From to time over the last year I have dispensed advice about buying wine during these times of economic woe. This advice was given only partly with tongue in cheek. The fact is, very many of us must now tighten our belts. Those of us who love fine wine must either drink less of it, or lower our standards, or find some way of getting the same for less money.
The third option seems the least unattractive. But what does this amount to in practice? In the case of French wine, one trick is to seek ....

