Decided on Eurocave...and it just arrived.

[raggedy1]

instead of suggesting wines to buy right now, I would suggest leaving room in your cellar for future purchases/future releases. <BR>Get to know someone in your local wine store that has tastes similiar to yours. Then visit weekly and find out what is good/suggested for purchase. <BR>there are so many good wines/winemakers that there is always something great coming down the pipeline. If it's not California in 1998, then it was Aussie Shiraz. 97 was weak in Burgundy but great in Napa. 99 was good in Burgundy but weak in Bordeaux. Get the picture? <BR> I found someone at my local wine stop and did just what I am suggesting. I go in every week or so and say "hi, what's good?" she will pick out 3 to 4 good wines which I'll buy one bottle of each. I go home and I always enjoy all of her suggestions but will invariably find the one that I go back for to purchase more of...<P>Your cellar will fill up quickly, believe me! The employees at good wine stores are trying new wines constantly and they keep abreast of the market much more than I ever would shooting blindly...<P>good luck!