[Formerly YB-2]

Originally Posted by metaphacts

The biggest issue I find with inexpensive wines is vintage to vintage consistency. When I find a gem that becomes capable of being a daily drinker, it often changes with the next vintage. Sometimes up, sometimes down but change it does. Our group of daily drinkers rotates regularly because of this.

And don't get me started on restaurants and wines

Could not agree more. Even within bottles in a case. We are finishing up a case of Languedoc red and have found two bottles that were close to being bad. Case was pulled from the shelf at our LWS, so is likely that the bad bottles came from a case that was in the sun or too cold for too long or whatever. But, one never knows.

Have to agree about the Napa Cabs. Probably the most consistently good wines available at a reasonable (or not) price.