Do You Drink Charles Shaw Wine?


Updated 07/23/07 7:25 AM · Posted by partysugar · 38 comments

Do You Drink Charles Shaw Wine?

Earlier today I told you about how the cheap, mass produced "Two Buck Chuck" recently won a blind taste test. Now I want to know, do you drink Charles Shaw wine? Image Source Do You Drink Charles Shaw Wine? Yes, it tastes great and it's the cheapest bottle of wine. No way! Sometimes. I use it for cooking, or to make drinks like sangria. I drank it when I was first Read more

Wine World Reels As 2 Buck Chuck Wins Award


Updated 08/15/07 10:55 AM · Posted by partysugar · 16 comments

Wine World Reels As 2 Buck Chuck Wins Award

Wine snobs all over the country are still fuming over a blind tasting in which Charles Shaw's 2005 Chardonnay was voted the best tasting California Chardonnay by the judges at the California State Fair Commercial Wine Competition. You may have heard this already, but so many people have been asking me about it that I couldn't let it go unnoticed! The shocking results were leaked on June 28th and Read more

Wine, by the Numbers


Updated 06/21/11 9:13 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

What Goes Into the Cost of Wine?

One of the most informative seminars at the Food & Wine Classic was taught by sommelier (and James Beard Award winner) Belinda Chang. She's made her name as the wine director at The Modern restaurant in New York City. The 2011 Outstanding Wine Service Award winner — whose seminar was titled "Bling vs. Bargain? Guess the Wine Price" — tackled the question of whether price makes a Read more