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Taco Bell's 'Jalapeño Noir' Sells Out on Day Uno
Wine Spectator ^ | 17 Sept 2020 | Shawn Zylberberg

Posted on 09/26/2020 10:28:37 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

Taco Bell is unveiling a buzzy new menu item. To toast the relaunch of the toasted cheesy chalupa, a fan favorite, the fast-food chain is releasing a Pinot Noir to pair it with, the Bell's first exclusive house wine and first wine partnership. The limited-edition bottling from Queenston Mile Vineyard, in Canada's Niagara-on-the-Lake region...

The pairing may not seem obvious. But when talks of a Taco Bell wine started, Queenston president Andrew Howard saw an opportunity to challenge the perception some have of wine as pretentious and inaccessible. "We intended this to be limited-edition, but given the coverage and the interest, we're very open to acquiring more wine if we can."

(Excerpt) Read more at winespectator.com ...


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Oenophiles, depending on your A.O. a pasport may be needed ! Pls check with Santiago the TB sommelier?.
1 posted on 09/26/2020 10:28:37 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Taco bell wine? Hmmm. I remember Long John Silvers had keg beer by the pitchers...


2 posted on 09/26/2020 10:32:58 AM PDT by Pocketdoor (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uufeEhq25rc)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Taco Bell seems more like a Ripple kinda place.


3 posted on 09/26/2020 10:33:05 AM PDT by mylife (Opinions: $1, Today's Special, Half Baked: 50c)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Great. As an Uber driver, from time to time a passenger has asked me to take him/her to Taco Bell. I don’t like doing it, because the drive-through lane is always very slow, due to mistakes the workers make in the orders; Taco Bell is NOT fast food. Most of the time when this happens, my passengers are drunk. Offering wine with the meals will make that situation worse.


4 posted on 09/26/2020 10:35:25 AM PDT by Berosus (I wish I had as much faith in God as liberals have in government.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

I lived in SoCal back in the early 70’s and Taco Bell sold a Bell Burger which was simply taco fixin’s on a bun. 69 cents each IIRC.


5 posted on 09/26/2020 10:35:28 AM PDT by dainbramaged (Windage and Elevation)
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To: Pocketdoor

The now-gone Mickey D’s in the McDonalds building in Oakbrook Il sold beer and wine.


6 posted on 09/26/2020 10:35:34 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
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7 posted on 09/26/2020 10:36:10 AM PDT by mylife (Opinions: $1, Today's Special, Half Baked: 50c)
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To: Berosus

Not to worry yet, if you are south of the 49th parallel north.


8 posted on 09/26/2020 10:38:03 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
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I enjoy Taco Bell 🔔 but it puts me to sleep without fail. 😴
9 posted on 09/26/2020 10:40:36 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

What was that Sylvester Stallone movie, set in the future, where Taco Bell is a fancy, five-star restaurant?


10 posted on 09/26/2020 10:42:40 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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To: dainbramaged

I remember when the burrito supreme came wrapped in foil and was twice the size.


11 posted on 09/26/2020 10:44:55 AM PDT by samadams2000 (Get your houses in order.)
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To: Mr. K

Demolition Man?


12 posted on 09/26/2020 10:48:45 AM PDT by redshawk ( I want my red balloon. ( https://youtu.be/V12H2mteniE))
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To: Mr. K

LoL Stallone is before my time. But let me know when you find out.


13 posted on 09/26/2020 10:49:54 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: Mr. K; redshawk

Is that the one where he ate ratburger?


14 posted on 09/26/2020 10:51:56 AM PDT by Silentgypsy (Call an addiction hotline and say you're hooked on phonics.)
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Yes.


15 posted on 09/26/2020 10:53:54 AM PDT by setha
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16 posted on 09/26/2020 10:56:06 AM PDT by mylife (Opinions: $1, Today's Special, Half Baked: 50c)
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To: dainbramaged

I worked at TB for a summer in the mid 60s. Yes, we had a Bell Burger, two burritos, red and green, tacos, a tostada and a cup of frijoles. Everything on the menu was 19¢. You could fill up with four burritos and a Pepsi (no Coke!) for a buck.


17 posted on 09/26/2020 10:58:51 AM PDT by hanamizu
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Ya know i have never once eaten a Taco Bell product.
I always wondered if at least the basic taco was any good...say at least 5 of them down into my belly.
there is a TB right down the street i should try it some time....


18 posted on 09/26/2020 11:02:49 AM PDT by mowowie
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To: mylife

More like a Mountain Dew kind of place.


19 posted on 09/26/2020 11:04:27 AM PDT by Jacob Kell
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To: Pocketdoor
Taco bell wine?

Seems like I've been here before...


20 posted on 09/26/2020 11:04:30 AM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
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