Oops. Outed. I do in fact avoid most red bordeaux as I find the blends to be not my first choice when young and even aged are not what I reach for first. I will drink right bank before left bank but that too is probably not on my first choice list.

Burgundy of 6000 bottles is 500 cases and not an exorbitant amount. Access to better French wine is possible but in the US or Japan often bears a price which is far in excess of what one might buy it for in the country of origin or even in Europe in general.

French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese German, Austrian, etc. supermarkets showing local product are not only far better priced than what I can buy for at brick and mortar shops in Tokyo or San Francisco, but they also offer a significantly better selection.

Distribution systems in the US and in various countries in Europe are entirely different, and French supermarket wine is not at all what I referred to above. I thought that was clear, but am happy to clarify for you here. American supermarket selections, while having the odd outlier, generally are comprised of lower end versions of better wines or just lower end wines. People get insulted by that but if we can say their palates are untrained enough to detect TCA, it certainly seems reasonable to discuss trends in price point preferences.

Drinking wine from smaller Sonoma producers does indeed mean I am partaking of scarcity. I suspect the market will respond to increased demand with either more supply or higher prices or both. For the moment though there are ample choices there and online shopping from the wineries or specialist online retailers makes it very accessible. Give it a shot, it is much easier than your presume it to be.