box wine, noun phrase

Wine contained in a plastic bladder inside a cardboard box, typically holding 3 to 5 litres, with a tap for dispensing that prevents ingress of air.
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Used also in other varieties of English.
2011 uzulu.ac.za (DSAE Corpus)There will be fire, salads, box wine & cool drinks, etc.
2016 citizen.co.za (DSAE Corpus)The overwhelming feeling amid the hangover from the flop that was the Thank You SABC concert at Soweto’s Orlando Stadium on Saturday is that heady vintages were promised, but low-grade box wine ended up being served.
Wine contained in a plastic bladder inside a cardboard box, typically holding 3 to 5 litres, with a tap for dispensing that prevents ingress of air.
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