Some help buying wine

[Innkeeper]

Sure there are some wines out there for $12.00 that will cellar for 5 - 10 years. My question is why? Most wine, the overwhelming majority of wine, made or imported into the USA up to the $20.00 price point, is meant to be consumed within a year or two of release. Sure some of these will get better in another year of two, and if you happen let that happen; fine. Of the hundreds of questions we get here at the wine board a large number come from people who have hung onto wine too long. We get very few from those who popped it too soon. As the folks around here know, I am loathe to spend a lot of money on single bottles of wine. Do have a small rack in back of the "fast rack", where the "good stuff" is kept. Talking ten to twelve bottles, all onezies, or twozies. The intent is drink for special occassions within ten to twelve years. At this point it is very difficult to find replacements for less than $30.00.