Here’s When $50 Tastes Like $100

By Karen MacNeil

January 9, 2026

What do you get when you buy a $50 red wine from Australia? A wine that tastes like it costs $100. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

For which of these beverages was wine one of the original ingredients? The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

A. Homemade iced tea during the period known as the Roaring 20s

B. The first bottled lemonade

C. Coca-Cola

D. New Orleans “Milk” Punch

PUNT

The indentation found in the bottom of most wine bottles. The punt may be shallow or, as in the case of Champagne bottles, quite pronounced. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.