And it would have helped to give you specific producers/vintages and have you go to your local supplier, ask for them, and have them say “Sorry, we don’t carry that because it is not available in our market”. I would much rather have a customer come in to my store and have some general guidelines like I provided, and then show then different options within that range. It is no use recommending specific wines if I don’t know they’re available in your city.
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