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>> Courtney: FOE YEAH, Y’ALL.
IT’S WINE CLUB WEDNESDAY.
WE HAVE YOUR GROCERY LIST AND
YOUR TUNES FOR THIS WEEK.
IT’S FEATURING LOTS OF WINE.
TODAY’S WINE CLUB WE ARE
FEATURING BOXED WINES FOR UNDER
35 BUCKS.
EACH ONE HOLDS THREE LITERS
WHICH EQUATES TO FOUR SINGLE
BOTTLES.
YOU HEARD ME.
FOUR SINGLES BOTTLES.
BEST VALUE, NO DOUBT.
>> Derrick: I LIKE THIS MUSIC.
I FEEL LIKE WE’RE BACK IN THE
CLUB.
EVEN THOUGH WE’RE JUST IN STUDIO
B.
BOXED WINE HAS RECEIVED SORT OF
LIKE A BAD RAP FOR A LONG TIME
BUT WE’RE HERE TO BLOW YOUR
MINDS.
FORGET EVERYTHING YOU THINK YOU
KNOW ABOUT BOX WINE.
H-TOWN RESTAURANT GROUP
SOMMELIER AND BEVERAGE DIRECTOR
SEAN BECK IS SHARING THE
BENEFITS PACKED IN THE BOX.
I LOVE THE SUNGLASSES SEAN.
IT IS GREAT TO SEE YOU AND
BEFORE WE JUMP IN.
>> THAT’S HISTORICALLY WHAT WE
DID WITH BOXED WINE, WE TALKED
ABOUT IT BY THE POOL.
>> Derrick: I GET IT BUT NOW
PEOPLE CAN DRINK IT SHAMELESSLY
AT HOME INSIDE.
>> ANYWHERE.
>> Derrick: WE DO FOR THE
FIRST TIME EVER DURING WINE CLUB
LIVE HAVE WINE CLUB MEMBERS DAWN
AND KAREN JOINING US IN THE LIVE
TASTING ROOM.
THERE THEY ARE ON OUR SCREEN.
ALSO BRAND NEW GRANDPARENTS,
WELCOMING A NEW GRANDBABY, IT IS
GREAT TO SEE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF
YOU TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANKS.
>> Courtney: SEAN, LET’S JUMP
IN BECAUSE WHEN WE ASKED TO YOU
TACKLE THIS ONE, I THOUGHT FOR
SURE I COULD FEEL YOUR EYES
ROLLING, OH, GOSH, HERE WE GO,
TALKING ABOUT BOXED WINE BUT
THIS IS A REALLY BIG DEAL IN THE
WINE WORLD.
>> YEAH, REALLY, ANY VENUE THAT
GETS PEOPLE TO WANT TO DRINK
WINE OR MORE COMFORTABLE TO
DRINK WINE, I AM GAME FOR.
WHILE IT’S NOT A BIG DEAL IN
AMERICA BECAUSE WE KIND OF HAVE
INTOLERANT VIEWS OF BOXED WINE
AS IF THEY’RE INFERIOR, IT’S
VERY BIG IN AUSTRALIA AND THE
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE, IT CUTS
DOWN ON THE WASTEFUL PACKAGING
AND IT’S A GREAT VALUE.
>> Derrick: THERE ARE
DIFFERENT REASONS WHY BOXED WINE
CAN MAKE SENSE.
IT’S MORE ENVIRONMENTSALLY
FRIENDLY.
THE SHIPPING COSTS, IT’S A LOT
LIGHTER WEIGHT THAN A GLASS
BOTTLE OR A CASE OF SHIPPING
GLASS AND THAT’S SOMETHING THAT
THESE FIRST TWO WINES, THE BOTA
BOX, THEY ARE ALL ABOUT THAT.
>> THAT IS THEIR MANTRA, THE
CALIFORNIA WINERY.
THEY’RE ONE OF THE MOST
LIGHTWEIGHT PACKAGED WINES
AROUND.
THEY FOCUSED ON GRAPES
EXCLUSIVELY FROM CALIFORNIA.
THEY’RE GETTING GRAPES FROM NAPA
AND MENDOCINO AND LAKE COUNTY
AND THEY’RE BLENDING THEM
TOGETHER BUT THEY’RE GOING FOR A
VERY CLEAN, PURE, SIMPLE
UNADULTERATED STYLE.
VERY MINIMALIST.
WHAT YOU END UP WITH SERIOUSLY
GOOD EVERYDAY DRINKING WINE AND
AGAIN THAT AVERAGES OUT TO ABOUT
6 TO $7 A BOTTLE.
>> Courtney: THAT’S GREAT.
LET’S GET STARTED WITH THE BOX.
THE PINOT GRIGIO, THIS BOX IS 29
BUCKS AND WALK US THROUGH THE
TASTING AND WE’RE GOING TO GET
DON AND KAREN’S REACTION AS
WELL.
>> Derrick: THEY’RE ALREADY
GOING FOR IT.
>> PINOT GRIGIO IS KIND OF LIKE
THE CHICKEN BREAST OF THE WINE
WORLD.
EVERYONE LIKES AND IT EVERYONE
CAN DRINK IT.
THIS IS ONE IS A SUPER BRIGHT
VERSION.
IT’S ALL ORCHARD.
LOTS OF APPLE, PEACH, CITRUS.
IT’S REALLY EASY TO DRINK AND
ENGAGING AND PRETTY DRY.
>> Derrick: DON AND KAREN,
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> I LOVE IT.
>> I CAN TASTE THE PEACH IN IT.
IT’S VERY CRISP.
IT’S REAL LIGHT AND I WAS
TALKING WITH SEAN EARLIER BEFORE
WE WENT ON, I HAVE NEVER IN MY
LIFE HAD BOXED WINE AND I’M
SOLD.
THIS IS REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
GOOD STUFF.
>> Derrick: YES, AND KAREN, I
MEAN, SO ARE YOU NEW TO BOXED
WINE AS WELL?
WHAT WOULD YOU GUYS TYPICALLY GO
FOR, WHAT WOULD YOU DRINK THERE
AT HOME?
>> ALL KINDS.
PINOT GRIGIO, SAUVIGNON BLANC.
BECAUSE OF THE HEAT.
BUT NO, I DEFINITELY LOVE THIS
BOXED WINE.
I WOULD GO FOR IT AND MY
SISTER-IN-LAW, YOU’RE GOING TO
LOVE IT!
>> Courtney: I LOVE IT.
SO SEAN, YOU KNOW THIS ABOUT ME
AND I THINK DERRICK AS WELL, WE
ARE NOT BIG CHARDONNAY OR WHITE
WINE DRINKERS BUT THIS PINOT
GRIGIO, I’VE ALSO HAD THIS BOTA
BOX AT THE RIVER.
IF YOU ARE OUT AND ABOUT, IT’S
EASY, IT’S A CROWD-PLEASER, IT
GOES WITH EVERYTHING.
>> YEAH, IT MAKES A KILLER
SANGRIA IF YOU WANT TO.
YOU CAN MAKE WHITE WINE SANGRIA
OUT OF IT, ADD A LITTLE GIN.
IF YOU ARE DOCKING THE RIVER,
ADD TEXAS VODKA AND SOME OTHER
FLAVORINGS TO IT AND IT’S ALSO
REALLY GOOD FOR MAKING WHITE
WINE SAUCES.
YOU CAN BE DRINKING IT AND USING
IT IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
>> Derrick: I WOULD NEVER
REACH FOR A PINOT GRIGIO
TYPICALLY BECAUSE I’M AFRAID OF
IT TASTING LIKE APPLE JUICE SORT
OF SO THIS DEFINITELY IS A
LITTLE SWEETER BUT NOT AS SWEET
AS MOST FIJI PINOT
THIS IS NOT AS SWEET AS MOST
THIS IS NOT AS SWEET AS MOST
PINOT GRIGIOS.
>> CABERNET IS KING ON THE OPEN
MARKET.
YOU CAN GET REALLY GOO VALUES
AND REALLY THE BIGGEST
EXPENDITURE WITH CABERNET IS THE
PACKAGING AND THE OAK.
THIS ONE IS NOT DOING THE OAK.
YOU DON’T GET ALL THE TOASTINESS
AND THE VANILLA AND CIGAR BOX
BUT DO YOU GET THE JUICY PURE
FRUIT OF THE CABERNET IN SNEAKY
GOOD WAYS.
BECAUSE YOU WILL BE DRINKING
THIS WINE OUTSIDE, YOU DON’T
NEED THE OAK BECAUSE YOUR BODY
WILL BE WARMER.
THIS IS A LOW-KEY RED WINE FOR
COOKOUTS AND PICNICS AND HANGING
OUT.
>> Courtney: DON AND KAREN.
>> I KIND OF ECHO SEAN.
I LIKE A GOOD BOLD HEAVY RED
WINE WITH A BIG STEAK DINNER BUT
FOR SOMETHING WITH ALL THE HEAT
WE’RE HAVING, THIS IS VERY, VERY
NICE.
VERY MILD.
NOT REAL HEAVY TANNINS SO I LIKE
IT.
VERY SMOOTH.
>> VERY SMOOTH.
>> Derrick: I THINK WE’RE ALL
IN AGREEMENT.
I MEAN, IS THERE ANY WINE WE
REALLY DON’T LIKE?
LET’S BE HONEST.
>> THIS IS CLEAN.
IT’S GOOD.
>> Courtney: WE’RE GOING TO
MOVE ON TO THE ONE WE STARTED
WITH, SEAN, AT THE BEGINNING OF
THE SHOW.
THIS IS THE ROSÉ.
THIS IS THE ROSÉ.
THIS IS LA VILLE FIRMIER.
YOU JUST BUTCHERED IT.
>> YOUR FRENCH IS BETTER THAN
MINE.
>> Derrick: THE NAME, IT MEANS
THE OLD FARM?
WE WERE GUESSING.
BUT IT JUST MEANS THE OLD FARM.
THIS IS GREAT BECAUSE IT COMES
IN A BOTTLE FOR ABOUT $6 BUT YOU
CAN GET THIS ENTIRE BOX FOR 32.
AGAIN THE EQUIVALENT OF FOUR
BOTTLES.
>> IT’S GREAT BECAUSE THE
PACKAGING IS GOING TO PRESERVE
IT.
YOU CAN HAVE THIS PROBABLY OPEN
FOR UP TO 30 DAYS.
THIS IS LEGIT FRENCH ROSÉ MADE
FROM FRENCH GRAPES.
IT DOESN’T HAVE A BRAD PITT
PICTURE ON IT AND HIS NAME IS
NOT ATTACHED TO IT SO IT’S WAY
LESS EXPENSIVE BUT IT’S IN THE
SAME KIND OF SOUTH OF FRANCE
GENERAL AREA.
>> Derrick: IT’S DEFINITELY
NOT SWEET OR SUGARY AT ALL.
I’M GLAD YOU MENTIONED BEING
ABLE TO STORE IT FOR 30 DAYS.
SEAN, IN GENERAL, WHAT’S THE
RULE OF THUMB FOR BEING ABLE TO
STORE BOXED WINES AND DOES IT
MATTER WHETHER IT’S A WHITE, A
RED, A ROSÉ, SHOULD IT ALWAYS BE
IN THE FRIDGE?
>> NO, I MEAN, YOU CAN KEEP IT
IN SOMEPLACE COOL.
I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE IF YOU
HAVE GOT A PANTRY OR A CLOSET,
YOU CAN STORE THEM IN THERE.
I ACTUALLY POPPED UP OPEN ALL
THESE AND DRINK THEM AT ROOM
TEMPERATURE, 70° TO TASTE THEM.
THEY’RE FINE AT THAT.
AND IT MAKES IT EASIER TO
TRANSPORT BECAUSE IF YOU ARE
YANKING IT BACK AND FORTH FROM
FRIDGE TO ROOM TEMPERATURE,
THAT’S WHERE YOU WILL START
MESSING WITH THE WINE A LOT.
>> Courtney: KEEP IT IN ONE
PLACE THE WHOLE TIME.
>> Derrick: DON AND KAREN,
WOULD YOU SERVE THIS AT A PARTY?
>> OH, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
SEAN BROUGHT UP THE PINOT GRIGIO
YOU COULD USE IT IN THE SANGRIA,
WE HAVE A RECIPE FOR A ROSÉ
SANGRIA, THIS WOULD BE PERFECT
BECAUSE LIKE DERRICK JUST SAID,
IT’S NOT VERY SWEET BUT THE
PREVENTS INGREDIENTS THAT YOU
ADD TO THAT SANGRIA WILL MAKE IT
SWEET.
>> Courtney: LOVE THAT.
WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO SHARE
THAT ON OUR WEBSITE.
LET’S GO TO THE FOURTH ONE THAT
WE HAVE HERE.
THIS IS A SPANISH RED.
WALK US THROUGH THE TASTING
NOTES ON THIS ONE, SEAN.
>> SO THIS IS OLD VINE
MONASTRELL FROM THE WESTERN
EDGE OF SPAIN.
I CALL THIS MY BARBECUE COOKOUT
WINE.
IT’S SO DEEP AND FLESHY AND
PURPLE FRUIT.
IF YOU HAVE SOME SPICE OR
BARBECUE SAUCE, THIS IS NOT A
WINE THAT’S GOING TO RUN AWAY
WITH IT.
AND BECAUSE IT’S SPANISH, IT
AND BECAUSE IT’S SPANISH, IT
MAKES PERFECT RED WINE SANGRIA
AS WELL.
>> Courtney: BEAUTIFUL.
THIS ONE IS MY FAVORITE OUT OF
THE REDS.
I REALLY LIKE THIS ONE A LOT.
>> I LOVE THIS WINE A LOT.
>> Derrick: I AM A FAN OF
SHANIA.
I LOVE HER LATEST ALBUM.
THE WINE IS GREAT TOO.
FINAL THOUGHTS, DON AND KAREN,
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IN GENERAL ABOUT THE BOXED WINE
IDEA.
>> LOVE, LOVE IT.
ACTUALLY, I MENTIONED A WHILE
AGO, I’VE NEVER IN MY LIFE HAD A
BOXED WINE, AND I THINK SEAN HAS
JUST HIT IT OUT OF THE PARK WITH
THE FOUR WE ARE TRYING TODAY.
THESE ARE ALL VERY, VERY
DRINKABLE AND I WILL ABSOLUTELY
NOT HESITATE TO USE AND SERVE
THESE BOXED WINES.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
WE’RE HAVING HAMBURGERS TONIGHT
ON THE GRILL.
THERE IT IS.
>> Courtney: I LOVE IT.
CHEERS TO Y’ALL.
AND SEAN, THANKS FOR TACKLING
THIS HEADLINE.
I LOVE THAT WE HAD YOU PICK THE
FOUR BOXES THAT WE CAN REALLY
SERVE AND ENJOY AND YOU ALWAYS
AGAIN ANOTHER HIT ANOTHER HOME
RUN.
THANK YOU.
>> YOU’RE WELCOME.
DON’T BE AFRAID TO MAKE ROSÉ ICE
CUBES FOR YOUR ROSÉ.
>> Courtney: MIND BLOWN.
>> Derrick: ANOTHER GREAT TIP
FROM SEAN.
THANKS TO ALL THREE OF YOU.
CONGRATS ON THE GRANDBABY, DON
AND KAREN.
CHECK OUT THE ARTICLE ON OUR
WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON
EACH OF THE FEATURED WINES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Courtney: CHEERS, Y’ALL.
JOIN OUR WINE CLUB.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU’RE GOING
TO BE SELECTED TO BE PART OF A
TASTING OR SOMETHING ELSE REALLY
FUN IN THE FUTURE.
>> Derrick: IF YOUR FRIENDS
JUDGE YOU FOR DRINKING WINE OUT
