Having expended a lot of energy on boat system discussions, we briefly changed tack to think about refreshments. We are not oenophiles but do like a glass with dinner a few nights a week.   Our current strategy is we buy the half bottles.  I will hold off on referring to them by the French name of demi-bouteille in fear of revealing my natural snooty nature since we already drink too little for the cruising lifestyle.

So what shall we drink on board Two Fish?   50 half bottles of wine sounds like a lot of space, breakable glass and weight.   Technology to the rescue.   In 1975 an Australian created the first boxed wine, he died in 2010 at the wine preserved age of 95.   Boxed wine had a humble start – the drinker used scissors to cut a plastic bag enclosed in a box.

Now the Swedes, French and Ausies have improved the technology to where an opened box wine will last longer than an opened bottle of wine.   Boxed wine is lighter and easier to pack.   A warning for wine collectors – box wine will not cellar well versus the traditional bottle.  I am pretty sure no one was thinking of keeping a box of wine for 2o years.

A quick search on the web will reveal that boxed wine is coming of age.  Epicurious, Esquire and others are writing reviews of these wines.  Here are a few of the better reviewed wines.  I think we can also pick up some Yellow and Blue in Buenos Aires.  We will try a few and report back.  Do you have a favorite? If you don’t want to confess to drinking box wine on the blog just drop me an email.   But there is no shame in boxed wine.  Just a shame not to have wine.