Wal Mart To Sell Wine

[The Grovers Corners Yenta]

Posted: 11/14/06 at 11:58pm

I can hardly wait for this momentous occasion. Although my family lives in California where the wine is just so-so, Wal mart wine will be a step up for me.

[Perfectly Marvelous]

Posted: 11/15/06 at 12:17am

Well, now I know where I'm going to get all my wine.

That is, if I was able to drink.

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 11/15/06 at 12:22am

Wait, are they selling Wal-mart BRAND wine or just wine?

[DG]

Posted: 11/15/06 at 12:49am

Wal-Mart has retailed wine for some time now.

And JG, it's not a house label - although, certainly not 'high-end.'

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 11/15/06 at 1:06am

Strawberry Hill I would imagine. lol sigh. Reminds me of my freshman year of college.

[matthius202]

Posted: 11/15/06 at 1:08am

haha...i just heard this on Larry King's interview with Roseanne. I think she's swell.

[DG]

Posted: 11/15/06 at 1:08am

Goodness knows what they sell in the country in general, but here in California, it's the usual suspects of lower end varietal labels (as well as the jugs, of course.)

[Rose_MacShane]

Posted: 11/15/06 at 1:15am

Wal-Mart and wine do not belong in the same sentence. I can't imagine what Wal-Mart wine tastes like...

[Perfectly Marvelous]

Posted: 11/15/06 at 2:33am

It'll probably be like wine coolers...only with a big Wal-Mart label stuck on it.

Now, if Target made wine...that would be interesting.

[DG]

Posted: 11/15/06 at 2:37am

Let me re-iterate: Wal-Mart has been selling wine here in California for some time. And it's the usual suspect lower end varietals. If you get something less than that (like the disparagingly referred to wine-coolers,) it's a reflection on your demographic, not Wal-Mart.

[matthius202]

Posted: 11/15/06 at 3:08am

Target sells the wine cubes...

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 11/15/06 at 3:22am

Mmmm, wine in a box.

[DG]

Posted: 11/15/06 at 3:24am

I've slurped wine out of a box before, but it wasn't sold retail . . .

Nevermind.

[matthius202]

Posted: 11/15/06 at 3:24am

haha..I know. Classy, right? But it's actually pretty good.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 11/15/06 at 7:08am

200 years from now, a walmart 2006 will still sell for about $ 9.99, marked down from $ 12

[PalJoey]

Posted: 11/15/06 at 7:46am

BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS:

Wal-Mart announced that they will soon be offering customers a new discount item: Wal-Mart's own brand of wine. The world's largest retail chain is teaming up with E&J Gallo Winery of California to produce the spirits at an affordable price, in the $2-$5 range.

Wine connoisseurs may not be inclined to throw a bottle of Wal-Mart brand into their shopping carts, but "there is a market for cheap wine", said Kathy Micken, VP of Marketing. She said, "But the right name is important."

Customer surveys were conducted to determine the most attractive name for the Wal-Mart brand. The top surveyed names in order of popularity are:

10. Chateau Traileur Parc
9. White Trashfindel
8. Big Red Gulp
7. World Championship Riesling
6. NASCARbernet
5. Chef Boyardeaux
4. Peanut Noir
3. I Can't Believe It's Not Vinegar!
2. Grape Expectations

And the Number One name for Wal-Mart wine:

1. Nasti Spumante

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 11/15/06 at 8:43am

Depending on the state's liquor laws, lots of Wal-mart stores carry wine. It's usually the cheaper brands. You won't find Dom there, but you can at Sam's, I think. Many carry full liquor selections.

[best12bars]

Posted: 11/15/06 at 9:13am

PJ--I was sent that same list in an email a couple of weeks ago. It's pretty hilarious!

[SannaBo]

Posted: 11/15/06 at 9:25am

Bring on the rosé !!

*giggles*

[mattnyc2]

Posted: 11/15/06 at 9:45am

2-5$ wine from Wal Mart? I can't even begin to imagine what that piss is going to taste like. Maybe this will inspire a movie, "Days of Wine and Mullets."

[The Grovers Corners Yenta]

Posted: 11/15/06 at 9:32pm

Actually, I have had the two buck chuck at TRader Joe's and it isn't all the bad. Wine isn't sold in stores like that in CT. We have to go across the border into MA for that.

[Rose_MacShane]

Posted: 11/15/06 at 9:40pm

Nasti spumante...genius...

[The Grovers Corners Yenta]

Posted: 11/15/06 at 10:00pm

Pinot Greasio.

[Liverpool]

Posted: 11/15/06 at 10:15pm

I mother lives on Yellow Tail.

[boxers7]

Posted: 11/15/06 at 10:26pm

Well, they already sell knives, guns and other weapons, so this seems like the next logical step. I still feel bad for the stuffed deer they have propped up in my local Wal-Mart.