"They aren't drinking $5,000-$15,000 wine." A $12 bottle of wine circa 2015 is (almost) universally better than any wine at any price in 1950. That's well und

"They aren't drinking $5,000-$15,000 wine." A $12 bottle of wine circa 2015 is (almost) universally better than any wine at any price in 1950. That's well understood and not controversial. Cleanliness, quality control and production practices that even a home vintner would take for granted were virtually nonexistent at that time.