Wash down a Slim Jim with a 'full-bodied' 7-Eleven wine
November 7, 2009
What goes well with Slim Jims and Slurpees? 7-Eleven wine, naturally.
The convenience store chain is getting into the value wine business, releasing two in the United States and Japan. Sold under the Yosemite Road label, the California wines, a chardonnay and cabernet sauvignon, will retail for about $3.99.
Adding wine ties into two economy-driven trends -- a demand for affordability coupled with more people eating at home, said Thom Blischok of Chicago-based IRI, a market research company.
The chardonnay is described as zesty with notes of apricot, peach and honey, and the cab as full-bodied with "juicy plum overtones." AP