Trader Joes $1.99 sauvignon blanc/merlot is pretty good

[miri]

Tastes good, how do they make any money at less then two bucks?

Maybe if it came in a cheap container but the wine comes in regular wine bottles.

 

[Ns1]

by relying on poor bastards with no tastebuds

 

[Agentbolt]

Are you talking about 2 Buck Chuck? God, I didn't think anyone actually LIKED the stuff, their customer base is desperate college kids whose parents only gave them a 50 dollar a week food allowance.

 

[miri]

Originally posted by: Ns1
by relying on poor bastards with no tastebuds

http://www.npr.org/templates/s...ry.php?storyId=1963794

When it comes to wine, some consumers still equate quality with price. But at the 28th Annual International Eastern Wine Competition, a $1.99 bottle of California Wine, the 2002 Charles Shaw Shiraz, beat out 2,300 wines to win a prestigious double gold medal.

 

[BigJ]

They need to start boxing that stuff up. Give Franzia some real competition.

 

[miri]

A more recent article

http://www.napavalleyregister....875e0c50f434254801.txt

Charles Shaw chardonnay is state?s best

The Charles Shaw 2005 California chardonnay (yes, the $1.99 ?Two Buck Chuck? made by Bronco Wine Company sold at Trader Joe?s) was judged Best Chardonnay from California at California State Fair Commercial Wine Competition.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: Agentbolt
Are you talking about 2 Buck Chuck? God, I didn't think anyone actually LIKED the stuff, their customer base is desperate college kids whose parents only gave them a 50 dollar a week food allowance.

No, the only people that really hate the stuff are ignorant online blatherers who probably have not even tasted it and who think that the liquor ads in Maxim define what people should drink.

 

[Squisher]

Yeah, that is something that is cool about wine that sometimes you can find super deals. There was a wine a couple of years ago that was like $3 and had such a big following that it made the news. I wish there was a Trader Joes anywhere close.



btw - I drank a bottle a couple of weeks ago that I found out later was worth about $70. I didn't pay that for it. The wife was in a wine club last year with a winery and it was included in a shipment. The most expensive wine they ever sent was like $40. After I opened it I thought I'd look it up to see if it worth anything. oops, oh well.

 

[Born2bwire]

Originally posted by: miri
Tastes good, how do they make any money at less then two bucks?

Antifreeze.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: miri
Tastes good, how do they make any money at less then two bucks?

Maybe if it came in a cheap container but the wine comes in regular wine bottles.

Volume sales. Whenever I go to Trader Joes, I see people leaving with several cases of the stuff.

 

[George P Burdell]

I :heart: two buck Chuck :

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt

Originally posted by: Agentbolt
Are you talking about 2 Buck Chuck? God, I didn't think anyone actually LIKED the stuff, their customer base is desperate college kids whose parents only gave them a 50 dollar a week food allowance.

No, the only people that really hate the stuff are ignorant online blatherers who probably have not even tasted it and who think that the liquor ads in Maxim define what people should drink.

I hate it because it tastes like ass, not because I read maxim.

 

[KillerCharlie]

I bought some for cooking and was surprised at how good it tasted.

 

[moshquerade]

it's all good.

enjoy. :wine:

 

[evident]

they dont sell wine in anything other than state stores in PA

 

[xanis]

Originally posted by: evident
they dont sell wine in anything other than state stores in PA

Yep. You can thank the idiots in our state government for that one.

 

[mjquilly]

loss leader i would assume...get 'em in w/ the deal, and they'll buy other stuff too

they have some decent contract-brewed beer as well. some of it sucks, but some of it is not bad. I think I liked the "Jumping Cow"

 

[Agentbolt]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt

Originally posted by: Agentbolt
Are you talking about 2 Buck Chuck? God, I didn't think anyone actually LIKED the stuff, their customer base is desperate college kids whose parents only gave them a 50 dollar a week food allowance.

No, the only people that really hate the stuff are ignorant online blatherers who probably have not even tasted it and who think that the liquor ads in Maxim define what people should drink.

Don't get pissy with ME because your taste buds were apparently burned off in some horrible gay porn incident where your partner had been drinking paint thinner heavily for three days straight beforehand, chumley. I used to down that stuff all the time back in college, along with Keystone, Popov, and whatever that 4 dollar champagne is. It tasted like malted battery acid.

 

[mjquilly]

Originally posted by: Agentbolt

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt

Originally posted by: Agentbolt
Are you talking about 2 Buck Chuck? God, I didn't think anyone actually LIKED the stuff, their customer base is desperate college kids whose parents only gave them a 50 dollar a week food allowance.

No, the only people that really hate the stuff are ignorant online blatherers who probably have not even tasted it and who think that the liquor ads in Maxim define what people should drink.

Don't get pissy with ME because your taste buds were apparently burned off in some horrible gay porn incident where your partner had been drinking paint thinner heavily for three days straight beforehand, chumley. I used to down that stuff all the time back in college, along with Keystone, Popov, and whatever that 4 dollar champagne is. It tasted like malted battery acid.

whoa, whoa, whoa, no need to bring j. roget champagne into this.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: mjquilly

Originally posted by: Agentbolt

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt

Originally posted by: Agentbolt
Are you talking about 2 Buck Chuck? God, I didn't think anyone actually LIKED the stuff, their customer base is desperate college kids whose parents only gave them a 50 dollar a week food allowance.

No, the only people that really hate the stuff are ignorant online blatherers who probably have not even tasted it and who think that the liquor ads in Maxim define what people should drink.

Don't get pissy with ME because your taste buds were apparently burned off in some horrible gay porn incident where your partner had been drinking paint thinner heavily for three days straight beforehand, chumley. I used to down that stuff all the time back in college, along with Keystone, Popov, and whatever that 4 dollar champagne is. It tasted like malted battery acid.

whoa, whoa, whoa, no need to bring j. roget champagne into this.

He may also be talking about Andre.

 

[Agentbolt]

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: mjquilly

Originally posted by: Agentbolt

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt

Originally posted by: Agentbolt
Are you talking about 2 Buck Chuck? God, I didn't think anyone actually LIKED the stuff, their customer base is desperate college kids whose parents only gave them a 50 dollar a week food allowance.

No, the only people that really hate the stuff are ignorant online blatherers who probably have not even tasted it and who think that the liquor ads in Maxim define what people should drink.

Don't get pissy with ME because your taste buds were apparently burned off in some horrible gay porn incident where your partner had been drinking paint thinner heavily for three days straight beforehand, chumley. I used to down that stuff all the time back in college, along with Keystone, Popov, and whatever that 4 dollar champagne is. It tasted like malted battery acid.

whoa, whoa, whoa, no need to bring j. roget champagne into this.

He may also be talking about Andre.

Yes, that's it! Andre! Excellent stuff.

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: mjquilly

Originally posted by: Agentbolt

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt

Originally posted by: Agentbolt
Are you talking about 2 Buck Chuck? God, I didn't think anyone actually LIKED the stuff, their customer base is desperate college kids whose parents only gave them a 50 dollar a week food allowance.

No, the only people that really hate the stuff are ignorant online blatherers who probably have not even tasted it and who think that the liquor ads in Maxim define what people should drink.

Don't get pissy with ME because your taste buds were apparently burned off in some horrible gay porn incident where your partner had been drinking paint thinner heavily for three days straight beforehand, chumley. I used to down that stuff all the time back in college, along with Keystone, Popov, and whatever that 4 dollar champagne is. It tasted like malted battery acid.

whoa, whoa, whoa, no need to bring j. roget champagne into this.

He may also be talking about Andre.

i swear the bottle cost more than the alky inside. andre + md 20/20 + 40's = great success

 

[Agentbolt]

Originally posted by: Ns1

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: mjquilly

Originally posted by: Agentbolt

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt

Originally posted by: Agentbolt
Are you talking about 2 Buck Chuck? God, I didn't think anyone actually LIKED the stuff, their customer base is desperate college kids whose parents only gave them a 50 dollar a week food allowance.

No, the only people that really hate the stuff are ignorant online blatherers who probably have not even tasted it and who think that the liquor ads in Maxim define what people should drink.

Don't get pissy with ME because your taste buds were apparently burned off in some horrible gay porn incident where your partner had been drinking paint thinner heavily for three days straight beforehand, chumley. I used to down that stuff all the time back in college, along with Keystone, Popov, and whatever that 4 dollar champagne is. It tasted like malted battery acid.

whoa, whoa, whoa, no need to bring j. roget champagne into this.

He may also be talking about Andre.

i swear the bottle cost more than the alky inside. andre + md 20/20 + 40's = great success

Heh, I usually drew the line at Mad Dog. That's one step away from living under a bridge and drinking Steel Reserve from a paper bag.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: Agentbolt

Originally posted by: Ns1
i swear the bottle cost more than the alky inside. andre + md 20/20 + 40's = great success

Heh, I usually drew the line at Mad Dog. That's one step away from living under a bridge and drinking Steel Reserve from a paper bag.

Never went the Mad Dog route. I've had my fair share of Steel Reserve nights.

Getting back to the Andre, the Cold Duck and Pink isn't terrible. Granted, it's absolutely a "girly" drink, but I'm trying to get drunk, not impress anybody if I have to drink that stuff.

Another one of the cheap drink nights was Skippy. 30 pack of shit beer, handle of shit vodka, and as much lemonade mix as you can stomach. Not a bad deal for $22-$25. More than enough to get a bunch of people drunk for less than $4 a person.

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: Agentbolt

Originally posted by: Ns1
i swear the bottle cost more than the alky inside. andre + md 20/20 + 40's = great success

Heh, I usually drew the line at Mad Dog. That's one step away from living under a bridge and drinking Steel Reserve from a paper bag.

Never went the Mad Dog route. I've had my fair share of Steel Reserve nights.

Getting back to the Andre, the Cold Duck and Pink isn't terrible. Granted, it's absolutely a "girly" drink, but I'm trying to get drunk, not impress anybody if I have to drink that stuff.

Another one of the cheap drink nights was Skippy. 30 pack of shit beer, handle of shit vodka, and as much lemonade mix as you can stomach. Not a bad deal for $22-$25. More than enough to get a bunch of people drunk for less than $4 a person.

lmao. My friend was a total steel reserve + paper bag kind of guy; could never do it myself.