Best Rated Box Wines 2018

Once derided as a surefire sign of cheap plonk these bag in box wines have made huge leaps in quality while providing affordable.

Best rated box wines 2018.

Four of the wines rated very good including black box s 2016 chardonnay and gallo s naked grape chardonnay which offer great value. Our editors also recently reviewed 21 boxed wines from california and washington including examples of now trendy rosé and red blends. Here s the best boxed wine we could find and no it isn t franzia or black box. Barefoot on tap comes in six tasty varieties.

Excellent news our dear winos. Your favorite wine is now available with the twist of a nozzle. It s not going to age in a box and the best wines need to age in a bottle they re not so complex as to require a riedel wine glass but that s also why they can be great to have around. Best for red wine fanatics.

Chardonnay cabernet sauvignon pinot grigio pinot noir moscato and rosé our personal favorite. Cost for 3l box 20 glasses. This wine apparently was rated the overall best tasting boxed wine brand according to a medal printed on the box. The best cheap wine actually might be boxed wine so we tasted seven brands to see for ourselves.

Boxed wines go sleeker trendier. Barefoot on tap is the brand s boxed wine that carries a whole lot of vino 3 liters to be exact which is equivalent to four bottles of wine. Box wine has a bad rap and unfortunately a lot of it is deserved. There are way too many producers out there solely using the box to keep their costs as low as possible including filling it with the cheapest wine possible.

Consider this your guide to navigating the difficult field of wine in a box. Registered dietitians weigh in on the pros and cons of boxed wines like black box house wine and franzia. Black box red blend. Although apparently highly rated and relatively expensive our staffers weren t on board.

Box wines have come a long way since their creation in the 60s. We definitely would go back for a second glass and we suspected most of our guests would too. These are the best boxed wine brands and grape varieties to sip on. The best box wine the reverse wine snob picks.

Box wine can be either friend or foe. Well sorry the tasting panel.