Boxed Wines

Have you ever tried a boxed wine.  This is a wine that is package in a bag with a protective box that holds the bag.  The bag is often aluminum and the box is typical corrugated cardboard.  At first glance some people will discount this as a “cheap wine”  However this packaging is arguably better than other means.

With box wines you get a safer transport mode.  It also preserves the wine better and keeps oxygen out which maintains a better flavor over time.  There is no cork taint or spoilage to worry about. 

Of course there are disadvantages to consider.  The hermetically sealed bag creates a situation where shelf life is much shorter than bottle wine after it has been opened.  Many connoisseurs say that the wine is not authentically aged to taste.
Just as there are advantages to the box wine however there are disadvantages as well, such as the fact that the bag used in this method is not hermetically sealed, and so because of this it has an unopened shelf life that is much shorter than most other types of wines. The box wines are also labeled by many wine connoisseurs as being ‘cheap’ wines, as they claim that the wine simply does not have the authentically aged taste and depth that other wines do.

In any event boxed wines are readily available and are gaining in popularity.