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When Trends Marry

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Cheaply Put, Sir

Weirdsmobile's sublimely cranky B? on Trader Joe's $2.99 Charles Shaw Cabernet Sauvignon (known to the cognoscenti of West L.A. as "Two Buck Chuck"):

Its flavors are complexly cheap, conveyed initially by a crisply cheap tang followed by a low-budget aftertaste and a clean, cut-rate finish. A wine of this sublime cheapness would be a perfect accompaniment to a free or reduced-price meal.