I'm more than happy with my single malts and a pint or two of real ale nowadays I find there is a reassuring honesty with these two products and less faux snobbery.
Whilst I understand that the stereotype of a Morgan enthusiast is of a chap with a beard who drinks real ale, I don't agree with the implication that wine connoisseurship is merely some form of snobbery.
I too love my real ale and single malts, but I appreciate wine every bit as much. As with many things in life, there is a ratchet mechanism to wine drinking. If you're not accustomed to the good stuff, ordinary plonk seems perfectly acceptable. Once you have got used to drinking fine wines, it's hard to stomach poor quality wine. One of the joys of living in France is that there is plenty of decent wine to be found from as little as €5 a bottle.
