I like the Hardys also. It's supposed to be the same wine that they
bottle, but I'm not sure which wine.

shumway wrote:
> Milhouse Van Houten wrote:
>
>
>>I was reading over some of the old threads on this topic, and opinions
>>ranged from these being poor to passable, but since that's so relative,
>>can someone compare them with the other common bargain wine, Charles "Two
>>Buck
>>Chuck" Shaw (cab sav, merlot, etc)? Thanks.
>
>
> The forum in http://www.wineloverspage.com had a thread about this. A lot
> of people chimed in, but IIRC most of them were of the opinion that both
> were equally bad. Robin Garr, (the owner of the page) felt that the Shaw
> was much better, and there was one other poster thought the Franzia was
> much better. The forums is easy to search, so I suggest you go to that
> site and read the thread.
>
> BTW, I have noticed that in addition to the usual suspects for box wine
> (Almaden, Vella, and Franzia), the stores here have begun carrying Hardy's
> and Corbett Canyon. I like the Hardy's. The Corbett Canyon I have not
> tried yet, but I see that it is made by the same company as Franzia (The
> Wine Group). Shaw is not available here, so I have no idea how they
> compare to Shaw. Any opinions?