葡萄酒越贵就越好喝？红酒只能配肉，白葡萄酒只能配鱼？开瓶后一定要先醒酒？这些耳熟能详的葡萄酒常识，其实未必正确。
A very common myth is that when you're given a taste of a wine that you've ordered in a restaurant, you're being asked whether you like it or not.
You're actually being asked "Is it in OK condition?"
"It smells clean, does it?"
If it smells mouldy, then it probably is the product of a tainted cork and you're allowed to send it back.
But if you don't like it, you're not allowed to send it back.
That the more expensive the bottle, the better the wine.
There's actually good value at all price points and bad value, too.
This one, Château La Plaige, Bordeaux Supérieur.
It retails at about £10 in the UK, so that's certainly not breaking the bank.
And this one is well over four times the price.
