Grape expectations: how to find the best-value wine

Spending more doesn’t guarantee better wine – so what can you do to improve your choices? Experts offer their top tipsYou might think it obvious that nobody wants to pay more for their wine, but that’s not entirely true. “People often say to me: ‘Oh, I only drink expensive wines,’” says Sam Caporn, the wine expert and self-styled Mistress of Wine. “They say it’s because they don’t get headaches from them, but it’s the alcohol that