Now I can`t get Julie Andrews out of my head:LisaLCFan wrote: ↑Fri Nov 06, 2020 11:19 pm I've never been able to enjoy drinking wine from a box. It seems to take all the fun out of the experience: I absolutely love the activity of removing the cork and that wonderful "pop" sound it makes. It is even somewhat enjoyable to remove a screw-top (if that's what there is), which makes a satisfying cracking sound when the seal is broken. And then, there is the bottle itself -- it has such an elegant shape, and there is something lovely about pouring a glass of wine from a bottle: there is the visual element (one can see the wine in the bottle -- most bottles, anyway), there is the sound it makes as it flows out of the bottle and into the glass, etc..
I have always found these various rituals and sensory aspects to be integral to my overall experience and enjoyment of having a glass of wine (or two...): it becomes an event, a special occasion, something to savour. For me, pressing a spigot on a box completely fails to capture the magic of the moment, and thus drinking wine becomes as lacklustre as having a glass of water from the tap.
Of course, as "they" "say" these days, YMMV.
Corks in wine bottles and screw-tops to twist off,
Chateau Cardboard is leaving me pissed off,
Spigots in wine boxes won`t make me sing,
These are none of my favourite things.
Some people do drink wine directly from a box, but most pour it into a glass first.
However, for real excitement, try drinking directly from a bottle encased in a brown paper bag, while avoiding the guardians of the law. Maybe even give it a go while driving alongside a police car.
Alan
Grow up, already -- and never drive under the influence, of drugs or alcohol! 
