Roadsmith
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posted on July 31, 2003 10:39:35 AM new
BENTONVILLE, ARK (AP) -- Some Wal-Mart customers soon will be able to
sample a new discount item -- Wal-Mart's own brand of wine. The
world's largest retail chain is teaming up with E&J Gallo Winery of
Modesto, Calif., to produce the spirits at an affordable price, in the
$2-5 range.
While wine connoisseurs may not be inclined to throw a bottle of
Wal-Mart brand wine into their shopping carts, there is a market for
cheap wine, said Kathy Micken, professor of marketing at Roger
Williams University in Bristol, R.I. She said: "The right name is
important."
So, here we go: The top 12 suggested names for Wal-Mart Wine:
12. Chateau Traileur Parc
11. White Trashfindel
10. Big Red Gulp
9. Grape Expectations
8. Domaine Wal-Mart "Merde du Pays"
7. NASCARbernet
6. Chef Boyardeaux
5. Peanut Noir
4. Chateau des Moines
3. I Can't Believe It's Not Vinegar!
2. World Championship Riesling
And the number 1 name for Wal-Mart Wine ...
1. Nasti Spumante
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Linda_K
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posted on July 31, 2003 12:29:11 PM new
LOL @ I Can't Believe It's Not Vinegar!
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profe51
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posted on July 31, 2003 09:04:03 PM new
My wife is making me go to an artsy-fartsy reception with a bunch of snotty types who have more money than sense next month. I had already planned to get my boots polished by shuffling thru the chicken house right before leaving, but a bottle of this nectar would be the perfect host gift. When can we hope to purchase a bottle?
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What luck for the leaders that men do not think. - Adolph Hitler
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Roadsmith
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posted on July 31, 2003 09:50:35 PM new
ROFL, prof! Truly this is one of the funniest spams I've gotten in years. Glad you enjoyed it. And I'm afraid I'm going to remember your shoe-polishing hint 'way longer than I WANT to. . . .
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paloma91
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posted on August 1, 2003 07:09:29 AM new
Thanks for the smile! I needed that this morning!
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ohmslucy
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posted on August 1, 2003 07:12:48 AM new
Good one, Roadsmith!
Lucy
Life's too short to drink cheap wine...
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Helenjw
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posted on August 1, 2003 07:21:15 AM new
"And I'm afraid I'm going to remember your shoe-polishing hint 'way longer than I WANT to". . . .
Just think, Roadsmith! Now, everytime you consider the taste of wine, you will associate it with Profe's shoe polishing technique! LOLOL
Helen
[ edited by Helenjw on Aug 1, 2003 07:25 AM ]
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uaru
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posted on August 1, 2003 10:41:25 AM new
That gave me a vert good laugh, very funny. Thank you!
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wgm
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posted on August 1, 2003 10:45:28 AM new
all of these are too funny!! 
and thanks, prof - I sure needed a good laugh!!
"Be kind. Remember everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." - Harry Thompson
"I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it." - A Few Good Men
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Helenjw
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posted on July 11, 2008 07:38:57 AM new
Ooops, I didn't intend to post my reply to this thread.
[ edited by Helenjw on Jul 11, 2008 07:47 AM ]
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niel35
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posted on July 11, 2008 08:36:39 AM new
Walmart has some 2-buck chuck by Oak Leaf Vineyards. The chardonnay isn't bad. They also have merlot and other wines under this vineyard.
Its not where the other wines are in the store but at the end of the aisle across from the meat counter.
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roadsmith
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posted on July 11, 2008 11:56:14 AM new
Thanks, Neva. We'll be there next week and will look for it. We've been served some Oak Leaf wine here in town, and it was pretty danged good. Of course, we're not aficionados!
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niel35
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posted on July 11, 2008 12:56:33 PM new
go for it Adele - only 2.99 a bottle
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profe51
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posted on July 12, 2008 01:16:32 PM new
Is it just me, or is this really a 5 year old thread?
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profe51
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posted on July 12, 2008 01:18:12 PM new
Reading from the top, for a minute there it looked like SWMNBN had returned....
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niel35
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posted on July 12, 2008 01:42:25 PM new
Yep, we have discussed wine before, usually with Jack but don't hear from him anymore. He always called it two buck chuck.
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Helenjw
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posted on July 12, 2008 07:54:11 PM new
"Reading from the top, for a minute there it looked like SWMNBN had returned...."
Oh the horror! I apologize for that. I was reading this old thread which is related to a post that I made in the Steve and Barrys thread and accidentally posted my response to this thread rather than the new one.
SWMNBN is posting elsewhere, trying her best not to erupt, almost domestisised with a fluffy puppy as her avatar.
[ edited by Helenjw on Jul 12, 2008 08:36 PM ]
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profe51
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posted on July 12, 2008 08:40:53 PM new
fluffy puppies grow into chained up pissed off pit bulls...
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profe51
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posted on July 12, 2008 08:50:31 PM new
Well, long as we're on the subject, may I recommend a 2006 MOURVEDRE, from Alcantara Winery in Arizona's Verde Valley. I sold their daughter a horse two weeks ago and hauled it up there, and I charged them a mixed case of their wines to help cover delivery costs. Not exactly two buck chuck, but if you've got a special dinner coming up, this would be an interesting addition to the table, especially with a good roast or steaks. We just finished a bottle with some dry aged rib steaks and a salad and I gotta tell you I'm going to order some more before it's all gone.
http://www.alcantaravineyard.com/
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roadsmith
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posted on July 12, 2008 09:42:40 PM new
This is really funny. When I got one of the recent postings in this thread, in my e-mail, it was as though I didn't remember the topic at all (after 5 years). When I looked at it here, I realized I'd posted the original thread. Doesn't seem like 5 years, though.
Still funny, huh.
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Helenjw
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posted on July 13, 2008 06:38:35 AM new
"fluffy puppies grow into chained up pissed off pit bulls...
And on topic, a better comparison of SWMNBN would be a foul and thoroughly unpleasant sensory experience bottled with a moldy, contaminated cork.
Yes, Roadsmith, still funny after all these years.
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kiara
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posted on July 13, 2008 08:05:55 AM new
After the wine is clear, it must be stable before being bottled. Stable means all fermentation has stopped for good. An unstable wine can resume fermentation in the bottle and lead to disaster -- a popped cork or exploded bottle.
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Helenjw
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posted on July 13, 2008 08:46:42 AM new
LOL Kiara!
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