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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You have to drink a lot of wine and have a pretty sensitive palate to tell the difference between a 10 bottle a 20-30 bottle (on verge of course). Drink what you like, life is short. [/quote]

I wish this were true. Sadly, once you start drinking the better wines in the $20-$30 range the cheap ones really taste subpar. I still drink some cheaper ones because I'm not wealthy, but you definitely tell the difference.[/quote]

LOL that you think a $30 bottle of wine is something special.  [/quote]

Well, I think a wine may or may not be special and this can be true at any price point. On average, however, $20-$50 will get you a high quality wine that will be much better than the $9.99 Fetzer, Mondavi or Cupcake wine most folks are drinking. I've had some outstanding wines that cost well of $50/bottle (retail, not the restaurant markup); a few were truly great but most weren't better enough to justify the price.[/quote]

I almost married a Parisian and therefore spent a fair amount of time in Paris. I couldn't believe I could buy wine for $2-3/bottle at the supermarket and it was really good (and the kind his family served). When I was leaving one time, I looked to buy an expensive bottle to bring back to the States for a relative, as a gift. I told him I wanted to spend about $25.  He told me no such bottle existed. We finally found an upscale wine store and other than one or two very expensive bottles, nothing cost $25. Ever since that experience, I laugh when people try to judge others' sophistication on wine price.[/quote]

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A voice of reason. Americans tend to think they are more sophisticated than they are. [/quote]

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