[RunDownHouse]

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So your hypothesis is, "Some people have palates as sharp as bowling balls?" Obviously there's a difference between expensive wine and cheap wine, but whether people can tell, care, or have varying preferences just hinges on the person, and of course people are different.

I guess I just don't see the point of this. If the point is to find out what kind of wines you like and what your best value is, then great, that sounds like fun. But otherwise you're just asking best buddy Bill if the difference in quality between a $100 bottle and a $15 bottle is worth it to him. That's testing Bill, not the wine.