There are many nights where I find myself wanting to imbibe a nice glass of wine. The problem: I just don't feel comfortable opening a full bottle and throwing 2 glasses out. The longing for a glass is left empty and my wine refrigerator full.
Enter the perfect companion into this relationship, the half bottle! Whether you are home alone, staying in a hotel, or perhaps your wife is pregnant, the half bottle will fulfill your every desire. Just this week I have entered into the loving relationship with half bottles.
There are many advantages to "halfies" other than less juice. I just had the awesome opportunity to drink some Bordeaux half bottles. First I enjoyed 2006 Cos D'estournel and then I challenged the beauty the Cos showed with a 2005 Lagrange...both in half bottles. What I found was that although these wines were young, they drank amazing! We all know about Magnums and how they age slowly, and the reverse is true for half bottles because they mature faster.
The price is right and the juice is flowing, so whether you can't drink all the juice or want to try some younger wines, the half bottle is the way to go. Check out what's hot by using our search function and changing the format to 375mL.