Due to popular demand, here is the boxed wine review for red wine (vino tinto)!
I got my hubby (a red wine connoisseur) to help with this one, here he is, in all his blind-folded glory:
Presenting – the Battle of the Red Boxes – Greggorio style:
PEÑASOL Vino Tinto
Made in: Spain
Cost (1 L box): c2,928 ($5.85)
Alcohol: 12%
Smell:
“No smell. Maybe I’m stopped up or something? I don’t smell anything.”
Taste:
“Not really a taste to this. I must say I kind of like it though.”
UVITA Vino Tinto
Made in: Argentina
Cost (1 L box): c2,000 ($4.00)
Alcohol: 12.2%
Smell:
“None. There’s no smell.”
Taste:
“I like it.”
CLOS Cabernet Sauvignon
Made in: Chile
Cost (1 L box): c2,790 ($5.58)
Alcohol: 12%
Smell:
“Doesn’t really smell like much. Maybe rotten grapes.”
Taste:
“Don’t like too much (makes a grimace), but it’s OK. Not very flavorful. Un-describable.”
DON SIMON Vino Tino
Made in: Spain
Alcohol: 11%
Cost (1 L box): c1,500 ($3.00)
Smell:
“Now, this one has a good smell!”
Taste:
“Ew, has a bit of a bad after taste. But it’s ok, I could drink this.”
Greg’s conclusions:
httpv://youtu.be/lAZDmuIBF38
Well, I wasn’t going to partake in the red wine taste testing, but after Greg’s review, I felt I must step in.
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