I'd read - but no way of knowing if this is accurate or not - that the
word is an onomatopoeia, like a cork 'plonking' out of a bottle. I
suppose it could also be the sound of the wine blooping out of a bottle
as you pour it down a drain.

> > I have used, and heard used, the word "plonk" to mean "cheap wine", as
> > in "two buck chuck" (although I understand that 2BC is a specific cheap
> > wine).

I have to admit, 3BC (it's $3 here in Oregon) isn't bad for the money
you're spending. If for nothing but day-to-day table wine -- or for use
in cooking... I once read a pretty interesting review in which a blind
tasting was done, and Chuck Merlot ranked above some quite expensive
competitors as voted on by the majority of tasters.

So ultimately, I suppose "cheap" is a relative term -- either referring
to a wine 'not worth the price', or, 'an inexpensive wine', with
"plonk" referring to the former of those definitions. What do y'all
think?

Thanks,

David