Comments on: Taveners Wine Gums-Finally, Candy For Drunks! http://www.candygurus.com/2010/01/20/taveners-wine-gums-get-you-candy-drunk/ We may be sour, but we know our sweets. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:01:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Scotty http://www.candygurus.com/2010/01/20/taveners-wine-gums-get-you-candy-drunk/comment-page-1/#comment-468 Scotty Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:39:37 +0000 http://www.candygurus.com/?p=2608#comment-468 Wine gums. Wine gums. Wine gums. I look for them wherever there is candy. They rock. And like those that decided to imbibe on Maynard the younger's, I appreciate the fuck out of them. I can't wait to get drunk on these. And would someone give Cost Plus some sort of candy prize. My wife used to work there - oh how I miss those days. Wine gums. Wine gums. Wine gums. I look for them wherever there is candy. They rock. And like those that decided to imbibe on Maynard the younger’s, I appreciate the fuck out of them. I can’t wait to get drunk on these.

And would someone give Cost Plus some sort of candy prize. My wife used to work there – oh how I miss those days.

]]> By: Matty http://www.candygurus.com/2010/01/20/taveners-wine-gums-get-you-candy-drunk/comment-page-1/#comment-467 Matty Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:46:41 +0000 http://www.candygurus.com/?p=2608#comment-467 I need to go to Cost Plus more. Or perhaps they need to come to us more, we sure as hell mention them enough. These look good though. And why do they call them wine gums? Well I went to Yahoo answers...ahem...and found this: "There are two apocryphal stories told: One is that after hearing a fiery temperance sermon, Maynard the younger (wine gum maker in the UK) decided to market his candies as an aid to cutting down one's alcohol consumption. Therefore, he called them "wine gums", and labeled them with wine names. The other story is simpler and probably closer to the truth. Maynard the younger wished to market his candies as being so good that they should be appreciated like a fine wine. Therefore he called them "wine gums" and labeled them with wine names." I need to go to Cost Plus more. Or perhaps they need to come to us more, we sure as hell mention them enough.
These look good though.
And why do they call them wine gums? Well I went to Yahoo answers…ahem…and found this:

“There are two apocryphal stories told: One is that after hearing a fiery temperance sermon, Maynard the younger (wine gum maker in the UK) decided to market his candies as an aid to cutting down one’s alcohol consumption. Therefore, he called them “wine gums”, and labeled them with wine names. The other story is simpler and probably closer to the truth. Maynard the younger wished to market his candies as being so good that they should be appreciated like a fine wine. Therefore he called them “wine gums” and labeled them with wine names.”

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