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Appetites: What's in a good bottle of wine?

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The wine world can be daunting, but one expert offered his tips for how to navigate it.
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When it comes to booze today, cocktails are trendy and beer is just about everywhere.

But Erik Eastman, a drink connoisseur from Easy and Oskey, wants something different. He's advocating for a "return to wine."

The wine world, though, can be daunting given the swath of different white and reds.

There are vintage wines and Old World wines. Then there's that $40 bottle in the corner of the store that's for some reason dusty, or Two Buck Chuck (which really goes for $3).

Eastman recently returned from a trip to France where he discovered what goes into a great bottle for less than $20.

He joined All Things Considered host Tom Crann to share what exactly makes wine "good" and how to pick bottles from a variety of price ranges.

Use the audio player above to hear some wine tips.