Even if the wine is from a very small vineyard- If it is any good- then it will be a popular one- even if amongst a vey small clientelle.

I buy my wine when in France and I always try before I buy- but if the wine is good enough I buy by the case. If it doesn't suit my palate- then I WILL find something I do like.

But cost of the wine and I do have a limit of about $15 per bottle and it will have to be exceptional for me to pay that price. I mostly pay about $6 to $8 and I have surprised a few Wine loving friends with the quality of what I buy. I tell them that I only drink what I like- but so Far- it has to be a bad bottle of wine for the cork to go back in the bottle. And I do have a few of those down in the bike shed from "Friends" that have bought me a good bottle of wine as a present- because they know I like wine.