Anybody Else Stocking up on "Three Buck Chuck" For the Holiday Festivities?

[Redrover]

With as much actually good wines available for purchase I can't imagine why anyone would waste the time and money on this swill. Any decent wine emporium can make suggestions for wines in any budget but chuck will never be included in their recommendations.

[Mvn2nc]

Originally Posted by Redrover

With as much actually good wines available for purchase I can't imagine why anyone would waste the time and money on this swill. Any decent wine emporium can make suggestions for wines in any budget but chuck will never be included in their recommendations.

When it first came out, it was decent for the price. BUT now that they buy their grapes from anywhere you never know what the quality is going to be.
I'd say, there are far better wines under $10.00 that i would buy before i'd ever drink that moonshine

[Mvn2nc]

Originally Posted by tarp

The Charles Shaw wine is okay but I'm not such a big fan. From my understanding it does not come from one specific winery but from whichever winery happens to have extra stock they are willing to sell cheaply. The reason it is cheaper in California is because California has extremely low (or perhaps no) taxes on locally produced wines. I don't drink so much wine, maybe a glass or two each month, so I prefer to spend a few dollars more and get something really good.

You pay the usual sales tax on it. If you think about it, you are paying for transit for it to come this way which is my understanding.

[Lizardlips]

Originally Posted by Woof

One thing I've noticed is that cheap box wines taste better than cheap bottled wines, so that's what I get. Of course I don't want everyone to know that I lack class, so I go out and buy beautiful crystal decanters at the dollar store, and I've learned how to say various wine names with a French accent.

You go Woof;
That was funny. I agree with you, I have tasted box wine that is far superior than that of a cheap wine. I even drink white zinfindel when people are not looking

[JustChar]

hey lizardlips - white zin is my favorite wine - but i prefer beringer's or sutterhome. and you had said something earlier about the australian wines - i haven't tried them yet but i understand swan's shiraz is supposed to be really yummy.

[Bull City Rising]

Originally Posted by RaleighRob

Really? Hopefully not actually IN Eastgate. That area already has Whole Foods and Earth Fare...and Southern Season is nearby too. (Plus general grocery stores like Food Lion, et al.) I don't think that specific corner of Chapel Hill really needs any more grocery-related stores.
Perhaps Southpoint, South Square, or New Hope Crossings would make more sense.

Yeah, I would think the South Square area (perhaps over in the shopping center with the Kroger's, or in the K-Mart plaza) or Southpoint would make more sense... but from a TJ's perspective, I could also see the benefit of an Eastgate location, in being able to be "central" to Carrboro/CH and Durham. Just be glad to have them closer!

[Desdemona123]

Originally Posted by Mvn2nc

I'd say, there are far better wines under $10.00 that i would buy before i'd ever drink that moonshine

Now, now.....good moonshine is much smoother then 3-buck chuck!!

[Adream]

Originally Posted by nc_green1974

I plan on bringing some up with me when I drive up to the Jersey Shore for the Holidays!

If it's that good, you could probably sell some of your bottles in NJ and make a profit, nc_green. Our nearest Trader Joe's is in Marlton. I go there a couple of times a year - I love that store!

[RaleighRob]

Originally Posted by Bull City Rising

Hmmm... looks like Eastgate. From today's Herald-Sun:
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Well, sad to see Earth Fare going outta business, especially since it's a NC-based company.
I think the ChapelHill/Carrboro area might be getting saturated in the specialty/organic/etc grocery business. Whole Foods, 2 Weaver Street Markets, Southern Season, Fosters, the local farmer's markets...and then add an Earth Fare, which just apparently couldn't compete with all that.
If Trader Joes is added to the mix, who knows who'll end up losing out. They have a stronger name recognition than Earth Fare, so I'm afraid one of the smaller ones might be the first to fall.