Wine has so many varieties and varying degrees of value that it can be intimidating to order when you’re out to dinner. Wine expert Gerald Morgan Jr. offers a simple tip about picking a wine: By the glass, pick the wine that isn’t the cheapest wine, but the next cheapest wine. It’s always going to be your best value.

… Picking a glass of the cheapest wine probably comes from a bottle that costs the restaurant $4, but if you pick the next one up in price you’re ordering a wine that costs the restaurant at least twice as much as their cheapest bottle.