Originally Posted by
slawecki
could you please mark a few whites that are available for €20 or less. i assure you that $25 does not buy much in the usa. can you tell me what i can get for less than 30 bucks here in usa?
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When I last toured Burgundy (2008) the house Corton at the inn that I was staying at cost EUR 6 a glass and under 20 a bottle. But that was unlabeled (cleanskin). Their labeled "reserve" Corton from the same wineyard was EUR 50 and while better it was about 10% better. US prices are $100+ for anything interesting/worth drinking (sadly).
As for oxidation being part of the wine aging process, that is a myth or misunderstanding of the science which has now been corrected. Consider all the well aged bottles of wine from shipwrecks -- under water with little exposure to oxygen. Any competent winemaker now knows what oxidation is good for (plonk). It is useful for fixing some faults in a badly made wine (or wine made with poor grapes). I try to avoid wines like that