Testing Out the Second-Cheapest Wine Principle
Is the second-cheapest wine on a wine list really a great deal? Or is it such a popular order that it's become a means of getting gouged? Megan Krigbaum goes…
- story: Megan Krigbaum
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Is the second-cheapest wine on a wine list really a great deal? Or is it such a popular order that it's become a means of getting gouged? Megan Krigbaum goes…
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