The Wikipedia entry for MD 20/20 completely blew my mind. It not only specifically mentions Kiwi (which, along with Banana Red was one of my favorites) but it also has Boone's Farm listed under the See Also.
To clarify, I was not a Wino or a teenager during the summer of Bricks and Sticks (as the Wikipedia entry implies drinkers of Mad Dog are). I was just a very, very broke college student who was attracted to any alcohol that came in a variety of colors. For $1.99 a bottle. A little loose change.......
"What a wonderful, wonderful time I had!"
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The Wikipedia entry seems a little lacking to me for the following reasons:
1. No mention of the pink grapefruit.
2. No mention of "brick," of the standard measure of Mad Dog.
3. Etymology for "Mad Dog" rather inexplicable. Mad dogs are rabid and therefore dangerous, which describes quite well what happens after consumption of copious amounts of Mad Dog (to which all involved in the summer of bricks and sticks can attest).
4. Weirdly, there is no mention of Mogen David 20/20 being a kosher wine. I think #3 above might explain why Mannischevitz is the more popular Passover choice.
As far as winos go, any cheap strong wine will do, but Wild Irish Rose is the true bum wine.
An interesting note: a poll on bumwine.com ranks Mad Dog as the worst tasting of all bum wines.
So who among us will amend the Wikipedia entry?
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