Comments on: Boo-Buck Chuck http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2008/06/27/boo-buck-chuck/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:19:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Endless Simmer - A Food Blog » Blog Archive » Calimocho, Say What? http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2008/06/27/boo-buck-chuck/#comment-10431 Endless Simmer - A Food Blog » Blog Archive » Calimocho, Say What? Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:02:20 +0000 http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2008/06/27/boo-buck-chuck/#comment-10431 [...] I thought I would also try it with Dr. Pepper, this was obviously different, the taste of the Dr. Pepper was more apparent and perhaps too overpowering for the wine, not sure if I needed to have an alcohol induced Dr. P but it was worth the try. Why not give it a go with other drinks too, Fanta, full fat Coke, Pepsi, Cherry Coke etc. One final note, the only wine I had in my apartment was a nice Pinot Noir, perhaps wasted on this, it is perfectly acceptable and encouraged that Calimocho be made with a cheap wine, perhaps a Two Buck Chuck. [...] […] I thought I would also try it with Dr. Pepper, this was obviously different, the taste of the Dr. Pepper was more apparent and perhaps too overpowering for the wine, not sure if I needed to have an alcohol induced Dr. P but it was worth the try. Why not give it a go with other drinks too, Fanta, full fat Coke, Pepsi, Cherry Coke etc. One final note, the only wine I had in my apartment was a nice Pinot Noir, perhaps wasted on this, it is perfectly acceptable and encouraged that Calimocho be made with a cheap wine, perhaps a Two Buck Chuck. […]

]]> By: miked. http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2008/06/27/boo-buck-chuck/#comment-9043 miked. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:27:27 +0000 http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2008/06/27/boo-buck-chuck/#comment-9043 now you don't have to gansie. i can picture fred franzia's handsome mug, with his brimmed hat, gazing pensively at his pink glass of wine with grapvines and sunshine in the background ... on the side of the box of Franzia in the fridge in my college house. now you don’t have to gansie.

i can picture fred franzia’s handsome mug, with his brimmed hat, gazing pensively at his pink glass of wine with grapvines and sunshine in the background … on the side of the box of Franzia in the fridge in my college house.

]]> By: gansie http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2008/06/27/boo-buck-chuck/#comment-9041 gansie Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:39:19 +0000 http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2008/06/27/boo-buck-chuck/#comment-9041 i actually have no idea if ive even drank 2-buck before. im such an east coaster. i actually have no idea if ive even drank 2-buck before. im such an east coaster.

]]> By: JoeHoya http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2008/06/27/boo-buck-chuck/#comment-9040 JoeHoya Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:06:19 +0000 http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2008/06/27/boo-buck-chuck/#comment-9040 This is a horrible story, and Merced Farm Laborers (the independent contractor supplying the laborers) appears to have screwed up in a lot of ways here: - She was underage - She was an undocumented immigrant worker - They didn't provide adequate water - They didn't provide proper training to their foremen to deal with heat-related illness - Some sources suggest they didn't even provide toilets Criminal charges seem warranted, unless there's something we're not hearing about. That being said, the price of Two Buck Chuck (Three Buck Chuck in the District and Three-Twenty-Nine Chuck in the Commonwealth) probably has a lot more to do with the fact that Bronco is the fourth-largest wine producer in the United States and they are owned by Fred Franzia (his family sold their winery to Coca-Cola in the '70s and you can still find it anywhere you see wine-in-a-box). Those kinds of economies of scale, coupled with his rather indiscriminate willingness to blend grapes from countless sources (they buy a lot more than they grow themselves) to achieve a consistent flavor (kind of like making non-vintage port) have a lot to do with the ability to keep the price of the bottle as low as it is. This is a horrible story, and Merced Farm Laborers (the independent contractor supplying the laborers) appears to have screwed up in a lot of ways here:

- She was underage
- She was an undocumented immigrant worker
- They didn’t provide adequate water
- They didn’t provide proper training to their foremen to deal with heat-related illness
- Some sources suggest they didn’t even provide toilets

Criminal charges seem warranted, unless there’s something we’re not hearing about.

That being said, the price of Two Buck Chuck (Three Buck Chuck in the District and Three-Twenty-Nine Chuck in the Commonwealth) probably has a lot more to do with the fact that Bronco is the fourth-largest wine producer in the United States and they are owned by Fred Franzia (his family sold their winery to Coca-Cola in the ’70s and you can still find it anywhere you see wine-in-a-box).

Those kinds of economies of scale, coupled with his rather indiscriminate willingness to blend grapes from countless sources (they buy a lot more than they grow themselves) to achieve a consistent flavor (kind of like making non-vintage port) have a lot to do with the ability to keep the price of the bottle as low as it is.

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