Originally Posted by
crabbing
a few years back, there was a glut of high quality california grapes on the market and charles shaw snatched them up. they really were $2/bottle, and they really were good. the good grapes are long gone, but the reputation lives on.
Not necessarily - there are good grapes that can come and go. But one bottle can be, i.e., as good as a $10+ bottle, and the next, not so much. "Charles Shaw" is merely one of Bronco Wine Company's 50+ labels. Some of them are actually available in airport lounges and restaurants, and aren't available for retail sale, so you have no idea what the price point is. And, it isn't any better than the $2 Chuck. And some of the brands are much better.
For $2, you could do worse. On the other hand, I do not remember the last time I bought it.