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Trader Joe's Two Buck Chuck???
Does anyone know the real story of the Charles Shaw Vineyard blowout at Trader Joe's....
I was told the bottles before the vineyard purchase had an asking price of up to $30.00 I had some over the weekend and I am not a wine snob..... but for $1.99 a bottle it tasted pretty damn good. I am sure the wine experts will beg to differ..... but for a Corona and New Castle guy the Two buck Chuck was good enough. |
I read about it, anyone willing to send me a case to try?
No Trader Joes here...:( |
i don't know the story, but 2 buck Chuck is really good.
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I tried that stuff a while back. Tastes the about same to me at $8 wine. Except that I don't drink $8 wine.
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For Sure.....it was $24.99 for a case had a little gig in La Quinta over the weekend and we forgot the wine...walked into TJ's and just said Fuck it and grabbed a case....we even had compliments
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I am not a big wine guy..... but the wine snobs reluctantly said it was passable. I guess they are having a hard time keeping it in stock. I do prefer a Cambria vineyard Wild Horse Merlot..... lol.......that may be the most ridiculous thing I have ever said.....it is a good merlot though |
I heard it had somehting to with the estimated worth of the winery. He was in a divorce or somehitng. So he just basically gave it away. That was from and old lady paying for a case at the local Trader Joes.....who knows !?
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How do your Ducks look???? |
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I have never had Boones Farm out of a glass Strawberry Hill has been the secret to all my success with the ladies:winkwink: |
I'm a former TJs employee with many remaining contacts. There are many rumors about Charles Shaw wine (divorce settlement, bankrupties, etc), but none are true. The real story is that there's a huge glut in CA wine production. The producer simply reached an agreement to sell vast amounts of product at an incredible price. It is a buyers market, and especially good for someone like TJ's that buys with cash in advance. It's not a once time buyout, but a continuing relationship with a producer with huge acreage (at least for the near future). At $1.99, TJs is making about .50 cents a bottle in profit. They have gained even more in publicity and new customers. There was a recent vintage turnover, and the new year isn't quite as good as the original two buck chuck. Still, it's easily a $10-15 bottle of wine.
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LOl.....Hey Thanks!! That is very interesting and will definately be passed on. |
I haven't tried it yet, every time I try to go to TJ's to get stuff, there's always an AJ's or a wine store in the way and I never make it...
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IF you are looking to spend an evening in a bubble bath with some van Morrison playing...Two Buck Chuck can accomplish the goal..... and if you need help.... ....you know where to find help |
i'll have to try it, nothing to lose
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Does it come in a bottle or a box?
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Bottle of Two Buck Chuck......$1.99
Calk and calk gun..................$15.99 pulling out another glass.......priceless how you been....been busy???? |
Jim.............Ducks look un organized and not very practiced right now. We seem to be skating on snow shoes, can't handle passes , can't keep anyone off of Giggy... So basically we look terrible.
Thanks for asking............:321GFY |
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btw....you did know Detroit started off with a 2-0 start just want to keep youy in the loop bro |
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http://www.traderjoes.com/new/images/chuck.jpg More Info About Charles Shaw Wines |
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ahhah, sorry bro, i'm a midwest raised kid, gotta stick with the good teams. Not ones named after a silly movie |
New Team out of Kissimmeee
The Nemos North Hollywood has a developer right now who is near approval for a 9000 person arena that will host a semi pro hockey team kind of like the gulls for the valley reminds me....must go to gulls game and booze... |
Jim,
The Chardonnay beat out a $70 bottle in a taste test comparison in wine spectator. The red is not as good but then again for $2 how can u go wrong. |
With a name like Shaw, you can not go wrong.
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when a thread gets started about *cheap* wine, you know the industry has bottomed out.:1orglaugh
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I am telling you we had a blast taste tasting the Chuck a 1997 BV did beat it out though everytime went Golfing in La Quinta this weekend for the golfers WOW! houses right on the fairway..... so nice |
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My next thread will be...... used Hyundai's piece of shit or thrifty jewel??? |
One of the morning shows tested it and most liked it better than the expensive stuff.
I wish they'd sell it here. :( |
It's not good wine by any means, that shit we had was horrible. Maybe we got a bad batch or something, but I couldn't stand the taste and I can usually drink wine. I still have two bottles sitting downstairs....
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there are Hundreds of verry good solid wines for under 15 bucks
alot of them under 10 Ive turned alot of people on to really good finds :thumbsup |
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your top ten red |
I dunno about two buck chuck...but I do know that trader joe's is my favorite spot to buy wines...they've got some amazing australian wines there...which are my current fav's.
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I've heard about 2 buck Chuck before as well. I only drink wine occassionally, but 2 dollars does sound like ripple indeed. At some liquor stores, the ghetto wines like night train, thunderbird, etc... are some times more than 2 dollars.
Oh wells, whats good is good. Price is not always exactly connected to quality. Sometimes you get more than what you pay for just as much as you can get less. |
I am good friends with one of the very top buyers and the in-house councel at TJ's. I will ask and post the straight dope.
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I love to punch holes in urban myth's make sure you post it The best one I heard is that it was a divorce and the Charles Shaw Heir decided to give it to trader Joe's for :2 cents: on the dollar.... |
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