Jug Wines

Jug wines
Jug wines are low-cost wines sold in large bottles. Italian wine was once fairly synonymous with jug wine. It is no longer.
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Jug wines
Jug wines are sold in 1.5 liter or larger sizes. They can be found with generic wines in the "cheap" section.
Late harvest
Late harvest, or overripe grapes are used to make dessert or full-bodied table wines.

Jug Wines: Simple, everyday wines that were originally bottled in jugs. In America, jug wines are usually inexpensive and come in larger sized bottles.

JUG WINES
Common name given to wines sold at modest prices in 1.5-liter size or larger containers.

Traditionally associated in the US with extremely inexpensive jug wines or even "skid row" wines, the screwcap is making a comeback due to concern about cork taint.

The majority of the vines were planted in the Central Valley and used to make inexpensive box and jug wines. In the 1970s and 1980s, Californian Carignane was one of the leading "home winemaking" grapes in production.

Processed: a term used to describe many jug wines. It connotes, in both smell and taste, a wine that has been put through so many machines, has had so many things added to and/or taken away from it, ...

Once a major blending grape for jug wines, Carignan's popularity has diminished, and plantings have dropped from 25,111 acres in 1980 to 8,883 in 1994.

Sure, some fine wines come in big bottles, but most of these are mass-produced jug wines that, in tastings, we haven't much enjoyed. This will immediately make the aisle much smaller, especially given the size of the huge boxed wines.

A common slang term for bulk or jug wines.
Pomace (pah-muss)
All of the seeds, skins, pulp and stems left over after fermenting and pressing the red wine. The French call this "Marc" and distill it into a brandy by the same name.

A common slang term for bulk or jug wines.
Plump
A plump wine has low acidity but tastes full and rich due to lots of fruit flavors and glycerol. A plump wine is often delicious, though it may not age well due to its low acidity.

The majority of wine, produced from low quality vines, is destined for jug wines or grape concentrate, but there are more and more plantings of internaional varieties.

Generic Wines Wines made from a variety of grapes but do not use the varietal grape names, most common are your jug wines (Gallo, Livingston Cellars, Carlo Rossi, etc).
Generoso: Special wine with an alcoholic content between 17-23%.

Red-wine grape of Southern France and California's Central Valley, usually used in hearty jug wines.
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French Colombard (Cole-um-bar) - Productive white-wine grape used primarily in California's Central Valley to make cheap, neutral jug wines.
Frizzante (Free-DZAHN-tay) - Slightly sparkling, in Italian wine. Similar to the French "Pétillant." ...

It is generally regarded as less than acceptable by wine aficionados. Jug wines are usually drunk for intoxication rather than pleasure. Common brands of jug wine include Boone's Farm, Gallo, and Carlo Rossi.

Most often applied in description of full, warm qualities found in red wines with high alcohol component. Examples are found in the sturdier so-called "jug wines", some California Zinfandels, ...

favored grape of the Anjou region of France and, although naturally a hard, acidic grape slow to mature, is made into fine sweet wines that age well for a least ten years in the bottle. In the U.S. the grape all too often ends up in the jug wines of ...

Chardonnay is the allowed grape variety in this region. The Chablis vineyard is very sensitive to spring frosts. In the United States, low priced jug wines use the name Chablis with no control of origin or content.

See also: Jug Wine, Wine, White, Grape, Region