Stop wining – Big fat flaw week

Sometimes, like last night, I've been known to drink a beer or two (or, unlike last night, 18) too many. But my real weakness leans toward the sipping variety.

Red wine that is.

And how come it's so hard to leave a half-empty bottle on the kitchen counter? It's just a question for the ages I guess. But if you're going to drink a glass or two of the stuff while you're making dinner, best to be as eco-friendly as possible.

And so we have the box. Less packaging and transport costs means greener (and less expensive) drunkenness. I've read in a number of places that campers like to remove the wine bag from the box for a light-weight cocktail hour in the woods.

Now, I know a wine snob or two who would never touch a glass of Merlot from Target (also available in little single serving juice boxes!), but for the casual wine drinker who doesn't swoosh the stuff around in the mouth and then spit it into a community bucket (as the very sophisticated wine connoisseur can do) then there are a couple of pretty good choices.

My favorite so far is Pinot Evil (like "See No Evil" with three monkeys on the box) just as much for the clever name as the tasty pinot noir. Black Box has gotten a good reputation and is widely available.