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[Innkeeper]

Hi JT and welcome to the Wine Board. There is no need to start at those price points, no matter how well heeled you are. If you flew first class, perhaps KLM could tell you what they served. If you have any idea anyway, a reputable wine shop in any urban area in your neck of the woods should be able to help you.

If we were going to start all over again, for reds we would start with one of the so-called Cru Beaujolais. Right now we are enjoying one called Fleurie from the 2002 vintage. We think the easiest white to start with is the Italian called Verdicchio, Dei Castelli Di Jesi, Classico. The ones in the teens are really better than the ones in single digits. Don't worry about the length of the names of Italian Wines; they all will tell you a lot of information in time.