I just finished reading an interesting article in the San Fransisco Chronicle online “Pro’s Guide To Bargain Shopping“. The author of the article Jon Bonne’ had 3 sommeliers buy a weeks worth of wine at an average of $10/bottle & report their finds back to him. The results were mixed, but what I found most interesting about the article were some tips for finding these bargain (AKA CHEAP) wines.
First was the idea that one of the things that dictates price is its actual cost. A novel concept huh? (more…)