Refresh my memory please. Ripple was a lower budget wine made from pears and fortified with a high alcohol content? I remember seeing on store shelves as a kid by others like Night Train Express, Boones Farm and MD 2020. Haven’t seen it for years.
Ripple is a type of perry wine originally manufactured by Weston Cider Company.4 It was made famous by Fred G. Sanford of Sanford and Son, who called it “Champipple,” a mixture of champagne or ginger ale.1 Ripple was popular among young drinkers, both underage and college age students. It was often referred to on Sanford and Son, as it was Fred Sanford’s alcoholic beverage of choice, making Sanford an early spokesperson of the product.2 An unopened bottle of Ripple wine dates back to the late 70s or early 80s, and it was often referred to as everyone’s favorite ghetto wine.3 However, no one has seen the drink in decades.0
“Refresh my memory, please....Haven’t seen it for years.”
Drinking it could cause blindness and memory loss. :^)
Bumwine.com is still up. They will get your mind right and help you become the connoisseur you knew you were!
Come to think of it, I haven't seen winos in years.
I live downtown, amongst a significant homeless population.
There are no stumbling drunks. No Night Train out of a town paper bag.
These days, it's all fentanyl zombies.