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What's Behind the Bottle Price?

When it comes to figuring a wine's final price, production costs count, but image is the wild card

By Dana Nigro

There are plenty of $15 wines on the market today that in terms of flavor and enjoyment rival wines costing three or four times as much. So how can some producers justify charging so much more for commensurate.....

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