We Risked $1,700 to Answer: Is Expensive Wine Worth It?
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The episode explores whether expensive wine is worth the price through a tasting of high-end Burgundies.
We risked $1,700 worth of wine to answer one question: is expensive wine worth it? In this episode of Got Somme, Angus O’Loughlin and Master Somm Carlos Santos open two Grand Cru Burgundies (around $800 a bottle) and taste them side by side. No posturing, no wine snobbery, just an honest test of what you’re paying for when the label gets serious. We talk: - What “Grand Cru” actually means in Burgundy - Why producers matter as much as terroir - The difference between a great $30 bottle and an $800 bottle - Whether expensive wine is “worth it” or just status - How to find underrated regions that deliver insane value BIG thanks to The French Wine Centre for providing the bottles 🙏🏼 https://frenchwinecentre.com/ Check out their AMAZING mixed 6 of French Reds for $250 https://frenchwinecentre.com/collections/packs/products/issue-02-mixed-3-the-reds If you’ve ever wondered whether luxury wine is genuinely better, this is the episode. Comment your next episode idea: Do we go cheaper and find the best $20 bottle? Or do we keep climbing and chase the next Burgundy benchmark? Subscribe for more blind tastings, wine stories, and the unfiltered truth about what’s in the glass. Chapters…
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