National Lampoon's Christmas

Limited-edition 3-L bag-in-box wine is the spitting image of the Griswold's overly decorated holiday house from the movie and packed with fun additions.

I saw it from afar, bypassing even my first intended stop at a between-rows display of gift-pack delights in the spirits aisle. Like a child concentrated on a Christmas wish list, my in-store plan was focused: look for the coolest limited-edition holiday beverage packaging. I turned the lemons of mistimed outdoor walkabout plans into holiday-spiced lemonade a month ago by adding a visit to a local Binney’s Beverage Depot in suburban Chicago to my suddenly wide-open itinerary.