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 E&J Gallo Winery of Modesto, Calif.,
to produce the spirits at an affordable price, in the $2-5 range.

While wine connoisseurs may not be inclined to throw a bottle of
Wal-Mart brand wine into their shopping carts, there is a market for cheap
wine, said Kathy Micken, professor of marketing at Roger Williams University
in Bristol, R.I. She said: "The right name is important."

So, here we go: The top 12 suggested names for Wal-Mart Wine:

12. Chateau Traileur Parc

11. White Trashfindel

10. Big Red Gulp

9. Grape Expectations

8. Domaine Wal-Mart "Merde du Pays"

7. NASCARbernet*

6. Chef Boyardeaux

5. Peanut Noir

4. Chateau des Moines

3. I Can't Believe It's Not Vinegar!

2. World Championship Riesling

And the number one name for Wal-Mart Wine ...

1. Nasti Spumante

And who says they don't know wine in Arkansas

Thats great!! I hope it comes in the cute little cardboard boxes, those are so handy :yowsa: :yowsa:

3. I Can't Believe It's Not Vinegar!

That is a riot!! Only one the locals could pronounce too... lol


BTW... WalMart already sells wine... it's in the bottles that read MD 20/20...





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We already have "2 Buck Chuck"...

I haven't tried any of it, but it's supposedly quite the fad in a lot of places....

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/06/02/...ain556620.shtml

Trader Joe's always has some weird stuff, I remember reading about it in their newsletter lol

They did a taste test on this on NBC's Today show and everyone liked the $2 stuff the best. :)

I'm NOT a wine snob - if I like it, I don't care if it cost $1 or $1000 a bottle (or if it comes in with a screw cap - ask Ulfie :awinky: ).

Though it did tick me off that some wine I really liked at Wig's was around $145 - not exactly something I could drink daily. :(

Even though it was a "screw top" wine it's still pretty good. Small winery but that they make good wine. Diamond is a great white wine and it doesn't need a snobby cork in the bottle. :P

I work for Wal-Mart. I'll talk to my higher ups and get some for ya :D





-Peaches son

They did a taste test on this on NBC's Today show and everyone liked the $2 stuff the best. :)

I'm NOT a wine snob - if I like it, I don't care if it cost $1 or $1000 a bottle (or if it comes in with a screw cap - ask Ulfie :awinky: ).

Though it did tick me off that some wine I really liked at Wig's was around $145 - not exactly something I could drink daily. :([/b][/quote]
I have the same problem, especially with reds.

My taste is either toward the bottom shelf wino brands or brands that come in a box or it leaps up to $100+ per bottle.

Basically i either want alcoholic fruit juice or good wine. Any red wine inbetween the two is usually just too harsh for my unsophisticated palette to enjoy...

Favorite Wine: Pagan Pink Ripple

Favorate Vintage: Tuesday

You would have LOVED what Ulfie brought from PA. :inlove: Very sweet and smooth.

A couple of years ago I was at the beach and had a cabernet that I REALLY liked at a restaurant - smooth and not "oaky". I was so impressed that I had found a cabernet that was "expensive" (at least at this restaurant.....) that I liked. Walked into Skinflints in East Cobb to grab a few bottles - it was $6 or so a bottle and in the bargain bin. :rolleyes: So much for my "refined" tastes! :P

You would have LOVED what Ulfie brought from PA. :inlove: Very sweet and smooth.

A couple of years ago I was at the beach and had a cabernet that I REALLY liked at a restaurant - smooth and not "oaky". I was so impressed that I had found a cabernet that was "expensive" (at least at this restaurant.....) that I liked. Walked into Skinflints in East Cobb to grab a few bottles - it was $6 or so a bottle and in the bargain bin. :rolleyes: So much for my "refined" tastes! :P[/b][/quote]
Stay out of my neighborhood!

Id name it "cooter juice"!

It would be so posh at Walmart.