"Kieran Dyke" wrote in message news:409f0667@news1...
I find that many places have almost a constant, rather than proportional,
markup. $10 bottles become $30, but $50 wines might well be only $70.

Ah! Grading "on the curve", eh?

Makes more sense to me. It doesn't cost any more to wash the stemware or
pull the cork for a cheap bottle than for a $$$$ one.

This all presumes that current vintages are being offered. Aged wines
obviously must be more expensive - and may be _very_ much moreso.

Tom S