Everyday Fancy Tips: How to Serve Wine Like a Pro

Think wine tasting is all swirling and sniffing? Think again. Being a little bit fancy is all about embracing the experience—no matter what glass you’re holding.

Here are five simple ways to elevate your wine moments at home:

1. Use What You Have: Teacups, mason jars, even jam jars—if it holds wine, it counts.
2. Chill the Right Way: Pop your Robertson Winery bag-in-box white or rosé in the fridge an hour before serving. Pro tip: the box fits perfectly on the fridge shelf.
3. Add Some Nibbles: Biltong, cheese cubes, or leftover crackers? Suddenly, you’ve got a pairing platter.
4. Pour with Flair: Nothing says fancy like a confident pour. Bonus if you narrate it in a French accent.
5. Reuse the Box or bag: Once the wine’s finished, freeze water in the inner bag to make a cooler pack for your next picnic or braai.

Bag-in-box wine has come a long way—and Robertson Winery’s 3L fully recyclable range is leading the way in both quality and sustainability.

Here’s why more and more wine lovers are making the switch:

Freshness for Longer: Once opened, your wine stays fresh for up to four weeks—perfect for slow sipping.
Eco-Friendly Packaging: Our box, handle, tap, ink, and inner bag are all 100% recyclable. That’s less waste, more taste.
Everyday Convenience: No corkscrew? No problem. Our easy-pour tap means wine is always just a quick glass away.
Great Value: One 3L box = four bottles of wine. That’s a party, a braai, and a few quiet nights in—all sorted.
Award-Winning Quality: Just because it’s in a box doesn’t mean it skimps on flavour. Our wines are the same award-winning blends you’ll find in our bottles.It’s wine, reimagined for real life—and it’s got everyday fancy written all over it.

Fancy some new wine knowledge?

During the winemaking process, what is responsible for giving red wine its rich colour?
A) The grape juice
B) The grape skins
C) How long it’s aged
D) The type of barrel

Show me the answer

Answer: B) The grape skins
Red wine gets its colour from the skins of red or black grapes during fermentation—it’s the time the juice spends in contact with the skins that extracts the deep hues, not the colour of the juice itself (which is usually clear!).

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