Frank J. Tassone

The Vintage Box Experience

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They say, “Think outside the box.”

 

They haven’t had a truly good wine from a box.

 

Yes, it lacks bourgie bragging rights. But find a better bargain: a volume of good red for a great price.

 

another glass

she wonders why

we need another

 

 

for dVerse Poets’ Quadrille #62 – Thinkin’ Inside the Box (pubtended by De Jackson)

 

 

 

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29 responses to “The Vintage Box Experience”

  1. kanzensakura Avatar
    kanzensakura

    As a chef I was trained to wines. but I do not enjoy drinking them. Now iced tea! that would be wonderful in a box. Excellent haibun Frank.

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      Frank J. Tassone

      Thanks, Toni! 🙂

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  2. whimsygizmo Avatar
    whimsygizmo

    As long as it’s red, I’m okay with it.
    Love those “bourgie bragging rights.” This is like the fourth time in just a handful of days that I have seen the word “bourgie.” The first of those four times was the first time I’d ever seen or heard of it. 😉

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar
      Frank J. Tassone

      🙂 red fir life, De Jackson! Red for life! 🙂

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  3. Grace Avatar
    Grace

    I drink to that!!!! Pour me another glass too!

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar
      Frank J. Tassone

      That’s the spirit! 😀 Thanks, Grace!

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  4. V.J. Knutson Avatar
    V.J. Knutson

    Wine in a box can be surprisingly okay…or, so I remember, lol.

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar
      Frank J. Tassone

      😆 It May not be the best wine money can buy, but it’s the most wine money can buy! 😆

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      1. V.J. Knutson Avatar
        V.J. Knutson

        Ha ha, true!

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  5. Mary (tqhousecat) Avatar
    Mary (tqhousecat)

    Wine was in my other life years ago. In and out of the box, it was bad news for me! Nice poem though!

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar
      Frank J. Tassone

      Thank you, Mary! 😀

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  6. Jo Avatar
    Jo

    I think I’ll have a glass of wine!

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar
      Frank J. Tassone

      Excellent! Thank you! 😀

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  7. peterfrankiswrites Avatar
    peterfrankiswrites

    Such fun. Takes me back to younger days when I opined to my date on the bouquet and fruit overtones of the red cask. Ha. I was such a sophisticate.

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar
      Frank J. Tassone

      Weren’t we all? 😆

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  8. Mish Avatar
    Mish

    I do enjoy a spicy Cabernet Sauvignon and sometimes they offer a good one boxed. I stay away from the California wines though because I don’t care to drink pesticide.

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar
      Frank J. Tassone

      I keep hoping the mosquitoes will die on me when they bite, since I usually buy Almaden Mountain Burgundy. 😆 We’re currently finishing off a Cab. 😉

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  9. sanaarizvi Avatar
    sanaarizvi

    This is delightfully engaging! ❤ Cheers! 😊

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  10. Frank Hubeny Avatar
    Frank Hubeny

    Nice last line in the haiku wondering why we need another glass of wine.

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar
      Frank J. Tassone

      😆 why we need another box? Why else? 😆 Thanks, Frank! 😀

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  11. lillian Avatar
    lillian

    ah yes……wine in a box! Have you seen the You Tube when Ellen Degeneres takes Michello Obama shopping at a CVS? If not, google it and watch. It is hilarious and yes…there’s a section on wine in a box! 🙂

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  12. Charmed Chaos Avatar
    Charmed Chaos

    I’ve had my share of wines in a box, and they can be surprisingly tasty! Great write Frank!

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar
      Frank J. Tassone

      Thank, Linda! 🙂

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  13. purplepeninportland Avatar
    purplepeninportland

    Cheers! I remember drinking Boone’s Farm Apple wine back in the day.

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar
      Frank J. Tassone

      Thanks, Sara! 😀

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  14. Arcadia Maria Avatar
    Arcadia Maria

    Very nice quadrille

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar
      Frank J. Tassone

      Thank you! 😀

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  15. Lona Gynt Avatar
    Lona Gynt

    I use no alcohol, but buy Diet Coke by the box. Also, have been known to whine in a box, surprisingly hasty. 😉

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar
      Frank J. Tassone

      😆 well-played! Thanks! 😀

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