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February 19th, 2010
People often look down on box wine as cheap and unappealing. However, box wine actually has a few benefits that some may not have considered. Food & Wine Magazine recently gave box wine a bit of applause for one simple fact: freshness. Because box wine comes in a bag instead of a bottle, when it is poured, virtually no oxygen gets into the bag. Though the outside packaging is a box, the box is only used to house the bag, which is created to collapse as the wine is emptied out of it. Without any oxygen reaching the wine, the wine is able to stay fresher, longer. Box wine also does not have to be cheap and without texture. Most wines are, in fact, made ready to drink right away instead of being aged. Box wines are also great for get-togethers. You can purchase certain wines that come in attractive wooden boxes instead of cardboard or other forms. For example, you can buy 3 liters of 2008 Domaine le Garrigton Côtes-du-Rhône for around $40, a meaty red straight from the Rhône Valley.
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