I like wine (unsophisticated wine drinker), retired and live alone. I don't drink it every day so I tend to waste a lot because I can't finish a bottle in a couple of days. I just can't hack it after it sits opened over 2 days. Do the boxed wines really last longer because of their bag systems? Anybody suggest a good brand for red wine?

They last a bit longer but it's still boxed wine. I get wine juice boxes from target every meow and then. If it tastes bad it just means you're not drinking it fast enough.

It will stay drinkable for a couple of weeks.

I no longer drink, but Black Box was a decent boxed wine.

They do make half bottles (375 ml). Surprised at the top end brands that do.

https://www.totalwine.com/search/all?text=375%20ml

Does the little vacuum pump help it to last longer, or is it just something to get somebody that likes wine as a gift and doesn't do crap?

I'd buy a Coravin instead.

They help. Not going to make a wine last a week. But will give it an extra couple days.

A coravin probably isn't cost effective for cheaper wines....

Then how about a bottle of preserver (inert gas spray like Argon)? Something like Private Preserve on Amazon for $10?

..or you could use my wife's solution: drink it all in one day!

Have you ever tried the small boxes?

Black Box cab is pretty solid for what it is.

Each small box is two good size glasses or three responsible sizes ones.

Black Box is pretty good, as already stated. Definitely lasts several weeks.

Found this: https://www.foodandwine.com/wine/tk-best-boxed-wines-serve-crowd

I don't live alone, but it's similar because the wife and I together don't put much of a dent into a regular bottle of wine.

What we do is keep a bunch of the 4 packs of tiny 187 ml bottles around. They're mostly used for cooking but we drink them too. The price per unit volume is probably terrible compared to regular bottles or boxes, but there's something psychological about throwing out the remains of a bottle that's gone bad that's worth the ~$5 per pack.

It's kind of like how I won't flinch at buying some overpriced things but paying $3 to rent a movie when I already have Amazon prime bugs me. It is not rational!

I'm sure the boxes do last longer, but if they're 3L or more compared to a 750ml regular bottle, it seems like you break even on the waste issue unless it's a lot longer. The bottled wine might keep longer if you refrigerate it after opening and then let what you pour come to room temp.

All this horrifies real wine aficionados I'm sure.

Gallon of Carlo Rossi for the win.

I almost remember that party in college.

i think we used one of those to play power hour once. it didn't end well.

I tried the bota box redvolution and liked it. It says it's about 3 bottles worth and lasts for 30 days I think.

javajaws said:

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..or you could use my wife's solution: drink it all in one day!

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My wife has the same solution... they must know each other!

Black Box or Bota Box are your best options.

Bought Bota Box. Will give it a go. Thanks for the feedback.

My wife has drank bota boxes for years, they will go bad after maybe 3-4 weeks. If that's not long enough for you, they have half boxes too (1.5L or two normal bottles).

We find them on sale for $15, that's $3.75 a bottle.