> but there’s a lot of totally undrinkable, maybe even semi-poisonous, expensive wine
“A lot”? Really? Change your wine merchant if that’s the case.
That said, sure, I mean, if you want to include flawed wines like ones with brett, ones that haven’t been stored properly (e.g., in the sun), wines way past the their peak, etc., then one will certainly run into some bad wines at any price point.
That’s sort of a given, imho, and is in no way a reflection of the quality of the wine.
That certainly doesn’t in general make the high end wine “fake” or not worth a higher price (at least to some point), which is the point of the linked article.
“A lot”? Really? Change your wine merchant if that’s the case.
That said, sure, I mean, if you want to include flawed wines like ones with brett, ones that haven’t been stored properly (e.g., in the sun), wines way past the their peak, etc., then one will certainly run into some bad wines at any price point.
That’s sort of a given, imho, and is in no way a reflection of the quality of the wine.
That certainly doesn’t in general make the high end wine “fake” or not worth a higher price (at least to some point), which is the point of the linked article.