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  • 'Two-Buck Chuck' Wins Wine Competition

    06/30/2007 2:05:16 PM PDT · by DogByte6RER · 67 replies · 2,490+ views
    North County Times/The Californian ^ | Friday, June 29, 2007 | BRADLEY J. FIKES - Staff Writer
    'Two-Buck Chuck' wins wine competition By: BRADLEY J. FIKES - Staff Writer Vin d'Expensive? Meritage Snooty? If that's the kind of name you were thinking would grace a winner of the California State Fair Commercial Wine Competition, get ready for a shock. Try "Two-Buck Chuck," more formally Charles Shaw, the brand beloved of bargain but palate-sensitive wine shoppers. It's sold by Bronco Wine Co. exclusively through Trader Joe's. Shaw's California Chardonnay took first place for Best Chardonnay from California. To some in the clubby California wine community, that must seem like a Michelin's Red Guide giving three stars to a...