“Purple is the new black,” proclaims a PR guy in an emailed preamble about his love of grape juice, which has been “much maligned as a sugary kids’ drink that can’t be natural (what could possibly be that purple, right?).”
In that manic light, Welch’s, whose purple is 100% au naturelle, enlisted “food scientist” Alton Brown of the Food Network’s Good Eats program.
Behold as he vindicates Welch’s time-tested, suspiciously picturesque juice production practices. (“At Welch’s, squeezing CON-cord grapes into natch’rel juice releases TONS of anti-awx-idants called … po-lee-fee-nols.”) He even takes time out of his day to teach us the Latin name for the Concord grape. (Veetis Labrewsca, baby.)
Boy does that ad work up a thirst. As well as a curious craving for Eucharist bread. “Uh-maaaay-zing little fruit.” Thanks for your endorsement, Alton Brown!
