Originally Posted by
doglover
If you raise your target to $12-$18 a bottle the universe of good choices is so much larger. Under $12? you will occassionally get lucky but good wines at that price point are really hard to find.
True, but the whole point of this thread is that there are good wines at low prices. I well remember my first attempt to buy good wines. I walked into Martin Wine Cellar in New Orleans about 12 years ago ready to spend $300 on one case of various chardonnays plus another of cabernets. Mr. Martin didn't wait on me, and handed me off to Mr. Jean Charlebois. Jean looked at me and said, "Do you really like just chardonnay and cabernet?"
"I don't know exactly what I like, but I want to find out."
We crisscrossed that store I don't know how many times, and finally I asked him why he was so excited. "If you're paying $35 a bottle you can be fairly certain the wine will be good. If you're paying $8-12 the good stuff is out there, but it's a fun challenge to find it." I left with two cases of wines from all over the world, and have enjoyed the hunt for good values ever since.
Enjoy the fun challenge of finding values. Enjoy good wine.