Originally Posted by
Swissaire
I was told much later, when the guests were leaving, and the "coast was clear, " that the " Epic wine " decanted that evening was in fact a good value purchase from Trader Joes. And hidden somewhere deep in the dust bin outside, well away from any curious guests lingering around, was an empty bottle of Charles Shaw Shiraz.
I hate how some people like to play games with wine. I guess this was the reverse, trying to show wine snobs that they can't tell good wine from bad. The story would have been better if he had brought out the CS bottle with a flourish and showed them all what they had been drinking. I like to think that I could tell the difference between Charles Shaw aka Two Buck Chuck and a good wine. Two Buck Chuck is just nasty. I've tried it several times and it is just not drinkable. Trader Joes does have some amazing wines, including a $5 South American Carmenere but I don't think I'd care for most of the wine they sell.