After reading this thread I admit I don't have the savvy to speak knowledgeably about various alcohols. I'm still at the stage of thinking 'wine in a box' is the way to go because it doesn't rattle in the grocery cart. I also like bojolly with pasta or sardines. Yes, my friends scoff and ridicule me for it, but since I think any wine that costs more than $8.50 a liter is a waste of money, what can one do. However, I no longer stoop so low as to drink Thunderbird or Ripple, not that I disparage those fruits of the vintner's art. After all, something has to be done with formaldehyde when you remove the biology specimens from it.