From David Houlihan's collection we picked a selection of bottles which might whet your appetite either for an imminent drink or for a cellar of your own. The focus, obviously, is on wines that are available for purchase right now rather than aged beauties.
Heggies Vineyard Riesling 1994 (Findlaters, McCabes and some other outlets, £7.75-£8).
"One of my beloved Rieslings," David Houlihan says, "gorgeous and grievously underrated." This dry Australian is citrussy with a flinty edge well made and very impressive.
Cousino Macul Antiguas Reservas Cabernet Sauvignon 1992 (Superquinn, The Vintage and many other outlets, about £8).
Just the thing to drink with your pepperoni pizza, "and at this price you should buy it without even blinking", our cellar man suggests. Concentrated fruit and generous oak provide plenty of depth.
Librandi Duca San Felice Ciro Riserva 1990 (Verlings, Higgins, Redmonds, some SuperValus, £8.50-£9.50).
A rich, smoldering Italian from Calabria. Sec Bottle of the Week.
Laurel Glen Terra Rosa 1992 (Mill Wine Cellar, Maynooth, £9.49; James Nicholson, £7.99 sterling).
A stylish Cabernet-based red from top West Coast maker Patrick Campbell which shows how quaffable and yet subtle good Californians can be.
Domaine Thalabert Crozes Hermitage 1990 (Savages/O'Donovans, Douglas and some other outlets, £10-11).
A huge, powerful wine from the southern Rhone, well balanced but with enough tannin to make it repay keeping. You'd be lucky as a Lotto winner to find any remaining bottles of David Houlihan's outstanding 1990, but the 1992 is still worth pursuing.
Domaine Tempier La Migoua Bandol 1988 (Searsons, £13.90).
Sheer hedonism - a deep, dark, provencal treat whose lush earthiness wafts up before you even raise the glass.
Chateau Palmer 1988 (Quinnsworth Stillorgan, £29.99, and some other outlets)
When David Houlihan bought his, it was £19 a bottle, but even at a good deal more this stunning Bordeaux Third Growl is still a good buy - well enough structured for a very long life.