I was 13 when I first drank Bartles & James Wine Coolers. I had about 10 glasses full that night in 1984 when I met a guy named Paul. It is now 23 years later and tonight we celebrated our 19th Wedding Anniversary!

Oh man, I remember these. Not very strong, and they had the weirdest, chemical/fruit flavor -- tropical punch I recall was very strange tasting. BUT we drank plenty of them back in the day!

They had cool commercials.

I was too young at the time to have tried them, but I loved the comercials with the two old dudes. "Thanks for your support!!"

i was 15 when i first had my first b&j.it made me feel free,older and awesome!i had the greatest summer of my life and i wouldnt change that for the world.

B&J was my first drink of alcohol ever, oh the memories.

The Fuzzy Navel ones were the best!!!

Actually, it's spelled Bartles & Jaymes.

OMG who didnt love them then and now still...great drinks and wonderful flavors...i dont drink much now but when i do thats what i dreak!!

1st of all thank you,PK,for the spelling lesson as i so miss being in school-NOT-and just a question for sheryl-did you get pregnant that night of 10 glasses af b&j? i see you were very young when you married(and i thought id never have a use for math in real life).JUST KIDDING_ I LOVE YOU GUYS-even though i dont know you.my worst hangover was the night i drank b&j with hot twinkies(microwaved)i couldnt drink them after that.good luck and many more happy years sheryl and pk keep up the grammar-its good for your kids.

Oh God! I was a little kid when these were around, so obvs I didn't drink them, but my Dad did! Somehow he got a cardboard cutout of the two guys, from some display at the store. He kept it out on the porch of our house and everytime you'd walk past them, if he saw you from inside the house, he'd say "thank you for your support!"

Did they actually ever have wine in them? Why call them wine coolers...??? The new ones are malt like Mikes and Ice. Am i tripping??? I mean the ones from the early 80's.

I remember tasting a Strawberry one when I was pretty young. My uncle's girlfriend at that time let me and my sister taste (a few times) - they must have been insane!

When they first came out they did indeed have real wine in them. There was only one flavor...white wine, and they were terrific. Later, most likely to cut costs, they stopped using wine and became a flavored malt beverage. Lots of different flavors at this point, but none as good as when the original was made with wine. Legally, they had to drop the word wine from their label at this point (probably late 80s, early 90s) and they became just a 'cooler.' I think there is only one cooler made with actual wine still on the market, but the name escapes me.

if you remember the name of the one that still has wine in it I sure would like to know. when I was introduced to B & J I was given a six pack of the flavor called blush wine coolers loved them and cannot find them anyone have any ideas where to get some. thank you.

I used to get these for my girlfriend, Denise. She'd joke and say, do you want a "BJ," too! Calvin Coolers were also a popular choice. Ahhh, the good ol days of summer and the Jersey Shore. Oh yeah, they had funny comercials, as well. Those two old guys from New England sitting on the porch. You guys should check out the Dutchmill Donut site. Some funny stuff there!