[Publius6961]

California BUMP!

[mykdsmom]

I LOVE $2 buck Chuck. I'm partial to the Cabernet but the Chardonnay is really good too.

I picked up a couple of bottles of Black Mountain 2005 Malbec this week at Trader Joe's based on a friends recommendation and I must say this is my new favorite. Although at $5.99 a bottle it's a bit pricey for me ; )

[navyguy]

ping for later

[misterrob]

[Revolting cat!]

Gotta be kiddin’! The dude is a jerk and a fraud when he tried to sell Central Valley grapes, definitely inferior, as Napa Valley wine, and sued all the way up to the Supremes for the right to do so, but his two buck wines is good, and his assault on wine snobbismn is right on, bro!

[GoldwaterChick]

Bump for later!

[yorkie]

I don’t even drink wine, but a lot of my friends do. I always serve them ‘Two Buck Chuck’. I buy every ‘flavor’ by the case, whenever I pass a Trader Joe’s, and keep it in the wine cellar. (OK. Garage)

I have never had a complaint, and my home-made spaghetti sauce wouldn’t be the same without ‘Two Buck Chuck’ Merlo.

[proxy_user]

This would never happen with beer.

No one is going to confuse Budweiser with a fine English ale or a top Belgian brew.

[nuconvert]

I had no idea Trader Joes was in so many states.

[concentric circles]

I like the oaky, buttery flavor of some chardonnays, it does need to be balanced and I suppose there are some wines made in this style that overpower the taste buds with those flavors. However I still drink mostly red wines. A good bargain is Trader Joe’s Coastal Cabernet made with central coast grapes and selling at $4.00 a bottle.

The wines of the central coast are undervalued compared to the pricey Napa Valley wines and I hope they remain that way. The grapes are high quality, carrying a wonderful taste of the region’s land and the winemakers know what to do with them.

[sierrahome]

I buy the merlot and cab by the case, I love it and back in April the missus and I went to Napa for a bit of wine tasting. We ended up buying a few different olive oils and came home and opened a bottle O’ Two-Buck-Chuck.

[Tribune7]

ping

[snowsislander]

Fourth, by selling directly to TJs, Bronco avoids the extra margin wholesale liquor distributors require. I am told that in states where Bronco is unable to get a liquor distribution license and has to use a wholesaler, the price goes to three dollars a bottle at retail. But this is based on industry gossip, and I can't cite any authority. I have only shopped for it in California, where the price is two bucks.

I wish that we could rationalize the sale of alcoholic beverages in these United States since Prohibition has been long over. The overly complex systems that seem to be in place in most states make no sense economically.

[GovernmentIsTheProblem]

2 Buck Chuck tastes different from batch to batch because it’s made from mixtures of grapes from all over, the cheapest available. They ferment them separately, then blend the wines to try to make them taste halfway decent.

I’ve tried it. It’s ‘eh.’ There are much better bottles of wine at TJ’s even for $4-5 a bottle.

[nyyankeefan]

better than any of the french swill......at 1/8th the price!!!!

[HerrBlucher]

How much Chuck
Could Two Buck Chuck
If Two Buck Could Chuck Chuck

[Freedom4US]

Ever notice, you never hear these stories about good whisky and rotgut?

[Clemenza]

Bronco Wine Co. is owned by Fred Franzia, who's father was "the father" of bag-in-a-box wine (sold the family name to Pepsico in the early 1970s) and is a Gallo by marriage. Spent a ton of money in legal fees to keep the name "Napa" on his "Napa Ridge" brand, despite the fact that most of the grapes where from the Central Valley.

I will give him alot of credit by taking Napa Ridge, sticking the label of a small winery he bought out a fews years back on the bottle, and getting Trader Joe's to distribute the stuff nationwide, turning it into a cult phenomenon. I must admit that Charles Shaw's Sav Blanc is a good "emergency" pairing for shrimp, while the Chardonney makes outstanding cooking wine. Not a fan of their reds, but will admit that most Two Buck Chuck Cab or Merlot tastes not worse than alot of the $15-$25 dreck that comes with a Napa or Sonoma label.

[taxed2death]

....box wine drinkin’ schmuck here.

[InterceptPoint]

Unless my somewhat snooty (about wine) parents are coming I buy nothing by TwoBuckChuck. There is a real financial advantage to not being a wine connoisseur. It tastes great to me. Not as good as Diet Pepsi or a good cup of coffee but still pretty good.