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Originally Posted by orlok
Can someone clue me in on what a wine cooler is? Sounds like something to keep wine...cool in?
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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
There are many different ones, but probably the most common is wine and club soda on the rocks. Some like wine with ginger ale, or wine with tonic water... But always with lots of ice. Sometimes a maraschino cherry... and a little umbrella...
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In this case, I'm referring to a bottled malt beverage available in a variety of flavors. It has a fairly low alcohol content, and is sold wherever "normal" beer is sold in the US.
They really aren't wine anything, but the term became widespread back in the 80s because Bartles & Jaymes, the most popular brand in some areas of the US, made both actual wine coolers (Gallo, if anyone wants to know) and these malt beverages. The term "wine cooler" became synonymous with almost anything in that category.
There are malt beverage versions of popular drinks like daiquiris, Fuzzy Navel, Pina Colada, Blue Hawaiian, as well as fruit blends like mango-passionfruit and such.
So yeah, much of the time, "wine cooler" isn't a wine cooler at all. Though I do like real wine coolers as well.
