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Originally Posted by watchdog507
The magic number where we live in the Toronto GTA, is around $50 for Amarone. Below that figure you get hit and miss. There are cheap Barolos at $35-40 but they aren't much to brag about. Barolo's in name only. We have a large and affluent Italian population, so there is a lot of wine to choose from.
One word of caution. Wine Align and Natalie Maclean are basically on-line shills for the LCBO. Everything gets a good rating. I always dig a little deeper to find more objective reviews.
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I completely agree
There is less of a hit and miss with Amarone but in general, $50 will get you a consistently decent Amarone.
A <$50 bottle of Barolo, on the other hand, will get you complete garbage unless you like ridiculous amount of tanins that no amount of aging will help. Barbaresco's at any price range are typically more approachable.