Food snobbery. Who has the right to tell others they are eating inferior stuff?

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Old 05-11-2018, 10:37 PM
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This predates box wine, Boones Farm, Gallo, Manachvitz and spellcheck. It was the Matues era. A real cork, thick green glass and a funny shape and you didn't need a cork-screw.
I remember going to nice restaurants where they offered carafes of wine with these three choices.....Chablis, Rose', or Burgundy.

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This predates box wine, Boones Farm, Gallo, Manachvitz and spellcheck. It was the Matues era. A real cork, thick green glass and a funny shape and you didn't need a cork-screw.
Yes, Lancers, Matteus, Blue Nun, Moscato, Ripple, Cold Duck, Andre Champagne, some bum wines such as Thunderbird, MD 20/20, Cisco, Night Train Express, Wild Irish Rose... BumWine.com

Fred Sanford loved Ripple. My favorite concoction of his is "Cripple" although he had a few others.

latipple sangria & Ripple

Champipple: Champagne & Ripple. Or, Ginger Ale & Ripple.

Manischipple: Manischewitz & Ripple.

Beaujolipple: Beaujolais & Ripple.

Cripple: Cream & Ripple.

Stripple: Straight Ripple.

Flapple: Flat Ripple. Or, Sangria.

Muscatipple: Muscatel & Ripple.
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Old 05-12-2018, 06:30 AM
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Yes, Lancers, Matteus, Blue Nun, Moscato, Ripple, Cold Duck, Andre Champagne, some bum wines such as Thunderbird, MD 20/20, Cisco, Night Train Express, Wild Irish Rose... BumWine.com

Fred Sanford loved Ripple. My favorite concoction of his is "Cripple" although he had a few others.

latipple sangria & Ripple

Champipple: Champagne & Ripple. Or, Ginger Ale & Ripple.

Manischipple: Manischewitz & Ripple.

Beaujolipple: Beaujolais & Ripple.

Cripple: Cream & Ripple.

Stripple: Straight Ripple.

Flapple: Flat Ripple. Or, Sangria.

Muscatipple: Muscatel & Ripple.
The Boston Globe had a columnist named Mike Barnicle who used to joke about people who thought Lancers was good wine. I was actually one of them at the time so I thought he was a jerk.
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