2 Buck Chuck is coming to town

Anyone who has ever been to a Trader Joe's will know what I'm talking about and everyone else who lives in Des Moines is about to find out!  On November 5th, Trader Joe's will open it's doors in West Des Moines and among all the other gems they sell will be their Charles Shaw wine, aka 2 Buck Chuck.  So what exactly is 2 Buck Chuck, you ask?  My experience with this wine comes from living in California for 10 years and frequenting our favorite grocery shopping spot, Trader Joe's.  We came across this wine that had a price of $1.99.  I remember thinking how horrible this wine must taste, but it came recommended so even if it was swill I would only be out $1.99.  We tried all of their varietals and were amazed at how tolerable and even descent many were.  This soon became our week day wine.  It's that wine you can open and not feel like you have to finish the whole bottle.  There have also been  a lot of blind tastings where they pitted Charles Shaw up against much higher valued wine and in many cases 2 buck chuck prevailed!  So, if you haven't tried Charles Shaw you may just want to pick up a few bottles when you visit the new TJ's.  You can bet we will always have a few 2 buck chucks on our shelf!