Thanks for all the great responses everyone! I’ve read through the comments with two basic take-aways. 1- Drink the nice bottles you’ve already got. 2- Pick up more daily drinkers.
So I decided to follow the WineBersker collective wisdom, and yesterday I opened a bottle I’ve been hanging onto for years for no reason other than it’s not common and on the expensive side; 1997 Rampolla Sammarco. Fantastic experience! My TN is here: TN: 1997 Rampolla Sammarco
I also picked up a big variety of daily drinkers: all less than $40 (most less than $30), but I think respectable to wine nerds and chosen to stretch my wine experience. Let me know what you think:
2020 Monastero Suore Cistercensi Lazio Coenobium (Lazio, Italy)
2019 Herrenhof Lamprecht Buchertberg Weiss (Südsteiermark, Austria)
2021 Ixsir Altitudes Rose (Lebanon)
2020 Hamilton Russell Pinot Noir (S Africa)
2020 Fratelli Alessandria Pelaverga (Piedmont)
2020 Devil’s Corner Pinot Noir (Tasmania)
2017 Cims de Porrera Priorat Garnatxa Blanca (Priorat)
2017 Briceland Vineyards “Ronda’s Vineyard” Pinot Noir (Humboldt County, CA)
2011 Clos Lunelles (Cotes de Castillon, Bordeaux)
2018 Ver Sacrum Monastrell (Uco Valley)
2018 Jardin Secreto Adobe (Baja California, Mexico)