2 buck chuck wins: beats 2,300 other wines

[Really Nice!]

Incredible ...the 2002 Charles Shaw Shiraz beat out 2,300 wines to win a prestigious double gold medal.

[melkor]

I wonder what was in the bottle...

[Really Nice!]

I wonder what was in the bottle...

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Don't know, but I just saw that the site is dated June 18, 2004. Sorry if this is old informationas it's news to me.

[melkor]

Don't know, but I just saw that the site is dated June 18, 2004. Sorry if this is old informationas it's news to me.

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It's news to me too. Given that two buck chuck is made from wine purchased in bulk, blended, then bottled I suspect the folks at Bronco run into a fair amount of good wine - it's just much less good after they blend the best with the worst to hide it's awfulness. I'd guess what went off to the contest wasn't the same thing you find at trader joes rather it was a case of the best lot they had on hand.

[winesonoma]

Was a finalist, did not win.

[Mulcahy]

Here is the link to the prior thread on the subject.

Here is the link to the results of the competition. And it did in fact win a double gold in the Syrah/Shiraz to $15 category.

[Coop]

I see this as it's French tasting like the one in the 70's that made Stag's Leap. Only fame and fortune for Mr Shaw now. What fools we were to doubt them.

[winesonoma]

I stand corrected.

[David94928]

Here is the link to the prior thread on the subject.

Here is the link to the results of the competition.  And it did in fact win a double gold in the Syrah/Shiraz to $15 category.

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As a double-gold medalist it was in contention for "best red wine of the competition". It did not win that accolade.

I tried a bottle of this wine right after I heard about the results back in mid summer. Compared to any of the other Two Buck Chuck wines I've tasted this was very good, especially for the price. I would have easily paid $7-8-9 for a bottle of this.

Unfortunately when I went back to Trader Joes about a month later they were already selling the 2003 Shiraz. Not nearly as good and much more in line with the other Two Buck Chuck wines.

David