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[Innkeeper]

This does occur in some places, but not all places. There is still lots and lots of great wine out there for $10 and less. You are not apt to find them at the supermarket. I'm having more difficult here in NH than I did in Maine. There we had a fist full of small independent importers and distributors that keep the wine stores well stock with bargains and beauties, as well as the pricier for those who wont. Here, and possibly there, it is more difficult tho not impossible. Just to see what is possible, go to www.chambersstwines.com and click on site contents, and then on $10 and less wines. There are lists like this in lots of other places. Search them out.