Popping the quark on the question of value from the vineyard

Earlier this year, a single bottle of red wine from Chateau Junding in Shandong province sold for 27,998 yuan ($4,416).

Many of my friends believe it's difficult to justify spending that much on one bottle. This introduces the concept of value for money when we buy wine.

Vineyards occasionally provide the wines mentioned in this column, and when they do I mention this fact.