$1.99 Charles Shaw wine strikes gold at competition

[Kadie]

$1.99 Charles Shaw wine strikes gold at competition

By MICHELLE LOCKE, Associated Press Writer
Last Updated: June 16, 2004, 06:15:17 PM PDT

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Two Buck Chuck, the California wine famous for its low price, was worth its weight in gold to judges in a New York competition.

A Charles Shaw shiraz - Charles Shaw is Two Buck's formal name - got through to the finals of the International Eastern Wine Competition, one of only 53 finalists out of 2,300 wines entered.

The news was a bit of a stunner for the wine world, where high praise is often accompanied by high prices. But for Ceres-based Bronco Wine Co., makers of Charles Shaw, the honor was vintage vindication.

"First the people spoke and now the critics have spoken," said Bronco spokesman Harvey Posert.

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I have to say that Two Buck Chuck is better than a lot of the higher price wines I have tried.

[Waistdeep]

1. It's my house wine

Even though it's $3 a bottle in the Midwest, I haven't found anything as good for twice the price, unless it's some other wines from Trader Joes.

Truly a bargain.

[nini]

2. that's a great wine

amazing price and really worth much more.

gotta love Trader Joes for have cases and cases of it.

[Kadie]

3. I get a kick out of Trader Joes

You see all these people with their carts huddled in the isle, then comes a Trader Joes employee wheeling in a pallet of this wine, and before the guy can even get the wine in place cases are being carried away.

LOL