Re: [CH] (Way Off-Topic!) New Line of Wines
Gary Belinger (yesgaz@itcanada.com)
Wed, 2 May 2001 10:38:09 -0400
And what would you suggest goes best with this vintage vino Myron?
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From: "Myron Menaker" <myronm@bellsouth.net>
To: "CHILE-HEADS" <chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 7:01 AM
Subject: [CH] (Way Off-Topic!) New Line of Wines
> BENTONVILLE, ARK (AP) - Some Wal-Mart customers soon will be able to
> sample a new discount item - Wal-Mart's own brand of wine. The world's
> largest retail chain is teaming up with Ernest & Julio Gallo winery of
> Modesto, CA, to produce the spirits at an affordable price; in the $6 -
> $8 range.
> While wine connoisseurs may not be inclined to throw a bottle of
> Wal-Mart brand wine in their shopping carts, there is a market for cheap
> wine, said Kathy Micken, professor of marketing at Roger Williams
> University in Bristol, RI.
> "There is wine in a box that people are willing to buy," she said.
> "The right name is important."
>
> The top 15 suggested names for Wal-Mart wine:
>
> 15) Box o'Grapes
> 14) Chateau Traileur Doublewide
> 13) White Trashfindel
> 12) Big Red Gulp
> 11) Grape Expectations
> 10) Domaine Wal-Mart "Merde du Pays"
> 9) NASCAbernet
> 8) Chef Boyardeux
> 7) Peanut Noir
> 6) Blue Light Special Nun
> 5) Chateau des Moines
> 4) Martha Stewart's Sour Grapes
> 3) I Can't Believe It's Not Vinegar!
> 2) World Championship Wriesling...
>
> ...and the number 1 name for Wal-Mart wine:
>
> 1) Nasti Spumanti
>
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