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An open box of wine also lasts longer than an open bottle of wine because the collapsible bag in the box does a better job of keeping oxygen out of the wine than a bottle resealed with a cork or screwcap. |
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Revision as of 00:13, 18 September 2009
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A box wine (or boxed wine, cask wine[1], goon) is a wine packaged as a Bag-In-Box. Such packages contain a plastic bladder protected by a box, usually made of corrugated fiberboard.
History and culture
Cheap cask wine is also known as "goon". It is also ironically called "Château cardboard", a pun on the fact that many wine-makers attempt to cultivate a French air by naming their wine "Château-" e.g. Chateau Yaldara.
Pros and cons
Bag-in-box packaging is not necessarily inferior to bottles, but is simply preferred by producers of more economical wines because it is inexpensive. Cask wine is typically cheaper than bottled varieties, often around AU$10 (GBP£5, US$8) for 4 litres in Australia.[citation needed]
Once open, the bag is not hermetically sealed and has an unopened shelf life shorter than bottled wine. Most casks will have a best-before date stamped. As a result, it is not intended for cellaring and should be consumed within the prescribed period. Deterioration may be quite noticeable by 12 months after filling.[2]
Manufacturers of 'higher class' bottled wines [who?] have complained about the cheapness of 'cask' wines, arguing that they provide a cheap means for alcoholics to become inebriated. In particular, the lower level of alcohol excise levied on cask wine in Australia (compared to beer and bottled wine) has been criticised as encouraging binge drinking.[3]
Box wine is considered to have benefits from an environment protection point of view.[4] The bag allows a contents of 3-10l, so that far less packaging mass is required. The material it is made from is very light, which reduces greenhouse gas emissions caused by transport (as opposed to glass containers, which weigh much more).
An open box of wine also lasts longer than an open bottle of wine because the collapsible bag in the box does a better job of keeping oxygen out of the wine than a bottle resealed with a cork or screwcap.
also is good used as a pillow
See also
References
- ^ "Wine cask". Powerhouse Museum. Retrieved 2007-03-05.
- ^ winepros.com.au. Oxford Companion to Wine. "boxes, wine".
- ^ "Drinking problem is lack of will on overall measures". Sydney Morning Herald. 2007-06-30. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
- ^ "Drink Outside the Box". The New York Times. 2008-08-17. Retrieved 2008-08-19.