What do you mean Box Wine?

Yup,in May, the WineTimers had an evening of box wine. As you know, wine snobs everywhere turn up their noses to box wines, but Anna and Blair provided a great evening of these poorly accepted wines, that turned out to be great selections.
From the standpoint of wine flavor and freshness, wine boxes have several advantages over traditional wine bottles. First, there is no possibility of a wine becoming corked", i.e. spoiled by a deteriorated cork. Wine boxes also keep air away from wine, even after partial consumption. (Granted, the WineTimers rarely have a problem with partially consumed bottles, but just in case...)
The first selection of box wine was the Fisheye Moscato. This is a light bodied and delightfully sweet, fruity wine with flavors of juicy peach, pineapple abd tropical fruits with hints of honey on the nose. Fisheye wines are born in South Eastern Australia, where the beaches are bigger and the sun shines brighter; where the land is larger than life, and the fish are measured in feet, not inches.
The next selections were from Bota Box, Old Vine Zinfandel and Malbec. The Malbec is a plush, medium bodied wine with aromas of ripe plum and blackberry with a touch of roasted coffee.
The Zinfandel especially pairs with picnic foods such as natural cased weiners, baked beans and homemade potato salad-- all of which we had at this gathering, many thaks to Anna and Blair for a fabulous picnic dinner, despite the cold, rainy weather.
FYI, Bota Box is green! The box is 100% recyclable.
Whew-- now the Winetimers have caught up! Pam and Scott will host the first gathering of the new season in September. Stay tuned!