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Two Buck Chuck's

lewm - 5-29-2007 at 07:55 AM

I just read in this mornings paper that Two Buck Chuck's has sold over 300 million bottles since starting five years ago. I wonder how many of those bottles ended up in Baja? I know I have bought a few cases in the past. Nothing like a glass of wine when the sun goes down in Baja.

capt. mike - 5-29-2007 at 08:04 AM

i quit buying it - too much inconsistancy bottle to bottle

Don Alley - 5-29-2007 at 08:08 AM

from Wikipedia:

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The Charles Shaw label is owned by the Bronco Wine Company, headed by Fred Franzia (formerly of Franzia Brothers wines). There once was an actual, eponymous winery owned by Charles F. Shaw, dedicated to producing Beaujolais-style wines in the Napa Valley, but it went out of business and the name was sold to Bronco. Bronco achieves its low prices in part by taking advantage of the overplanting of wine grapes in California in the 1990s, but also by growing huge quantities of its own at extremely low cost. The result is put in a respectable, 750mL package, sealed with real cork. People who might shy away from box wine, screwcap, and jug wine can drink equally inexpensive wine without the stigma attached to its usual packaging.

Osprey - 5-29-2007 at 08:09 AM

Nothing beats a good box of wine.

DENNIS - 5-29-2007 at 08:21 AM

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Originally posted by capt. mike
i quit buying it - too much inconsistancy bottle to bottle

I agree. They should raise the price to 2.25 and use the extra quarter to improve quality consistency.
:lol:

DENNIS - 5-29-2007 at 08:25 AM

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Originally posted by Osprey
Nothing beats a good box of wine.

Actually, I think it's a bag in a box. Now, that's pretty sophisticated packaging compared to a crummy bottle with a cork.

Mexitron - 5-29-2007 at 09:49 AM

:lol:

toneart - 5-29-2007 at 10:10 AM

I think it is now Three Buck Chuck. It is still worth it for me to drive the 60 miles to the nearest Trader Joe's so that I can buy cheap wine in a bottle with a cork.

The volume Trader Joe's moves and their exclusive contract surely has something to do with keeping the price low.

The label was available in Mulege for awhile this spring and it sure was an improvement over any Mexican or even Chilean wine found there. It was at the 11/7 store and also at Scotty's. I have an idea who the middle smuggler, uh I mean man was but I'm not telling. That guy cost me only a 100% markup as I bought it by the case....yes, I did hoard. Oh, does buying it by the case qualify as "wine in a box"? A couple of days into it and I looked like this guy>>>>>>>>>>> :barf:

capt. mike - 5-29-2007 at 10:47 AM

"sure was an improvement over any Mexican or even Chilean wine found there."

you got to be kidding?!

there are a bunch of Guadalupe valle and chilean wines found $5- $6, $7-$8 range at Saul's and Poncho's that are twice to 3X's as good as $2 Charlie's!!

i tried some of the shelf stock from 7-11 on the HW past Serenidad last month.....it was lousy at $5!!

Hell, i've had several better boxed wines than many corked finished varieties.

funny thing...taste.....each has their own.

toneart - 5-29-2007 at 10:56 AM

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Originally posted by capt. mike
"sure was an improvement over any Mexican or even Chilean wine found there."

you got to be kidding?!

there are a bunch of Guadalupe valle and chilean wines found $5- $6, $7-$8 range at Saul's and Poncho's that are twice to 3X's as good as $2 Charlie's!!

i tried some of the shelf stock from 7-11 on the HW past Serenidad last month.....it was lousy at $5!!

Hell, i've had several better boxed wines than many corked finished varieties.

funny thing...taste.....each has their own.

Mike,

Your last line rules this conversation.

I have tasted some good wines in the Guadalupe Valley but they never made it into Saul's. I did find one decent Chilean wine there. I think it was called Villa Santa Barbara.