I've been seriously into wine for several years now. I've been very lucky and tried a lot of stuff. From pretty expensive, to super cheap. First of all, this a

I've been seriously into wine for several years now. I've been very lucky and tried a lot of stuff. From pretty expensive, to super cheap. First of all, this article is completely flawed. Don't drink cheap wine, drink -good wine-. Good wine, doesn't have to be expensive though. Like literature, wine is subjective, so what you may find entertaining or good today, may change tomorrow. That's why when you really like wine, you should try to keep an open mind and keep tasting everything you can. The wine industry in the states is super stalled, and there's almost nothing interesting and fresh going on here, at least it's been like that since the 2000's. There are a lot of factors in play, but the biggest one is the price of land which makes it harder for smaller and better producers (vignerons) to actually farm their grapes. The small guys, end up buying grapes and trying to find guys who are farming properly, etc etc. Which is super hard here. In California, dry farming is almost non-existent... pesticides are the rule, and high yields the norm. There are other regions around the world that are pretty stalled too. Bordeaux is one of those regions, super predictable, super standardized and most of the time boring. At least that's the case if you're looking to drink a statement or the 'work' of a true Vigneron. 'Cheap and Good' wine in California can be found in the 15 range... but I've found that most of the smaller producers find it hard to produce surprising stuff for less than 20-25. Where in France/Italy, a similar quality could be achieved on a 10-15 Euros Bottle. Bottom line, drink good wine. Good wine, is not necessarily expensive and it's totally worth the adventure of finding it. Bad wine can be pretty bad for your health, and it's a waste of time.