1st box wine ugh going boating need help!

[FTC Wines]

Ok, we are taking our 25' boat to the Keys on its own bottom for 14 days, in May. Don't want to haul 2 cases of wine & return bottles back. So I bought a 3 L box of Franzia Dark Red to test out. Recommended by our ABC Wine Expert. UGH! Hope we are NOT Spoiled but..... Did not like it at all! Anyone have a rec for box wine. Those plastic bags will store so nice in all the little nooks & cranies on a 25' boat. Please help! Roy

 

[AZMDTed]

In my opinion Franzia is the cheapest of the cheap box wines. Black Box makes pretty decent wines. At least you got a greater appreciation for your wine

 

[FTC Wines]

Asked about the Black Box Wines & was steered to Franiza, this is by the expert who thought my Amarone ( that I gave him) was worth at least $40! I will try Black Box stuff next. Thanks,Roy

 

[AZMDTed]

Roy,
Good luck. There are some better box wines that are competitive with mid level bottles, but of the everyday drinking box, which I haven't had in a while, I thought the black box was decent enough. YMMV.

Ted

 

[Johnd]

Ok, we are taking our 25' boat to the Keys on its own bottom for 14 days, in May. Don't want to haul 2 cases of wine & return bottles back. So I bought a 3 L box of Franzia Dark Red to test out. Recommended by our ABC Wine Expert. UGH! Hope we are NOT Spoiled but..... Did not like it at all! Anyone have a rec for box wine. Those plastic bags will store so nice in all the little nooks & cranies on a 25' boat. Please help! Roy

Buy a few of those bags and put your own wine into them, take em along for the ride.

 

[Boatboy24]

I've only had their Old Vine Zinfandel, but was pleasantly surprised by the Bota Box.

 

[FTC Wines]

JohnD, thought of putting my wine in the bags, BUT who is going to empty/drink the bag wine first! Also thought of refilling the bags from 6 gal wine kits! For 3-5 day trips we bring bottled wine, just thought for 14 days I didn't want to deal with a bunch of empties rattling around in the bilge! Roy ps Boatboy, never heard of Bota wine, will look for it, thanks.

 

[DoctorCAD]

+1 on Bota. I like it for topping up because it is not objectional at all. Some are quite good.

 

[Boatboy24]

http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/...nes-welcome-to-the-boxed-wine-revolution.html

 

[FTC Wines]

Ok, Jim & Drcad, Thanks, Bota Box wine is next on my box wine list. Roy

 

[WVMountaineerJack]

Google bag in box wine and you can buy the empty bag in a box to fill your own wine into, some even look like a purse you could hang over something and keep drinking even in rough waters. WVMJ

 

[FTC Wines]

WVMJ, thanks for the idea of empty bags, didn't know they existed. As for drinking in rough weather, we never drink while boating. Unless the anchor is down for the day & weather forcast is good. Roy

 

[Johnd]

WVMJ, thanks for the idea of empty bags, didn't know they existed. As for drinking in rough weather, we never drink while boating. Unless the anchor is down for the day & weather forcast is good. Roy

Well that explains your response to my post earlier about buying some bags and putting your wine in them. You thought I meant buying full bags, drinking the wine that came in the bags, and then putting your own into them!! Sorry I wasn't more clear. You can buy the bags in a variety of sizes, fill them with your wine and dispense with the spout that comes with them.

 

[FTC Wines]

It's ok John, I had no clue you could buy empty bags. You learn something every day, or your dead. Roy

 

[WVMountaineerJack]

Whats the point of being on a boat and not drinking while underway, you cant hit anything in the ocean WVMJ