Just an observation in the Cleveland market, but I never see this on the shelf…its always Chard, pinot gris, and riesling. Of all the varieties, I have always felt Sauvignon Blanc is tough to screw up in the $12 and under category and I find plenty of very drinkable wine from New Zealand and Chile in 750ml bottles. I would have to imagine between bottling and freight savings somebody should be able to sell a respectable 3L box of Sav Blanc for $20. Is this just Ohio being Ohio or is this true in other parts of the U.S?
Precept Wine here in Seattle markets 3L Sauvignon Blanc made by Waterbrook. I can’t say if it is respectable.
Black Box has one, and they distribute widely. I have doubts about the respectability.
P Hickner
I don’t know, but if you find them for sale, make sure to bring one over next time you go to Jay Hack’s house.
I figured Black Box would have it in their portfolio, but no obvious sightings in C-town…I would be intrigued if it was quaffable let alone respectable…just curious why it gets no shelf space when its the one varietal, in my opinion, that could actually make a decent affordable boxed wine. I would have faith in Waterbrook if I saw it.
I don’t want to be contrarian for the sake of itself, but I would proffer that it’s actually tough to make a good Sauvignon Blanc, period
That being stated, my ‘goto’ boxed wine is Viña Borgia’s Garnacha. And, I’m pretty certain that they’re going to be making a boxed white of the Macabeo grape to which I’m very much looking forward. Keep your eyes peeled, because, if it’s as good as the Garnacha, and priced the same, or better(less), then we’re in for a thrill.
Best,
Kenney
Never met the man, but I will take your advice should I ever be given the opportunity. As a backup plan,they sell a crapload of 3L boxed wine of Retsina here in Cleveland that I would be happy to bring.
Cheers,
Lou
Only thing I’d ever buy in a 3L box is cocaine
I don’t know, but if you find them for sale, make sure to bring one over next time you go to Jay Hack’s house.
Man that’s tough. Jay doesn’t deserve such treatment.
First of all, he prefers white Zin.
Secondly, well, it’s Sauvignon Blanc! Rather than 3 liters of the stuff, wouldn’t you want .3 ounces of it? Then you can go on and pour something drinkable.
So, I know this is blasphemy, but I like the ‘black box’ wines. Quite often on vacation to places like Hilton Head or Sea Island, when I’m toting along lots and lots of family, I’ll load up the fridge with all of the different white wines and drop a few boxes of the reds on the counter in the kitchen. Allows everyone to pick the ‘flavor’ they like with little hassle to me. And I also drink them, have zero problem with them, they show varietal character, taste ok, etc. Is it Montrachet and La Tache? Nah. But perfectly acceptable quaffing wine.
I have a friend who, late last summer, launched an upstart wine brand in high end cask wines (full disclosure - I’m on his advisory board) and in his current line-up is a Dry Creek SB. His is using a negociant model whereby he buys high end wines from top estates in top regions and packages it under his brand (think Cameron Hughes but in an eco-friendly 3L cask package). The wines are excellent, present an incredible QPR and there is nobody in the market doing really top quality wines in this format. Take a look at Andegavia Cask Wines. Currently only available via the website and in select retailers in MA but will be doing a national launch with Whole Foods and a couple other prominent retailers in the Spring.
Andegavia is going to do a WB launch via upcoming BeserkerDays, so if you can wait until then to try the wines, the deals are going to be very good (if you cannot wait until then, PM me and I’ll get you a discount code).
Has anyone in the history of WB ever had a 3L box of wine shipped? Are there styro shipper boxes for 3L wine boxes?
I checked out the website and nice packaging. Kudos to your friend for going after unchartered waters. $50+ for boxed wine is a pretty high admission price, but totally understandable with fruit sourced from RRV, Napa,etc…I could see taking this on my annual deep woods camping trip when weight and space are a premium, but we still want to drink some seriously good vino. Convince your buddy to track down some NZ Sav Blanc, Cote du Rhone, or a French Rose that they can market at $30 retail and I am all in.