For a long time, Charles shaw has known as Two Buck Chuck, due to its original selling price of $1.99. In 2013, however, the California price for Charles Shaw finally moved up to $2.49.

So I got curious: what could I get at Trader Joe’s for $3.99?

I decided it was time to begin a new series on Rogue Bottle: $3.99 Wine. These episodes will be about half the length as usual, and they’ll pop up from time to time as I come across $3.99 wines at Trader Joe’s that turn out to be solid, everyday bottles.

For this first edition, I was joined by my uncle Mark, my cousin Bryan, and his wife Hannah to sample 2015 Barrel Axe Red.