[nourishingvoid]

Thank you for this! I've heard similar things from a friend who is knowledgeable about wine. Enjoying good wine seems similar to enjoying good coffee or beer; price is more of a reflection of the limited markets for specialized styles and costs of transporting from the country of production than a simple function of quality. You certainly don't need to spend much to find something good if you are willing to look around a bit.

[bane]

It's also almost exactly like coffee and beer in that it tastes terrible the first time you try it, but as you learn to enjoy it, it becomes almost a necessity.