It is price that matters - even for fancy wines.

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The weaker dollar is making fancy foreign wines pricier and domestic wines more attractive in comparison.

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Despite all the talk of pricey Napa Cabs and fancy Bordeaux, Mr. Piazza maintained he wasn't only attracted to wines of price and status.

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