just curious. I've had Boonesfarm, Night Train, Thunderbird but never any ripple

Never had just ripple by itself. I have had ripple mixed with champagne, or as Fred would call it - "Champipple"

I've had applejack with milk! :lol:

I had some Ripple last week, but it had gone flat. I called it "Flapple".

Or Beaujolais & Ripple - Beaujolipple!

Goes great with Fred's onion stew...

When Donna's patient, Mr. Wilcox, comments that white wine should be drunk while young, Fred's response is great:

"Yeah - I was drunk when I was young..."

:lol: :lol: :D :D :D

I have; it is disgusting..basically a real cheap and real sweet wine...It is HORRIBLE..I do not recommend it

Originally posted by funkyrhino
just curious. I've had Boonesfarm, Night Train, Thunderbird but never any ripple


(Boonesfarm) Snowcreek all the way!!!!

Where can you find Ripple? I have never seen it anywhere. I would like to find some though.

Originally posted by funkyrhino
just curious. I've had Boonesfarm, Night Train, Thunderbird but never any ripple

I've tried all those- plus you can't forget Mad Dog.

I remember during rush week in college one fraternity had Night Train night. Pretty harsh.

So would Ripple and King Kobra mixed together be "King Kripple"?

Thunderbird and Wild Irish Rose used to be my favorite. I'm not an old man but I'm no spring chicken either so for everybody here thats in their 30's and 40's, I can have my back in the day stories too. LOL . Every now and then I have flashbacks and buy a bottle of thunderbird and a pack or two of kool aid. I've never seen ripple in real life though. I thought it was just made up for the show. I'm going to try to find some.:happyface

Originally posted by Faceless16
Thunderbird and Wild Irish Rose used to be my favorite. I'm not an old man but I'm no spring chicken either so for everybody here thats in their 30's and 40's, I can have my back in the day stories too. LOL . Every now and then I have flashbacks and buy a bottle of thunderbird and a pack or two of kool aid. I've never seen ripple in real life though. I thought it was just made up for the show. I'm going to try to find some.:happyface

Sorry but you are too late. It was produced my Ernest and Julio Gallo and is no longer in production as they decided to produce more upscale wines.

E & J Gallo Winery
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Company that was started in 1933 by brothers Ernest and Julio Gallo and has grown to become the world's largest wine producer. The brothers began with a borrowed $500 just as prohibition was ending. Today, E & J Gallo Winery sells close to 75 million cases of wine each year. The company is so large that it makes its own bottles, caps, and closures. Gallo, the largest purchaser of grapes in the north coast ava, owns over 4,000 acres of vineyards, including about 2,000 in sonoma county. This company's long been known as a producer of generic wines, such as Hearty Burgundy and Chablis Blanc under the Gallo label. What many don't realize, however, is that this gigantic conglomerate also produces myriad other potables including: jug wines under the Carlo Rossi label; sparkling wines under the labels of Andre and Tott's; fortified wines from Livingston Cellars; E&J Brandy; wine coolers under the Bartles & Jaymes and Boone's Farm brands; the infamous Ripple ; and the high-alcohol Thunderbird. Although the bulk of their wines are still generic, Gallo began a series of moves to upgrade their image, starting with the release of its first cork-closure wines. In 1983 Gallo released its first vintage wine, a 1978 cabernet sauvignon. In 1993 they released their Northern Sonoma Estate Bottled Cabernet Sauvignon and chardonnay from their sonoma holdings. The 1991 Chardonnay is made from grapes grown on Gallo's 400-acre Laguna Ranch vineyard in the russian river ava, and the 1990 Cabernet Sauvignon is made from grapes grown on the 600-acre Frei Brothers Ranch in the dry creek valley ava. These two wines sell in the $30 to $60 range, a significant price jump for the normally price-conscious Gallo products. Huge vineyards have also been planted on other Gallo properties in northern Sonoma near the town of Asti (600 acres) and in the alexander valley (200 acres).
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I have; it is disgusting..basically a real cheap and real sweet wine...It is HORRIBLE..I do not recommend it
:rofl: Have you ever tried sangria? I never have, but my parents have. They say it's not bad.

I never tried Ripple, but I did like to drink TJ Swan when I was younger.

:rofl: Have you ever tried sangria? I never have, but my parents have. They say it's not bad.

Yes, it is very refreshing-it's served chilled with lots of garbage on the bottom! :crazy:

Check this out

http://www.ghettowine.com/ripple/

I never tried Ripple, but I did like to drink TJ Swan when I was younger.
Ohhhh yeah, good ol' TJ Swan. :cheers: Never had ripple either. I also had Boones Farm and Sangria like my salt sister Monika posted abt on page one! ;)

Yes, it is very refreshing-it's served chilled with lots of garbage on the bottom! :crazy:
"Hey Negro, get me some more shangri-la, and hold the garbage!" :rofl:

:rofl: Have you ever tried sangria? I never have, but my parents have. They say it's not bad.

Yeah, a group of us used to order Sangria often at Mexican restautants while in college in the 70's. Goes great with Mexican food!!

I remember I couldn't wait to turn 21 to try Ripple, then when I finally did they stopped making it.:( I've tried Thunder bird and Night Train, they're okay. Never tried Sangria, on Sanford And Son after Fred learned what Sangria meant in Spanish he spit it out, LOL.

Tried Mad Dog 50/50 once - powerful stuff!:eek:

check ebay every now and then; you may get lucky:


http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-Discovery-Vintage-Bottle-RIPPLE-Red-WINE-Label-2_W0QQitemZ150200546076QQihZ005QQcategoryZ39502QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

check ebay every now and then; you may get lucky:


http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-Discovery-Vintage-Bottle-RIPPLE-Red-WINE-Label-2_W0QQitemZ150200546076QQihZ005QQcategoryZ39502QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Maybe someone here should bid on it and give it a try!! :lol: Count me out because I don't drink. :lol:

Rats! I'm too late and would have bid on it if I had known about this rare find.

If anyone here ever gets their hands on a bottle of ripple - they should try it with champagne or sangria or something. That way they'd have also tested Champipple, Flapple, etc. :rofl:

I had a few swigs of Ripple in the late 60's. It honestly tasted pretty good to me. If I remember correctly, it came in a green-tinted bottle, kind of tapered at the bottom. It was a white wine, but bubbly like champaigne or 7-Up. It was OK, I suppose.

Snapple with Ripple?--Snapipple?

Tea with Ripple--Tipple?

^ :rofl: How about:

Squirt + Ripple = Squipple?

Dr. Pepper + Ripple = Dr. Pepple?

Mountain Dew + Ripple = Mountipple?

^ :rofl: How about:


Mountain Dew + Ripple = Mountipple?



:lol: Mountipple makes you Mountable!

^ :rofl: How about:

Squirt + Ripple = Squipple?

Dr. Pepper + Ripple = Dr. Pepple?

Mountain Dew + Ripple = Mountipple?

:rofl:

:lol: Mountipple makes you Mountable!
:rofl: :clap

Ripple: (unavailable for purchase) The wine that made Gallo blush. Gallo Wineries of California produced this ultra affordable table wine through the 1970’s. Gallo discontinued making the product to coincide with their efforts at capturing a more upscale portion of the drinking market. All that remains of Ripple are the pop culture references from “Sanford & Son,” to the Grateful Dead to the inimitable Gordon Lightfoot’s thought of “Georgia pine and Ripple wine.” This wine has, unfortunately, left the pantheon of American liquors. Only the dark cloud of Gallo’s cynicism remains to hang over an otherwise enjoyable pastime – gettin’ lit up.

Ripple was the wine of choice in my Glory Days (class of '75) going for $.79 per bottle.

Ripple Chips are might tasty.

Here are a few more:

Slice + ripple = Slipple?

Gatorade + ripple = Gatipple?

Budweiser + ripple = Budwipple?