Wines of Hope, Hopeless Wines

Hopeless Wines aren't necessarily bad; they're just blah or disappointing. They're wines that should be better than they are. If you drop a five-spot on some merry little sauvignon blanc from a vast appellation and it tastes like slightly perfumed water, you think, "Oh, what the hell, what did I expect for five bucks?" You drop 50 big ones on some singl…