's so IMoneyPenny-2/9/2009
122<i>I personally like most styles of SB.</i> Except that it is sold Thomas Mercer-Hursh-2/9/2009
121That sounds great and I have enjoyed many of the South African wines. We in FloMoneyPenny-2/9/2009
120I haven't tried the boxed wines yet. Air is a real enemy of bulk wine so I MoneyPenny-2/9/2009
119<i>No one has been able to replicate Sancerre to my knowledge.</i> Thomas Mercer-Hursh-2/9/2009
118I know it is crazy, but it the nose is like boxwood, which is often described asMoneyPenny-2/9/2009
117<I>"cat pee on a gooseberry bush" of Cloudy Bay SB? </i> carranza2-2/9/2009
116<I>I don't want to scare off people that just want to talk about inexpPoet-2/9/2009
115my cherry berry gummy bear is your Ludens. I taste strawberry-banana kool-aid inMoneyPenny-2/9/2009
114<i>I would argue that if you need to do that, the wine is probably a lost Thomas Mercer-Hursh-2/8/2009
113<i>If a bit of de-alcoholization makes a better wine, why exactly are we oMark Marcellus12/8/2009
112I understand people who don't take to that kind of technological manipulatioThomas Mercer-Hursh-2/8/2009
111Thanks--I've been tempted by the Reds. If I order them I'll give you feBread Upon The Water-2/7/2009
110They look good to me, but I have not ordered them. I respect Dot's palate. MoneyPenny-2/7/2009
109MP: Have you seen the wine packages advertised in the WSJ? (12 reds for $99 anBread Upon The Water-2/7/2009
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