have you ever had Thunderbird wine?

[Demon]

the first few times I lost my virginity

 

[Demon]

I may have tasted Thunderbird and MD 20/20, not sure. I do remember Boone's Farm, Annie Green Springs & Ripple. And later, Matilda Bay (I actually loved that one).

 

[Risky Thicket]

As underaged kids we’d drive to a restaurant that had curb service. One old guy, Woody, who worked there as a curb hop would take care of us.

He’d walk out to the car and say “What do you want?”

Usually Thunderbird was on special for 2 dollars a pint.

We’d say “What’s the word?”

Woody, “Thunderbird.”

“What the price?”

Woody, “A dollar twice.”

We’d tip 2 dollars. That was 4 bucks for rot gut wine and a headache in the morning.

 

[radioman]

What's the word?
Thunderbird!
What's the price?
Fifty twice!

Funny.....I don't remember hearing that jingle.....possibly my memory is clouded by too much wine?
The TBird jingle I do remember is....."It's a wine so refreshingly new, Thunderbird will captivate you."
Another wino radio ad I remember is... "You're moving on, you're grooving on Cribari..... Cribari wine..."
These ads might have been a West Coast phenomenon.

 

[Rumpel]

As underaged kids we’d drive to a restaurant that had curb service. One old guy, Woody, who worked there as a curb hop would take care of us.

He’d walk out to the car and say “What do you want?”

Usually Thunderbird was on special for 2 dollars a pint.

We’d say “What’s the word?”

Woody, “Thunderbird.”

“What the price?”

Woody, “A dollar twice.”

We’d tip 2 dollars. That was 4 bucks for rot gut wine and a headache in the morning.

interesting!

 

[KevinKohler]

While I was underage many, many years ago, my friends and I would cross the border at Mexicali to buy a couple liters of Alcohol, two bucks each and 98 proof, and mix it with Hawaiian Punch concentrate then throw a party when we got home. The unfortunate women, girls mainly, who accepted our invitations couldn't even taste the alcohol and would regularly get outrageously drunk.

In fact, I owe the first few times I lost my virginity to those wonderful debauches.

MAGA.

Careful who you tell that story to...that's considered rape these days.

 

[KevinKohler]

Me and my friend drank wild Irish rose on more than one occasion in my FL years. 2 bottles of that on ice with 7 up, made for a decent night for under 10 bucks.

That hangover, though....

 

[BitterPill]

Careful who you tell that story to...that's considered rape these days.

While I appreciate your concern, and I do, my deep devotion to Trump would very likely earn me a pardon, and while it is unlikely I will be nominated to serve on the Supreme Court, stranger things have happened.

MAGA.

 

[CimpleMan]

The extent of my wine drinking was back in the 80's with California Coolers. Boone's Farm was the go to for the girls. Kept this BF Tickle Pink bottle for a reminder of a memorable night.

 

[Fledermaus]

i have just read about it, did not know it yet.

Thunderbird, Cisco, MD 20/20 and others were a cheap drunk.

 

[Rumpel]

do you also know Liebfraumilch or Blue Nun?

 

[medi]

I'd bet some of you will remember this:



And then I used to drink this:

Makgeolli - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

But the Korea rice wine in the early 70s was likely not actually rice wine, unless you knew a rice farmer well enough that he'd share some of his illegal rice wine he made.

I also remember in the late 70s drinking something called dongdongju, which was super strong:

Dongdongju - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

simple.wikipedia.org

Well, the only time I had it was in the village next to K16 and that was super strong. But I'm not sure if that was just because of how that papasan made it.

I once was given a bottle of moonshine when I was at Ft. Campbell. Well, off-base it was. From a civilian. Some super strong stuff that was.

Any of you remember Billy Beer?

 

[MAGAnificent]

My dad made wine, so I drank home brew if I wanted wine. Nobody would elver miss a bottle or so from the wine racks.

The few home-made wines I sampled were excellent.

 

[CaughtInThe]

I've drank wine in a Thunderbird.

 

[medi]

I've drank wine in a Thunderbird.

The old ones that were built like a tank?

 

[Lisa]

The few home-made wines I sampled were excellent.

My dad and uncle made beer, wine and a couple of times, even champagne. For us kids, we got sarsaparilla, ginger ale and even hard cider occasionally.

 

[MAGAnificent]

My dad and uncle made beer, wine and a couple of times, even champagne. For us kids, we got sarsaparilla, ginger ale and even hard cider occasionally.

My dad made beer a time or two, however he was more concerned with the alcohol content then the taste. It was not filtered well, and it tasted awful.

 

[noonereal]

i have just read about it, did not know it yet.

Yeah, I lived in inner cities.

 

[CimpleMan]

Actually not a bad mixer.

Partial Evan Williams collection. Started drinking at a time when affordability was important. Decent mixer like you mentioned.