Wine pricing is all over the place, and has never been a sure guide to quality. But this is particularly true about French wine. Certain regions – notably Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne – manage to command sky-high prices whereas others – Muscadet and Beaujolais spring to mind – are chronically underpriced. But no one could accuse the wines of Muscadet and Beaujolais of being wildly varied. These are one-grape regions with a certain similarity of terrain. The variation available is qualitative rather than stylistic.
葡萄酒的定价受到很多因素的影响，所以并不一定完全并且直接地体现质量的高低，尤其是法国葡萄酒，价格与质量水平相关性更小。很多波尔多(Bordeaux)、勃艮第(Burgundy, Bourgogne)和香槟(Champagne)产区的葡萄酒能卖出天价，而慕思卡岱(Muscadet)和博若莱(Beaujolais)这样产区的葡萄酒却总给人们留下低价的印象。但是我们不该因为后两者产区的葡萄酒比较多变而横加批判，因为它们都属于单一葡萄品种酿造的产区，而且都以梯田的形式种植——这里所谓的“多变”，并非类型的多样化，而是质量水平的参差不齐。