Yellow + Blue
The nice folks at Yellow + Blue sent me 3 of their wines to sample a few weeks ago. Of course, I had plenty of time to drink their delicious wines, but not to write a proper review about them. Sometimes, I’m a bad blogger like that. 
My first encounter with Yellow + Blue wines was at a wine tasting at the Fruit Center Marketplace back in March. Instantly, I fell in love with this company and their passion for great, certified organic wines that are better for the planet. Their name says it all: Yellow+Blue. “When you mix the two together, you get green — as in environmentally conscious, forward thinking and committed to positive change.” I love this! 
Yellow + Blue’s wines are packaged in a lightweight, juice box-like carton, called a Tetra Pak. The Tetra Pak helps reduce the wine’s carbon footprint by decreasing waste and shipping costs.
- The Tetra Pak is made from 75% paper harvested from responsibly managed forests.
- They’re far lighter and less bulky than bottles when it comes time for shipping.
- The Tetra Pak holds two more glasses of wine than a bottle, which is a better value for your dollar.
This evening, I cracked opened the 2008 Malbec, which was intensely red in color with aromas of plum, berries, and spice. It’s delicious and SO SMOOTH! A perfect choice for a leisurely Friday night.
For dinner, I kept it simple with a homemade salad. I ate a substantial lunch and a big-ass cookie from Hi-Rise Bakery, so (not surprisingly) I wasn’t that hungry for dinner. Plus, I needed some veggies in my diet today!
As always, I craved something sweet after dinner. I started with a dark chocolate Adora disk.
And then decided to pick-out the chocolate-covered raisins (and a few nuts) from my CNC Trail Mix. Desperate times call for desperate measures!
Mal and I received Season 4 of Weeds from Netflix today (we’re obsessed!), so that’s our plan for the night!
Happy weekend, blog friends! 
Tags: Tetra Pak, Yellow + Blue
carolinebee — June 12, 2009 @ 7:13 pm
that is sweet! Like a wine juice box!!
Have a great night Tina!
Recipes for creativity — June 12, 2009 @ 7:13 pm
Ahhh! I have to wait for my boyfriend to get home from being away for work before we can watch Season 4 of Weeds! And he won’t be home for at least two or three weeks, I can’t wait to see it! Enjoy!
Meghan@traveleatlove — June 12, 2009 @ 7:14 pm
Definitely catch up with Weeds! It has gotten so good. I love Malbec, and will have to try that one. We are planning a trip to Argentina this fall to do some Malbec drinking
Have a great weekend and let’s hope for some sunshine like this eveing!
Ellen (Peace In Motion) — June 12, 2009 @ 7:29 pm
LOVE WEEDS!
I saw those boxes of wine at whole foods the other day and wondered if they could be any good in packaging like that. Good to hear that they are! I may have to make a quick trip to pick some up before going out tonight!
Run Sarah — June 12, 2009 @ 7:30 pm
Love the idea of tetrapak wine, I’ll have to see if they are available here!
Erica — June 12, 2009 @ 7:31 pm
Owww- a wine sampler? Lucky gal you! Enjoy your night with Mal
Rachel — June 12, 2009 @ 7:33 pm
Awesome wine! Unfortunately they’re not retailing anywhere near me… but I think I’m halfway between some Seattle and Montana sellers of it. I’ll have to try it out sometime! I really like the idea of their packaging.
Tanya — June 12, 2009 @ 7:46 pm
Ooh thanks for the recommendation! Weeds is fantastic – I’m addicted to Weeds & Dexter (although I have no movie channels).
Victoria — June 12, 2009 @ 8:04 pm
Thanks for the review. Enjoy Weeds. We just finished season 4. I love it. Have a great weekend!
CaSaundra — June 12, 2009 @ 8:17 pm
Sounds like a fun night you have planned–nice&relaxing
Anna — June 12, 2009 @ 8:26 pm
Yellow and blue is my favorite color combo! And I love the fact that it makes GREEN! Have a relaxing night and enjoy your Weed(s). Hehe.
Trish (girlatgym) — June 12, 2009 @ 8:53 pm
I’ve heard Weeds is good – I may have to add it to my Netflix lineup.
Brandi — June 12, 2009 @ 9:09 pm
that wine sounds great!
hope you guys have a great night
Kristan @ The Stepford Wife — June 12, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
I’m craving salad and yours looks so delicious!
I’m also a bit bummed because I really want to try that wine but it’s not available even 200 miles away.
I’ll have to do some research to see I can pick some up somewhere the next time we go on a road trip though!
Katherine — June 12, 2009 @ 9:29 pm
I love the idea of yellow+blue! I’d never heard of it before, but hopefully I can find it in NYC!
Enjoy your evening
Lindsay — June 12, 2009 @ 9:31 pm
That salad looks delicious! I’ll have to look for that wine. The packaging is pretty cool! I just finished season 4 of Weeds, it was really good! Enjoy your night!
Pearl — June 12, 2009 @ 9:46 pm
i love that photo of the wine glass next to the photo of you and mal!
Andrea@WellnessNotes — June 12, 2009 @ 10:50 pm
I have never heard of (or seen) yellow & blue wine! Looks interesting, and your description of it sounds very good! Have a great weekend!
Emily (Healthy Fit Mama) — June 12, 2009 @ 10:58 pm
Those are nifty wine containers. That red sounds good too!
katie s — June 12, 2009 @ 11:23 pm
Enjoy it! It’s an awesome season!!! Season 5 is off to a great start too
Danielle — June 12, 2009 @ 11:38 pm
Free wine?! You lucky duck! Enjoy it girlie, I love the packaging:)
joan — June 12, 2009 @ 11:45 pm
I had my first Malbec at Zocalo in Arlington when I was visiting my daughter. I think it was Zocalo. Loved it!
I wonder if I can get this wine here in CA. The one I had was so smooth too.
joan — June 12, 2009 @ 11:49 pm
I just looked on line and it said Cost Plus. I will check that out. Have a good weekend too.
sarah (ghost world) — June 13, 2009 @ 10:14 am
ooh, i recently discovered weeds and love it! we’re only on season one. i’m glad to hear that it stays just as addictive!
allijag — June 14, 2009 @ 1:28 pm
It doesn’t get any better than wine in a juicebox!
We just watched the same disc Friday night – I LOVE WEEDS! did you get my fridge entry? i’m nervous in went to your spam folder because it said “full frontal” – lol 
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