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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I once made an atttempt to drink my way up the ladder of Merlot's starting near the bottom.

The stuff under $6 was  blah.  I would NOT say undrinkable (I mean welch's grape juice is not undrinkable) but of zero interest.  From $6 to $10 bucks, it started to show hints of something more.  At $10 to $15 there were some very pleasant wines, with what seemed to me like some complexity.

Now that was almost 10 years ago, and there has been inflation. OTOH Merlot is not the cheapest varietal (though of course its more economical than Cabernet or Pinot Noir)

I have since shifted more to craft beers which I find more economical (esp as my SO does not drink so a full bottle of wine is not the most economical way to sample things) and I enjoy the scene.

I still have no difficulty enjoying your standard $10 bottle in most varietals.

I did once have a taste of a $40 a bottle Bordeaux.  It was really good.  My suspicion is that the price point where quality stops improving and it becomes nothing but snobbery is north of $40, at least for Cabernet's.

OTOH it wasn't so good that I would spend that much or more regularly unless I did have money to burn.

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You may enjoy finding a wine club!  For not too much money, you all pitch in and bring bottles, and taste them all.  [/quote]

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