Held Too Long

[winecollector]

You make a good point about the current trend of most of the Californian wines as well as many Bordeaux being made to be consumed upon release. Obviously, you don't want to hang on to those for any length of time. I usually only keep a couple of those "every day drinkers" laying around for unexpected company. Unless it's a wine with at least "some" aging potential, or a wine I intend to drink a lot of, I just buy them when necessary. That way, I can devote the majority of my cellar to the really good stuff!