Wal-Mart has announced that sometime in 2011 it will begin offering customers a new discount item...Wal-Mart's own brand of wine.
The world's largest retail chain is teaming up with Ernest & Julio Gallo Winery of California to produce the wines at affordable prices 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 Milken,
professor of marketing at University of Arkansas, Bentonville."However, branding will be very important".
Customer surveys were conducted to determine the most attractive name for the Walmart wine brands and varieties. The top surveyed names in order of popularity were:
10. Chateau Traileur Parc (my personal favorite!)
9. White Trashfindel
8. Big Red Gulp
7. World Championship Riesling
6. NASCARbernet
5. Chef Boyardeaux
4. Peanut Noir
3. I Can't Believe It's Not Vinegar
2. Grape Expectations
1. Tosti Nasti Spumante
The beauty of Wal-Mart wine is that it can be served with either white meat (Possum) or dark meat (Squirrel).
P.S. Don't bother writing back to tell me that this is a hoax. I know possum is not white meat.
