A $75 bottle may contain what percentage of top-quality grapes?

• A. 10%
• B. 90%
• C. 50%
• D. 100%

Answer: (B)

Pricing and grape quality are closely linked: a bottle at a premium price point signals that most of its character comes from top-quality fruit. But winemakers often blend in small amounts of other grapes or reserve wine to balance flavor, acidity, or vintage variation. So a premium bottle typically uses the vast majority of top-quality grapes, with a small minority from other sources. About 90% top-quality grapes is the best reflection of this practice—large enough to drive the premium perception, but not necessarily 100% pure, which is less common due to blending and practical considerations. The other percentages would either underrepresent the premium fruit, imply a mid-tier blend, or assume pure top-quality fruit, which is rarer for a bottle in this price range.