Boxed Wine

[UPNYGuy]

OK so they actually have single serving boxed wine now - they come in what looks like kids' juice boxes. I bought some and took them to our last wine tasting (evil grin).

 

 

 

Some sommelier-wanna-be's were not amused :roll eyes:

 

 

 

Just had to share this with y'all.

 

 

LadyStone, they are called TetraPaks..l BotaBox has them for the RedVolution and Merlot.

 

I will say that DW and I picked up a box of Banrock Station Cabernet, and I don't care for it as much as either the black or bota

 

 

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[KweezyCruiser]

OK so they actually have single serving boxed wine now - they come in what looks like kids' juice boxes. I bought some and took them to our last wine tasting (evil grin).

 

Some sommelier-wanna-be's were not amused :roll eyes:

 

Just had to share this with y'all.

 

Love this! Do they have the little bendy straws?

[khaide612]

I agree. there are some terrible wines in boxes, and therefore some people assume that all boxed wines must be terrible. Still, that packaging method can be used for a good wine or a bad one. Just as good wine and bad wine can both come in bottles.

 

Exactly!! A lot of great wineries are looking into boxing now as it is cheaper and adds a convenience factor for buyers. They say it's better for the environment too. For years screw top wine was considered the worst of the worst but it has been studied and proved to provide the best seal.

[Starry Eyes]

Exactly!! A lot of great wineries are looking into boxing now as it is cheaper and adds a convenience factor for buyers. They say it's better for the environment too. For years screw top wine was considered the worst of the worst but it has been studied and proved to provide the best seal.

Some people still make fun of screw top bottles.

There is a certain pleasurefor me in the uncorking process vs unscrewing the cap or unfurling a nozzle, but that does not mean the cork is the best seal.

[Starry Eyes]

OK so they actually have single serving boxed wine now - they come in what looks like kids' juice boxes. I bought some and took them to our last wine tasting (evil grin).

 

Some sommelier-wanna-be's were not amused :roll eyes:

 

Just had to share this with y'all.

I have not seen them or tried them.

 

With so many households having only one light wine drinker, small packaging seems logical. If one enjoys a small glass of wine with dinner one or two nights a week, opening a bottle likley would result in wastage. Small boxes don't sound romantic, but do sound logical.

[lzybeanie]

Love this! Do they have the little bendy straws?

 

Please say yes...please say yes...

 

#notawinesnob

#Idrink3buckchuck

[khaide612]

All wine drinkers should watch John Cleese's Wine for the Confused. He had blind taste tests where he put cheap bottles next to expensive bottles and asked what people preferred. The one thing that he makes a point to state is that everyone should drink what they like.

[Starry Eyes]

All wine drinkers should watch John Cleese's Wine for the Confused. He had blind taste tests where he put cheap bottles next to expensive bottles and asked what people preferred. The one thing that he makes a point to state is that everyone should drink what they like.

I'll check that out. Here's a link to a study showing what happens when people are told wine prices, some fictitious.

 

http://www.caltech.edu/content/wine-study-shows-price-influences-perception

[newmexicoNita]

Quick question, has anyone successfully brought a box of wine aboard without any problem. I don't want to start a long forum, nor do I want to be flamed. I just have that quick question, and a simple answer is all I need. Thanx, in advance.:)

 

Sorry, if you don't want to get flamed and don't want to start on long discussion you might have been better not to bring the subject up.

 

Now, for the answer, I don't know of anyone who has brought a box on, in their luggage and had it confiscated. Others might say they do know of people who have had it taken away.

 

Now, I will simply say: I can't imagine trying to smuggle booze or any kind on the ship, but that is just me. Maybe I am too honest, maybe I am afraid of getting caught or maybe I realize, cruise ships depend on the casino, shore excursions and yes, the bar for most of their profit. If everyone decided to smuggle wine or spirits on, the rest of the passengers would have to pick up the tab with higher drink prices.

[Starry Eyes]

... If everyone decided to smuggle wine or spirits on, the rest of the passengers would have to pick up the tab with higher drink prices.

:confused:Do you really believe that last bit, or were you just on a roll? If the bean counters have done their jobs well, the bar prices are already set to maximize profit, aiming fo that sweet spot of high markups, but not so high as to drive potential drinkers away. Raising prices above that sweet spot would probably decrease bar revenue, rather than make up for an extra teetotaler or an extra smuggler.

 

Your principles are admirable. Like you, I am not condoning smuggling. Yet I'd say iff "everyone decided to smuggle", drink sales might plummet. The most likely impact from plummeting drink sales... fewer bars would be open and some staff would lose their jobs. Harm enough. But if NCL thought they could make money by raisig drink prices, they'd do it without regard to smugglers.

[garycarla]

....maybe I realize' date=' cruise ships depend on the casino, shore excursions and yes, the bar for most of their profit. If everyone decided to smuggle wine or spirits on, the rest of the passengers would have to pick up the tab with higher drink prices.[/quote']

 

I get that.

 

But, what about the passengers that only drink tap water all week, and coffee from the buffet. Those people cost the rest of us money. They cheat the cruiselines out of profit as well?

 

We have taken wine before, and still spent heavily on wine at meals.

 

I get it, but then again...

[$hip$hape]

:confused:Do you really believe that last bit, or were you just on a roll? If the bean counters have done their jobs well, the bar prices are already set to maximize profit, aiming fo that sweet spot of high markups, but not so high as to drive potential drinkers away. Raising prices above that sweet spot would probably decrease bar revenue, rather than make up for an extra teetotaler or an extra smuggler.

 

Your principles are admirable. Like you, I am not condoning smuggling. Yet I'd say iff "everyone decided to smuggle", drink sales might plummet. The most likely impact from plummeting drink sales... fewer bars would be open and some staff would lose their jobs. Harm enough.

But if NCL thought they could make money by raisiing drink prices, they'd do it without regard to smugglers.

My Opinion... NCL is not in the business of making cruisers happy,

it's in the business to making money.

Edited August 22, 2014 by $hip$hape

[SteveH2508]

My Opinion... NCL is not in the business of making cruisers happy,

it's in the business to making money.

 

Not quite the whole story - NCL's profits will be higher IF they make cruisers happy. The two things are not mutually exclusive.

[zubee23]

Does anyone else remember the days that drinks prices were way cheap once the ship was in international waters?

What happened?

[zubee23]

"drink" prices - little brain dead. I'm old.

[Starry Eyes]

Does anyone else remember the days that drinks prices were way cheap once the ship was in international waters?

What happened?

Nope, that must have been before my cruising days.

[zubee23]

1966 UN Council on Student Travel - the ship was the SS Aurelia. Drinks were 50 cents. Sailed out of New York harbor. Took 9 days to cross the Atlantic. The United States ocean liner was leaving New York at the same time. It passed us, returning from France, halfway through our voyage. I was seasick the entire time. I remember the drink prices 'cause I was 18 years old and legal. Thought it would be the height of coolness to order a grasshopper. Only had one! Spent the rest of the time sick. Vowed I would never get on a ship again! Ten years ago, patch behind my ear, I cruised once again!

 

I know this has nothing to do with boxed wine! Memories! Never ordered a grassshopper again!

[All-ready2cruise]

1966 UN Council on Student Travel - the ship was the SS Aurelia. Drinks were 50 cents. Sailed out of New York harbor. Took 9 days to cross the Atlantic. The United States ocean liner was leaving New York at the same time. It passed us, returning from France, halfway through our voyage. I was seasick the entire time. I remember the drink prices 'cause I was 18 years old and legal. Thought it would be the height of coolness to order a grasshopper. Only had one! Spent the rest of the time sick. Vowed I would never get on a ship again! Ten years ago, patch behind my ear, I cruised once again!

 

I know this has nothing to do with boxed wine! Memories! Never ordered a grassshopper again!

 

Awwww, sorry :eek: But I totally, and I mean totally, understand. Grasshoppers were so popular back then but yuck!! :eek:

[rochelle_s]

Does anyone else remember the days that drinks prices were way cheap once the ship was in international waters?

What happened?

 

I remember my first cruise. They could not sell alcohol until after the ship left port. Not sure if it had to be in international waters or not but my cabin steward told me soon after boarding that I needed to head to the pool bar because drinks there were free! Now that was a great way to start a cruise!!

:D

 

 

Rochelle

[spidybabe]

25cent drink specials poolside...getting slammed for $1.00----free cocktail parties, newlywed parties(always said we ..."just married"...worked for many free parties on many vacations). Seafood buffets.... Just remembering

Safe sailing

 

 

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[newmexicoNita]

Nope, that must have been before my cruising days.

 

I do not remember the prices changing because of international waters, but I do remember when we could buy a bottle and take it to our cabin. The last time we did this was in about 1994 I am guessing. Oh when I say buy a bottle, I am talking about buying it in the gift shop at duty free prices.

Edited August 23, 2014 by newmexicoNita

[meatball_nyc]

25cent drink specials poolside...getting slammed for $1.00----free cocktail parties, newlywed parties(always said we ..."just married"...worked for many free parties on many vacations). Seafood buffets.... Just remembering

Safe sailing

 

 

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I do not remember the prices changing because of international waters, but I do remember when we could buy a bottle and take it to our cabin. The last time we did this was in about 1994 I am guessing. Oh when I say buy a bottle, I am talking about buying it in the gift shop at duty free prices.

 

 

That sounds like a goooooood time!

 

Safe Sailing!

 

 

~Robin

Every Day at Sea is a Great Day

[Starry Eyes]

I do not remember the prices changing because of international waters, but I do remember when we could buy a bottle and take it to our cabin. The last time we did this was in about 1994 I am guessing. Oh when I say buy a bottle, I am talking about buying it in the gift shop at duty free prices.

 

I had heard that was allowed years ago. I imagine it was pretty nice. It would be of less value for us we are mostly red wine drinkers, but some Kahlua or Baileys in coffee on the balcony sounds nice. Though, in truth, DH and I are probably better off without the alcohol and empty calories....good of the cruiseline to watch out for us this way, hehe.

[Rusty Aligator]

Well' I probably won't bring, (smuggle) the wine, but I WAS thinking of bringing my own slot machine, or maybe towing a small boat behind with tour operators, so that I won't have to pay for the "high" prices that the ship charges for their tour packages. "Let us toast the fools; but for them the rest of us could not succeed"...Samuel l. clements

[Coasty]

I have a system of bringing unboxed wine aboard that has worked for years. In fact on a cruise over 10 days, 15 liters is my no corkage fee limit.:eek: Oh yes and 3 bottles of the better stuff in my back pack. Again no corkage.:D If NCL thinks I am going to pay $28 for $7 bottle of wine, their nuts.:p

Edited October 14, 2014 by Coasty