Two Buck Chuck?!?!?!?!

[White Wine Lover]

Did anyone see the USA Weekend for this past weekend (or usaweekend.com)? There was an article entitled "Good Wines, Great Prices" on p. 24. They mention a line called "Two Buck Chuck" (Bronco Wine Co. Charles Shaw brand) as "surprisingly drinkable", includes merlot, chard, SB and CS, and is sold in Trader Joe's stores in California for $1.99.

I am certainly NOT dying to try any, but I was just curious if anyone on the board has ever tasted this stuff, is alive to tell the tale [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/eek.gif[/img], and is not too embarrassed [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/redface.gif[/img] to admit it to comment. I'm just a novice here (certainly not a wine snob!), haven't tried many wines much over $20, but $2 seems unbelievable to be drinkable.

Donna



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[winoweenie]

WWL the subject has been beaten to death on this board.encapsularing; Yes it's drinkable, yes it's a buy, and your Trader Jopes may have it for 2.99 like here in Az., BUT is it memorable????NO,NO,Nanette! WW [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/wink.gif[/img]

[White Wine Lover]

Sorry, Winoweenie, I'm new to the board so I wasn't aware it's already been discussed. I've never heard of it, plus I don't think we have Trader Joe's in upstate New York. Just curious...thanks for your comments on it!

Donna

[Innkeeper]

Also, the only Two Buck Chuck who would probably be interested in would be the chardonnay (the rest are red). Even at $2 it is an oak bomb. How do they do it? They make it in enormous batches. They take oak sawdust, and toast it. Then they let it filter down through the chardonnay in a huge tank. Viola, oaky chardonnay for two bucks. Want to run out and buy some?

[White Wine Lover]

[img]http://38.118.142.245/ubb2/tongue.gif[/img] Yuk!

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[Kcwhippet]

Exactly!

[Bucko]

Two Buck Yuk, yup, that is the appropriate name.

[SmithsofYork]

Trying a wine is the fun ans excitement to me. It is the game of is it good to drink with this or that......
Experimenting is always fun: the samething all the time! What is that! Never be afraid of the unknown and try anything. Besides...two bucks...heck some people spend hundreds to find it was a poor choice.

[casnco]

Come on. "2 buck chuck" isn't going to win any awards, but for $2.00, (here in Ohio it is actually $3.49) it is not a bad wine. Would I serve it as something more than a simple table wine, or a wine to be savored? No. We like this wine when we will have a large number of guests, when we want a drink in the evening before bed and we don't want a whole bottle. It has a nice flavor. I haven't had a terrible bottle yet. We like the whites and the reds. It certainly isn't vinigar. And actually it corks overnight much better than alot of other wines that I have bought. It is certainly worth a try for the price. What have you got to lose? $2.00.