This is a very large board full of a whole lot of people. Yes, there are people who drink mostly very expensive Bordeauxs and Burgundies. There are also some absolute experts on wines from Germany Which Riesling are you drinking? - WINE TALK - WineBerserkers and the Loire. A classification, vintages and impressions of Loire reds - WINE TALK - WineBerserkers They will tell you which wines to drink that are great values.
There are people who love Burgundy that are not (or used not to be) so expensive. Consolidated off-the-beaten-path Burgundy TNs - WINE TALK - WineBerserkers
There are threads on the differences between modern Bordeaux and traditionally made Bordeaux. Traditional vs. Modern Bordeaux? - WINE TALK - WineBerserkers
And, there are threads on the same with Nebiollo. Traditional vs. Modern Barolo / Barbaresco - WINE TALK - WineBerserkers
I recommend that newer wine drinkers (whether older or younger) look around (use the search function) and find threads about what they are interested in. Yes, it is going to be intimidating to read about 50 year old wines from Burgundy or Bordeaux or California that now cost a fortune. But, remember that the $200 1982 Bordeaux in many cases cost the guy posting about it around $15 in 1983 when the person bought the wine on futures. So, even many of the guys drinking really expensive wines did not pay a fortune for those wines and today is looking for wines that are well priced and not really expensive wines.
Read posts by Alfert and Julian Marshall on affordable Bordeaux. And, by all means, read posts by Otto, who posts wonderful tasting notes on wines (include many obscure wines) from all around the world.
So, yes, all of us should be encouraging to newer and younger members. But, frankly, they have to ask questions and not just post on wines they think are great that more experienced members know will fall apart in a few years. The newbies who ask questions and don’t pretend to know more than they know will do a lot better on this board. A lot of people will step in to help people get started who ask for help.
And, newbies really have to use the search feature. I am sure that there are threads on everything they want to talk about, but they have to look for them.