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Microwave Box of Wine

by Mike Supple
published: 21 Apr 2010       | Comments

There are plenty of good quality boxed wines out there, but it seems that drinking was not on the table for these Swedish guys. Ever wonder what happens when you put a box of wine in the microwave? Keep in mind that the wine is contained in a bag inside the box, and the bag is made of metal...

There are several things in this video that seem to point towards this being fake - the most obvious being the fact that the plates on the table next to the microwave pre-explosion end up neatly stacked in pieces on a shelf above the microwave post-explosion. Seems a bit fishy to me, but I don't have enough insurance to test it for myself.

Definitely not suggesting anybody go out and try to recreate this test - for your own safety - but has anybody else ever actually tried this?

And just for the record, if you do microwave your wine, it will taste disgusting.

The wine in question is called Tr3 apor, or "three monkeys." It is a semi-dry Riesling from Germany. The official Tr3 apor website links to a different website which allows users to leave comments, and this gem was left on April 19: "Rätt torrt, kanske inte för nybörjare med tanke på att det smakar bajs." Google translates this to mean: "Fairly dry, perhaps not for beginners, given that it tastes like poop." Yum. I guess the microwave was a good call!