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[quote=Anonymous]The problem with wine buying is there are just too many choices, and even in the $20-25 too much plonk, especially if you are just purchasing a $20 version of what you drink at $10 (insert your preferred $10 wine here) where you are not likely to see a difference.  But many people like the lower end (my wife is one) and will be disappointed when they move up.  If you want to see what you can get, you need to try something where $25 can get you a good deal -- these days that tends to be French, Italian or Spanish reds, and if you want a big red wine, try an Old Vines Granache from Spain, where you should be able to get something quite nice, and bold, in that price range.  If you prefer something more subtle, try an Italian Dolcetto where $20 should get you a good example of one, the French to me are trickier.  If you spend $20 for a California Cab, you are going to get something only marginally better than $10 and I think the same is true of Pinot Noirs, though you can find some decent ones in that price range from Oregon.  What you really need is a good wine store, or a good wine seller, and they are very hard to find (none in Bethesda as far as I can tell and many of those stores are just filled by some distributor).  When we lived on Capitol Hill, Paul at Schneider's was a marvel at picking something unusual and good in your price range -- all you had to do is tell him what you were cooking or what you liked.  My current favorite is Paul's on Wisconsin Ave., where some of them are knowledgeable and they are probably the nicest group of guys around with a good and interesting wine selection.  That is a store where a random pick up at $20 will get you a decent wine, compared to the Bethesda stores where a $20 wine is likely to sell for $10 in the District.  I think the best current store in this area is in Cleveland Park, Weygandt's.  Their prices are a bit high because they cater to French wine enthusiasts but the staff is knowledgeable and nice, and just about everything there will be a bit better than elsewhere for the price.  But if you go it alone, it is a crap shoot, a fun one to be sure, but definitely a crap shoot.     [/quote]

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