Two Buck Suck

When we go to Trader Joe's for wine (and I won't go anywhere else anymore), my friend Stiff always insists on getting the two buck chuck (in NYC, $2.99). For months I've been suggesting she splurge and spend the extra dollar on a $3.99 bottle, like Purple Moon or the oddly-waxy-tasting-but-I-like-it Zarutha (it might be spelled differently -- it's the one with the tan giraffe). I say the same thing every time: "There's a disproportionate increase in quality between the $2.99 and the $3.99. It's like the opposite of diminishing returns. Really!" So the last time we were in there and she grabbed the Charles Shaw and I made a face, she goes "I KNOW, THERE'S A DISPROPORTIONATE In INCREASE IN QUALITY OR WHATEVER...I don't care, I like this stuff!"

And then I realized...I am the world's cheapest wine snob.

Anyway, added value: this kind of reminds me of Zach Galifianakis's impression of a pretentious illiterate person (Video. Hilarious.)

Comments

[Angelos]

You may be a cheap wine snob, but you are correct.

Chuck Shiraz is at least drinkable, but the others are just wrong. Best to avoid Chuck altogether.

The LaBoca Malbec at $4.99 and the Abrazo Reserve at $5.99 are especially good values. The wife and I buy those by the case to put on the "everyday wine rack," which keeps us out of the cellar and away from the $20+ bottles of wine, unless we're cooking up a real meal or something.

[Jameson]

Malbec from Argentina and Grenache (Garnacha) from Spain are usually the best red wine values in the world; they prove that you can be a wine snob for under 10 bucks a bottle.