My general suggestion is to ask for either wine or liquor, and specify the brand you want. If price point is that important to you, specify exactly what you want. I usually prefer to drink beer, especially if I'm by myself, and I usually receive two or three bottles of a microbrew of some sort. My request is "local IPA/pale ale micros," and while I don't always receive a local brew, I always receive either an IPA or a pale ale. I'm not too picky though. If you are very selective though, you need to specify, not just assume that they will take "nice red wine" to mean, "$50/bottle red wine."