OT; for the wine connoisseurs

=A0 Wal-Mart announced that, sometime in early 2010, it will begin offering customers a new discount item ..... Wal-Mart's own brand of wine. The world's largest retail chain is rumored to be teaming up with Ernest & Julio Gallo Winery of California to produce the spirits at an affordable price -- in the $2 to $5 range.

Wine connoisseurs may not be inclined to put a bottle of the Wal-Mart brand into their shopping carts, but "There is a market for inexpensive wine." said Kathy Micken, professor of marketing at University of Arkansas, Bentonville. "However, branding will be very important." =A0 Customer surveys were conducted to determine the most attractive name for the Wal-Mart wine brand. The top surveyed names in order of popularity were:

  1. Chateau du Traileur Parc 2. White Trashfindel 3. Big Red Gulp 4. World Championship Riesling 5. NASCARbernet 6. Chef Boyardeaux 7. Peanut Noir 8. Ah Kain't Believe it's not Vinegar 9. Grape Expectations 10. Nasti Spumante

The beauty of Wal-Mart wine is that it can be served with either white meat (Possum) or red meat (Squirrel).

John

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John
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John, this news was not supposed to be out for another 2.5 and a bit month!!!

Hanne > =A0=A0

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hago

This should have had a "spew" warning :-). Wow, this was so funny!!!!

I shared it with my DH, who also enjoyed it. He said that it was centric to the southern USA and to remind him to not go to any redneck dinners :-).

Bev in TX

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Bev in TX

I had to send this to my dad. He will get a kick outta this one!

amy in CNY

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amy in CNY

Howdy!

Oh, it's not a "southern" thing. "Those people" are everywhere, in every part of the U.S.. And I better they spread overseas, too.

R/Sandy - not a wallyworld shopper

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Sandy E

I think that he said "southern" because possum (Opossum for our overseas folks) was mostly eaten there. I've never had it, but I've heard that it is a very tender meat and that was even a recipe for it in the original Joy of Cooking cookbook. When I was growing up in Minnesota, we ate squirrel, but it was one of the toughest meats that I've ever eaten -- no matter now long it was cooked. Perhaps some "Walmart wine" would have improved it :-).

Thanks, Bev in TX

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Bev in TX

On Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:49:44 -0600, John wrote (in article ):

LOL!

Maureen

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Maureen Wozniak

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Tia Mary

Howdy!

Well, Elly May did try to introduce the southern kwee-zeen to Beverly Hills, and Granny offered to cook whatever roadkill the neighbors brought.

Nah, I'm just sayin', there's rednecks ever-where, and teachin' 'em to choose the right wine could be a national event. ;-D

Cheap Wine & Purty Quilts Festival - classes available!

R/Sandy - 1975 Joy of Cook> >> Howdy!

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Sandy E

I LIVE in a trailer park (don't laugh, it's paid for!) and shop at Wal- Mart (only out of necessity). This was hilarious!

Frances (trailer trash and darn proud of it!)

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SingerMom

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Roberta

So you are all making me not feel so bad about giving up meat! I doubt I'll miss those wonderfull WM wines either. lol Taria

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Taria

On Jan 12, 2:45=A0pm, Sandy E wrote: ... portion snipped ...

When we lived in Minnesota, my dad always said that if you are lost in the woods and starving, then it's easy to kill porcupines with a stone. I don't know whether he ever had to do it -- I'm glad that I have not.

Bev in TX

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Bev in TX

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