Friday, August 27, 2004

BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS (AP) -- Some Walmart customers soon will be ableto sample a new discount item: Walmart's own brand of wine. The world'slargest retail chain is teaming up with E & J Gallo Winery ofModesto,California, to produce the spirits at an affordable price, inthe $2-5 range. While wine connoisseurs may not be inclined to throw abottle of Walmart brand wine into their shopping carts, there is amarket for cheap wine, said Kathy Micken, professor of marketing atRoger Williams University in Bristol, R.I. She said: "The right name is important."

So, here we go: The top 12 suggested names for Walmart Wine:

12 Chateau Traileur Parc
11 Big Red Gulp
10 Grape Expectations
9 Domaine Wal-Mart "Merde du Pays"
8 NASCARbernet
7 Chef Boyardeaux
6 Peanut Noir
5 Chateau des Moines
4 I Can't Believe It's Not Vinegar!
3 White Trashfindel
2 World Championship Riesling
And the number 1 name for Wal-Mart Wine ....
1 Nasti Spumante
The beauty of Wal-Mart wine is that it can be served with white meat(Possum) and red meat (squirrel).
YUM!

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