Wine and Coke

[Craig Camp]

Branded wines are in danger of becoming like soft drinks – oversimplistic...

[drinkingchef]

I only read the title of thid thread, but it reminded me of a former boss who drank merlot and coke constantly (about 1/2 and 1/2). Has anybody body ever heard of such a thing?

[Mark Sommelier]

I went to a party last week that had cheap wine, beer and sodas. The cheap "chardonnay" and 7-Up were quite refreshing together. 2/3 wine, 1/3 pop. As far as what the article says, I best liked the quote "Marketing is about lies".

[sng sling]

Sometimes at business dinners in China, people mix red wine with 7-Up or Sprite.

Gack!!

[Schneier]

I have a friend who drinks white wine and Sprite.

Bruce

[robert brown]

I like Coke and peanuts even though I'm not a Southern boy.

[fifi]

Red wine and a not-too-sweet ginger ale with an orange slice makes a really nice drink on a hot day.

Wine and Coke? ACK!

[Carema]

When you think of it, Cakebread is the coke of the wine world. No one in the history of marketing wine has done such a phenomenol job of convincing everyone that it is rare, fabulous and in its own league.

"Oh you have Cakebread, it is so good. We had it at a restaurant last night- great cab outstanding blah blah blah."

I like what the guy said about Burgundy- you know it is so true. It is rare unless you have tons of cash and cellared stock to have one of those epiphenal burgundian moments. The last time I had one was in the 80s! (the wine was from the 70s)

[KMPickard]

I still remember my astonishment when a friend's elderly Italian father poured everyone seated at the dinner table half a tumbler of his (rough and ready) homemade red and then made another round of the table topping each glass up with Coke. It was his regular dinnertime quaff.

Kathy

[vengroff]

Didn't Ed Bartles and Rick James make a killing off this idea in the 80's?

[docsconz]

Didn't Ed Bartles and Rick James make a killing off this idea in the 80's?

Wasn't that owned by Gallo or some other huge conglomerate? Besides, I believe Rick James was into funk of another sort .

Edited October 20, 2003 by docsconz (log)

[mikeycook]

I remember reading a report about ten years ago that this was being done with top-level Bordeaux (Lafite, Mouton, etc.) by the very rich.

[Coop]

I never thought I would hear Rick James mentioned in a wine thread, he is that crackhead with the afro-mullet who MC hammer sampled in You can't Touch This! As for Bartle and Jaymes they were two down home business men who got lucky one day and made a billion dollars selling soda pop and wine. At least that's what Ernie and Julio would like us to think.

[Schneier]

I like Coke and peanuts even though I'm not a Southern boy.

Not mixed together???

[Schneier]

I remember reading a report about ten years ago that this was being done with top-level Bordeaux (Lafite, Mouton, etc.)  by the very rich.

Where "the very rich" = "the very stupid"?

[Coop]

I remember reading years ago that Robert MacNamara told the owner of Chateau Margaux that he blended his wine with 50% strawberry juice and recomended others do the same.

[Huevos del Toro]

I like Coke and peanuts even though I'm not a Southern boy.

Not mixed together???

You betcha together. I was doing that back in the 50's when Coke actually had flavor and came only in small green bottles that required a "church key" to open. The peanuts were very salty. Drink a little Coke to make room and dump the whole packet of peanuts in. The sweet/salt and liquid/crunch contrast is delicious. Too bad Coke has been dumbed down to colored sugar water and the peanuts aren't as salty.

[isidore]

Hi all,

mixing wine and coke has been existing for so many years in Spain:

this is called calimocho or kalimotxo.

my grandmother has been doing this with basic vino tinto ( table wine) in Basque Country since ages ( at least the last 25 years ).

Actually, you use table wine. I would not do that with a nice wine estate

It just dilutes the wine and many young people do that in Spain. I tasted it twice. Not worse than other alcopops you find around in Britain for instance.

This habit does not exist in France.

regards, Yann

[Schneier]

I like Coke and peanuts even though I'm not a Southern boy.

Not mixed together???

You betcha together. I was doing that back in the 50's when Coke actually had flavor and came only in small green bottles that required a "church key" to open. The peanuts were very salty. Drink a little Coke to make room and dump the whole packet of peanuts in. The sweet/salt and liquid/crunch contrast is delicious. Too bad Coke has been dumbed down to colored sugar water and the peanuts aren't as salty.

I need to try this.

Plain or salted peanuts?