Comments on: Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

CunningLinguist — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 10:56:49 -0800

"Champagne" in a can. An offer you can refuse?

By: mr_crash_davis

mr_crash_davis — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 10:58:26 -0800

Not just champagne, "Sofia" in a can. The jokes write themselves.

By: StickyCarpet

StickyCarpet — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:00:22 -0800

Be careful not to let the pop top hit you in the eye.

By: Protocols of the Elders of Awesome

Protocols of the Elders of Awesome — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:00:32 -0800

Champagne comes from Champagne.

By: amarynth

amarynth — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:07:53 -0800

Yeah, Sofia is a blanc de blancs. Also, Sofia Mini isn't new; It was definitely around last year.

By: furtive

furtive — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:10:14 -0800

Do you have Sofia in a can? Better let her out! BWahahaha!

By: Rothko

Rothko — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:14:14 -0800

Champagne comes from Champagne. I think that fact got lost in translation.

By: CunningLinguist

CunningLinguist — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:14:37 -0800

Nice one.

By: geoff.

geoff. — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:14:42 -0800

In a can? Finally, something that will fit in my car's cupholder.

By: fenriq

fenriq — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:15:46 -0800

I don't know about Sofia in a can but I seem to remember something about Helena in a box. Without the characteristic "pop" of the cork, isn't it just sparkling wine? Its alot less celebratory if there's little chance of hitting someone in the eye with a flying cork.

By: Rothko

Rothko — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:20:01 -0800

Finally, rednecks can now celebrate the new year, and begin slowly working their way out of the mid-1900s.

By: maxsparber

maxsparber — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:20:55 -0800

Champagne in the can? Why not -- I already hide vodka bottles in the toilet. Nobody's gonna make me stop drinking.

By: slow, man

slow, man — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:21:56 -0800

Mmmm...Champagne in a can.

By: HTuttle

HTuttle — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:24:48 -0800

Cheap champagne is NOT worth drinking. It's like smoking fabric hemp for a buzz. Buy something GOOD or get wine instead.

By: bardic

bardic — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:32:22 -0800

Cheap champagne has little to do with taste and mostly to do with getting laid, IMHO.

By: evilelvis

evilelvis — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:32:49 -0800

How do you know it's not good - why not try it and then comment?

By: Gator

Gator — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:35:33 -0800

"They want to demystify wine." And then, cold fusion.

By: MonkeySaltedNuts

MonkeySaltedNuts — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:37:16 -0800

from here:

Answer: Persons who drink beer with a straw are possibly already drunk, obiter dictum. It is indeed correct that when you drink beer with a straw you get drunk faster compared to when you drink beer in a regular way. When creating a vacuum while sucking on the straw, the boiling point of alcohol drops (in normal circumstances 79 degrees Centigrade) and alcohol vapours are created in the straw. These vapours are inhaled in the lungs, and via that way the alcohol gets into the blood much faster than the alcohol that ends up in the stomach by drinking it the normal way. Moreover, beer gets into the mouth by means of a straw in very narrow jets, as a result of which it has a larger surface in the oral cavity. As a result of this more alcohol can evaporate before it is swallowed. The palate (with a loot of blood circulation inside) already absorbs part of the alcohol vapours. Also this is a shorter way for the alcohol to get into the blood and to make you drunk faster.

I can see the point of promoting Sophia as a chick drink.

By: shmegegge

shmegegge — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:39:05 -0800

ah, Ms. Sophia Soppola must be so proud.

By: shmegegge

shmegegge — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:39:13 -0800

COPPOLA. christ.

By: amberglow

amberglow — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:51:14 -0800

it sounds like an alcopop for teens.

By: digaman

digaman — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:52:22 -0800

Shocking fact about Coppola's wines: they're generally delicious, and a bargain. I have no idea if Sofia's any good, but his other wines are just fine.

By: HTuttle

HTuttle — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:52:47 -0800

COPPOLA. christ. (Psst....no more can champagne for shmegegge.)

By: Wingy

Wingy — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 12:01:42 -0800

Cheap champagne is NOT worth drinking. From the article our paper ran this morning on Sofia (marketing buzz anyone?), this stuff is $5 per 6oz can, so a few mefites seem to be confused as to its target market.

By: tula

tula — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 12:02:50 -0800

No drinking the bubbly till you're comfortable popping the cork, I say.

By: Wingy

Wingy — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 12:03:31 -0800

Ok, upon looking, same article.

By: dorian

dorian — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 12:04:37 -0800

I believe that's pronounced, "sham-paggn." and "less expensive"?! christ. I can get an amazing cava or prosecco for $8. if these things were $1/can then that might be worth it. but still probably not. also, haven't they tried this marketing ploy every new year's eve for the last few years?

By: daveleck

daveleck — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 12:08:11 -0800

I am a dedicated fan of Coppola's regular wines, but the Sophia in a can is fairly nasty. The wife and I snuck two cans into a movie on our anniversary. Who says romance is dead?

By: dorian

dorian — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 12:15:31 -0800

The wife and I snuck two cans into a movie on our anniversary see now that I have no problem with. and yeah, coppola made a rosé last year that I was drinking all this summer and it was damned tastey.

By: cusack

cusack — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 12:21:20 -0800

I bought some of this at trader joe's but they were mispriced and only cost $2.50 a 4-pack... so i bought 2. I gave them away as christmas presents.

By: A dead Quaker

A dead Quaker — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 12:50:22 -0800

"It's a very cool presentation of a decent wine," said Maria Elena Gutierrez, 28, sipping Sofia at Mie N Yu, a swanky Georgetown club full of handsome young people in dark clothes. Well then sign me up for a box, er, hexagon.

By: clevershark

clevershark — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 13:11:26 -0800

It seems something that would adequately complement Ritz crackers covered in spray cheese. Also, why is sold in a hexagon if there are only four per pack?

By: alumshubby

alumshubby — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 13:23:59 -0800

I'd try it just for novelty's sake, but then, I'm not much on champagne anyway, even though I've drunk the allegedly good stuff.

By: Aknaton

Aknaton — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 13:33:54 -0800

ah, Ms. Sophia Soppola must be so proud. ... COPPOLA. christ. SOFIA. christ. I know a Sofia who was given one of these a couple of days ago. She declared it "vile". If you're really jonzin' for alcohol, I guess you could spike egg nog with it...

By: dash_slot-

dash_slot- — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 13:33:59 -0800

Champagne is a trademark, I guess thats agreed by all. It can only be made from three grapes - Chardonnay, Pinot Noir & Petit Meunier - and only in the Champagne region. Anything made by the champagne method (we're not even allowed to call it methode champenoise anymore, god forbid!) - is sparkling wine. Plain & simple - trade protectionism sadly trumps customary nomenclature, I'm afraid. As you probably all know - England produces the best sparkling wine in the world. Hahaha! I know, I found it unbelievable too!

By: freebird

freebird — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 13:37:19 -0800

It's not at all bad champagne, and it's much easier to sneak into a movie theater than a full bottle. We took some to see King Kong because we were celebrating some Big Life Decisions. I bet you people laugh at Bonny Doon vineyards for producing wines with screw caps too.

By: languagehat

languagehat — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 13:39:51 -0800

"You're drinking champagne out of a can with a straw. It's different. So you're different," Bennani explained. "What's in the can almost doesn't matter." There you go.

By: fenriq

fenriq — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 14:12:35 -0800

Shouldn't this actually be called Canpagne?

By: George_Spiggott

George_Spiggott — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 14:23:51 -0800

I seem to remember something about Helena in a box. Isn't she normally found in a handbasket?

By: clevershark

clevershark — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 14:50:43 -0800

I bet you people laugh at Bonny Doon vineyards for producing wines with screw caps too. There's nothing like the tone of a waiter when he asks "shall I unscrew it for you?"

By: mr_roboto

mr_roboto — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 15:01:12 -0800

clevershark writes "There's nothing like the tone of a waiter when he asks 'shall I unscrew it for you?'" I've actually been served a Bonny Doon wine from a corked bottle in a restaurant. I imagine some restaurants just insist on it, so they've gotta supply it....

By: missmerrymack

missmerrymack — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 15:04:12 -0800

The Sofia isn't so bad if you pour it into a glass, but that sort of defeats the fun. I'd rather drink prosecco anyway.

By: Merlin

Merlin — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 15:04:51 -0800

Coppola anagram for alcopop!

By: Chimp

Chimp — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 15:05:16 -0800

Nice packaging and name not sure about drinking champagne from a can though.

By: rob511

rob511 — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 15:05:42 -0800

So begins the Rapture.

By: amberglow

amberglow — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 15:17:24 -0800

merlin! : >

By: lapolla

lapolla — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 15:26:59 -0800

i've had it - about a year ago at a dive where some garage band was gigging. the bar was handing it out free. it's great if you like your bubbly sweet and tinny. i opted to pay for better booze.

By: StickyCarpet

StickyCarpet — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 15:31:32 -0800

Well, I did go out and scout the three liquor stores within 5 blocks of here, including the one that had a big display of this about 7 months ago. No luck. They said "Oh, I wish I could get my hands on that!"

By: StickyCarpet

StickyCarpet — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 15:42:36 -0800

Champagne comes from Champagne. Le Champagne comes from la Champagne

By: lunalaguna

lunalaguna — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 16:27:09 -0800

I'm not a big fan of Champagne, or sparkling white wines for that matter, but I tried this earlier in the year and thought it was pretty decent. The portability makes it nice for picnics or drinking in other public places; the can looks like it contains an especially girly energy drink, so no one's the wiser.

By: nola

nola — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 16:57:07 -0800

Finally, rednecks can now celebrate the new year, and begin slowly working their way out of the mid-1900s. posted by Rothko as a redneck i find that remark terribly rude sir. ;)

By: sacrilicious

sacrilicious — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 17:05:19 -0800

Just bought some--strictly as a novelty, you understand. We'll have to do a blind taste-test with the other (equally cheap) sparkling wine I bought.

By: area45

area45 — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 17:13:37 -0800

It is indeed correct that when you drink beer with a straw you get drunk faster Hmmmmmm. Assuming a 6" straw, a vacuum of about 9mmHg from ambient pressure is required to drink ethanol. This results in boiling point change 0.3C (78.3 to 78.0) and at a frosty beer/Sofia temperature of 4C would still require an additional 735mmHg vacuum to achieve the vapour presure (the point at which ethanol will boil at 4C). I'm guessing that the reason people get drunk more quickly while drinking from straws is that they drink a greater volume in a shorter period of time.

By: Ynoxas

Ynoxas — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 17:39:09 -0800

Would be perfect for making Mimosa's on the go. Sign me up.

By: _sirmissalot_

_sirmissalot_ — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 18:24:34 -0800

Sometimes you just want cheap booze in a can. Deny it all you want, but it's true.

By: asok

asok — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 19:52:04 -0800

In Australia the snobbery about screw-top wine is diminished by the fact that many wines, both white and red, come with screw-tops. They seem to have replaced the plastic corks that have been common recently. As lager beer tastes better from the bottle, I would be supprised if sparkling wine was not similar in this regard. Good on RidgeView, must check some out! 'RidgeView's Merret sparkling wines are named after the 16th century Englishman Christopher Merret who recorded making traditional method sparkling wine in London with the Royal Society 30 years before Dom Perignon in Champagne.' I have idly wondered what a mimosa was since being introduced to it via US comedy-dramas with homosexual characters. So it's Bucks Fizz, or Babycham to those of us who remember the 80's. Another mystery solved thanks to those pesky kids at Metafilter.

By: mek

mek — Sun, 01 Jan 2006 03:29:47 -0800

I have idly wondered what a mimosa was since being introduced to it via US comedy-dramas with homosexual characters. I have been told that "mimosa" means "I don't want to wait until noon to get hammered."

By: fixedgear

fixedgear — Sun, 01 Jan 2006 04:06:45 -0800

Yeah, Sofia is a blanc de blancs. Isn't blanc de blancs 100% Chardonay grapes? This is a blend.

By: languagehat

languagehat — Sun, 01 Jan 2006 04:44:48 -0800

In Australia the snobbery about screw-top wine is diminished... They have snobbery in Australia?? I thought the whole point of Australia was not having to put up with snobs. By the way, if any of you (like myself) can't afford the real thing, I highly recommend the cheap fake-champagne made by these guys; we had it last night and it was newyearlicious.

By: eamondaly

eamondaly — Sun, 01 Jan 2006 07:29:43 -0800

We buy Sofia all the time, and absolutely recommend it. It's really tasty. We love sparkling wine, but it's hard to pound a full bottle without actually setting out to do so: with the single serving cans, there's no guilt popping one open on a Thursday morning with OJ and waffles. Plus, there's a bendy straw attached to each can! Who doesn't like straws? Commies, that's who.

By: blue_beetle

blue_beetle — Sun, 01 Jan 2006 08:13:03 -0800

I seem to remember something about Helena in a box. Isn't she normally found in a handbasket? Helena is in Montana.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Sun, 01 Jan 2006 09:03:59 -0800

Dosen't anybody remember this stuff? I saw some of the "pink" flavor at a liquor store in a strip mall in Bridgeport, CT a few years back. The radio happened to be tuned to an oldies station and was playing "Baker Street." I almost ran outside to make sure I hadn't fell into some sort of wormhole.

By: Rothko

Rothko — Sun, 01 Jan 2006 11:19:50 -0800

Don't blame hyperdimensional physics where a simple blackout will suffice as an explanation.

By: youarenothere

youarenothere — Sun, 01 Jan 2006 13:59:33 -0800

Wow, that Champale shit looks nasty. And yes, even though the label states otherwise, Sofia is not technically Blanc de Blancs; the article states that it's a blend of pinot blanc, sauvignon blanc, and muscat canelli. Though I doubt that the darkly-dressed hipsters to whom this is marketed care.

By: Smedleyman

Smedleyman — Mon, 02 Jan 2006 12:37:30 -0800

No Prince Albert?

By: ericb

ericb — Mon, 02 Jan 2006 20:35:31 -0800

Over the past few years manufacturers of "sparkiling wine" have been targeting a market -- women, and particularly those who are interested in fashion. At many of the major fashion shows (Paris, New York) models have been enjoying the "bubbly," sipping it through straws, often from "splits" and "mini-bottles." Pommery was one of the first to come out with a product targeted at this demographic -- Pop. Niebaum - Coppola was soon to follow.

By: dabitch

dabitch — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 04:43:25 -0800

Pop is worthless with a straw - the straw keeps floating to the top (and falls out). Just guzzle it.