[Slings and Arrows]

*shrug* Marketing.

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[pax_et_bonum]

ChocoVine.

Mmmm mmmm mmm.

[JoeProBono]

[ApplegateRanch]

There is when I make it, versus buy it.

Doesn’t even take analytical equipment to tell them apart; just pouring through a coffee filter, then sniffing will tell the tale.

Somewhere, I have a 30 year old jug of apricot wine. First five years, it tasted like raw gasoline. A few years later, it had mellowed to #2 diesel, sitting in the tank 6 months.

Last time I checked, about 10 years ago, it could pass for mild kerosene, with a hint of fruit-flavored lamp-oil.

[markomalley]

I can definitely tell the difference between a bottle of this:

and this:

[OldPossum]

Once, I had this wicked—and stupid—idea of sending out invitations to our small circle of friends, inviting them to a wine-and-cheese party. Once they arrived we would serve Thunderbird wine and Velveeta cheese.

We likely would have been killed right there on the spot, too.

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

Thunderbird? The American Classic? HA!! Not THAT Thunderbird.

This one, on the other hand...