My wife chose this wine because it came in a bottle that can be reused as a carafe/decanter. The bottle has a square footprint that tapers up and becomes round at the neck and the flares out. The closure is a metal cap.

Tasting the wine, we decided weve had more appealing wine for $7.00, but felt we got a good value because of the "free" carafe. We took two nights to finish the bottle, in fact it was better the second night straight from the fridge.

My score: 68 points

hmmmmmm...the merlot was better from the fridge . Would the magnums be a better deal because the carafe is bigger?

I couldn't believe I see Corbett Canyon in this forum. I had a bottle (it was a cab) in my early days just to find out what wine is all about. It was like 6 yrs ago.

It's dirt cheap and the quality is... "dirt cheap" as well.

Based on your notes, it seems the quality hasn't improved except the bottle, for carafe.

Corbett Canyon....canyon......canyon.....

Just love those old echo commercials from them.

Had the cab once 5 years ago when I knew nothing about wine. Didn't mind it at the time, but the only thing I could compare it to was some Inglenook white zin that i had a sip of in college -- my future wife's friend loved that stuff. ugh.

When I get back from my honeymoon, I will post TN's for Franzia in a box. Stay tuned!

RRV

The Cribari red and the Gallo Hearty Burgandy of yesteryear were far better than CC plonk. Just shows that packaging and advertising can sell anything.......once

Dick

Brooklyn,
I gave you five stars for telling the truth about having the stuff from the canyon . . . canyon . . . canyon.
Now, go find an honest wine merchant who can help you climb out of the canyon . . . canyon . . . canyon so you can put your mitts on some better wine.
Might also recommend you subscribe to monthly reports from places like Wine Exchange, Hi-Times Wine Cellar, Wine Stop. (800 numbers are located in the back of your friendly Wine Spectator classified section). Read 'em. They will help you have a better understanding of wine.
Wine Exchange features a wine of the month, every month for under $10. It's always worth a try.
Good luck.

King of Hearts,
Thank you for the reply. My post began:

"My wife chose this wine because it came in a bottle that can be reused as a carafe/decanter."

I assure you I had no expectation that the CC would be anything but plonk.
I thought it would be fun to post a tasting note.
This forum, the WS, and other resources have gone a long way to educating me about wine. I do wish that my budget matched my taste!

[ 10-11-2002, 05:52 PM: Message edited by: BrooklynAVA ]