Tiff

LOL, Caph (higher "sin" taxes)

Gardyloo

Anybody old enough to remember Red Mountain Burgandy? IIRC it was $5 a gallon.

Gardyloo

BurgUndy, too.

NeoPatrick

Hello, leelane, I'm here. It's the NEW Patrick. But now you've put the pressure on and it's so hard to deliver under those conditions.

I'm also old enough to remember Boone's Farm, Strawberry Hill, and Reunite "on ice".

One of my favorite Mary Tyler Moore episodes was where she was dating this really young guy, and Rhoda said if the wine the guy brings has more than a two word name, she was in trouble. The guy walks in with the wine and says something like "It's Mountain Valley Apple Harvest Raspberry Ripple". GASP.

razzledazzle

Wally' what ever were you "on" when you
made the decision to consider traveling with this, uh...(wine) ?

Whatever it was, I urge
you to bring some along and hand it out with the wine !

R5

lynnejoel1015

I love it! It's been a staple in our household for years!

Little_Man

some bottles are good, some are just awful; it's inconsistent.

NeoPatrick

I just remembered that my partner's nephew who works at a Trader Joe's says they all call it "Two buck Up-chuck".

Dick

In addition to taxes...shipping adds to the cost of chuck in other states.

kureiff

Oh Tiff, that's a great idea. I'll have to look for some Strawberry Hill the next time I meet up with one of my friend's from high school! LOL.

suze

Good one, NeoPat!!

Ah for the day's of a case of Boone's Farm in the trunk of your boyfriend's car...
Now THERE was a wine

lynnejoel1015

frankie--- that's true. it is inconsistent.

but, alas, our palettes are too rough to usually gague

jetprincess

I just can't bring myself to buy it! I can't get over the story of how 2 Buck Chuck came to be!! I just feel rotten for the REAL Charles Shaw!!

wally34949

When I was in Europe, I walked into a wine store and they filled my liter empty water bottle with red wine from the vat. The price, 1 Euro, or about $1.30! I had visions of Lucy stomping the grapes. This wine will go bad in a few months since it doesn't have all of the preservatives needed to store wine for long periods of time.

AuntAnnie

NeoPatrick and Suze: I see your palates were trained just like mine....good ol' Boone's Farm....and it WAS in my boyfriend's car, too!! He is now my DH and we drink a slightly better vintage now.

suze

Ah yes those were the days. Hopefully proving I am not a wine snob... but to the OP if Wally can afford a cruise vacation, he can afford a little nicer wine to take on it! And for Wally that great wine you can get in Italy for 1 euro, well, it ain't Charles Shaw.

motor_city_girl

Last night, I accidently made a wine slushy with another TJ fav wine. Had 20 ladies over and put a bottle of Sav. Bl. in the freezer.

Forgot about it! Oops. Put it in the frid and will sample later. Should be interesting texture.