The DTOUR Macon-Village is the next step in wine storage. First the cork is replaced by the screw cap and now this French white wine comes stored in a 3-liter plastic bag that collapses inside its cardboard cylinder. About 750ml for $37.00 a bottle tube.

Take the tube, put it in your fridge and then off to that concert in the park or a Niner’s game. The cardboard acts as an insulator. Sommelier Daniel Johnnes (yes, THAT Daniel Johnnes), Chef Daniel Boulard (Cafe Boulard fame, among others) and vinter Dominique Lafon, the D’s of DTOUR, have teamed up to make a Bistro style wine that should last for about a month as the vacuum sealed bag does not permit oxidation.

Food and liquids in a box are nothing new in Europe and Australia. Though slow to the States, the technology is catching on, as I now buy my favorite chili (Hormel) in a box.

Its available at Tribeca Wine Merchants on Hudson in NYC, or see the web site for a directory of limited paces to try this wine. Send me a tube for Christmas. Yes, Kevin, I am talking to you!