Friday, July 13, 2007

Good Things Don’t Always Have to be Expensive

Every now and then my girlfriend and I like to have a glass of wine with dinner after a hard day’s work.

Our wine of choice is usually a brand sold only at Trader Joe’s, a boutique-type grocery store.  The closest location is in Atlanta.

So, every time we make a trip up to the big city, we stop at Trader Joe’s and big up a couple bottles (or a case) of Charles Shaw (Wikipedia).  It’s affectionately known as “Two Buck Chuck” because it only cost about $2.50 per bottle.

We always thought we were drinking the cheap stuff, and one day, we’d be rich and drink the fancy expensive stuff.

Turns out, we were drinking the good stuff all along.

Check this article out (There’s video, too):

California’s Wine Surprise
The connoisseurs may cringe, the snobs may even sob, but the judges have spoken: California’s best chardonnay costs less than $3.