There’s been lively discussion about Charles Shaw wines of late (perchance made more lively by some very active partakers of the wine). If you find yourself wondering what’s all the fuss about, you’re not alone. Charles Shaw is actually a table wine—a nice, easy drinking wine sold exclusively at Trader Joe’s stores. The real draw for this wine is its rather humble price tag. The price is so low, some have deemed it “Two Buck Chuck.” We’ll get into the pricing later as not all of our stores are able to have that wondrous $1.99 price.
The Buzz About Charles Shaw Wines from the Trader Joe’s website.
It’s “Three Buck Chuck” in New Mexico, but I’d say about the best $3 wine you can find that comes in a bottle with a cork. And, while there’s only one Trader Joe’s in New Mexico for the moment — in Santa Fe, of course — another is opening this winter in Albuquerque.
Two buck chuck is swill. The red is awful, and the white is completely undrinkable. There are many excellent selections between 5 and 10 dollars a bottle. Admittedly these are twice as expensive, but trust me, they won’t slowly burn away your tastebuds either.
Yeah, but it’s three buck chuck here in New Mexico. Tastes 50% better than swill. 🙂
Well there’s that and the fact that it is a handy gasoline additive to stretch your car’s mileage in these days of high gas prices. Kinda puts a positive twist on the whole drinking and driving thing.
Kinda.
Life is too short to drink bad wine.