So what are you waiting for?

A few weeks ago my husband and I were looking over our wine collection and began imaging when and where we were going to enjoy some of our more precious bottles. - Call us wine geeks, but we do actually get giddy discussing the possibilities and whether the bottle should be decanted, who we'd share it with and the what not. -
We initially started listing life's normal celebrations; anniversaries and birthdays, moving on to milestones like our daughter's graduation. But then we started discussing life's everyday celebrations; a family dinner together, good friends who share the same political humor, a glorious sunset over the water in West Seattle; I think you get the idea. When people say celebrate life, are we? Do we? Or, are we caught up in the hub-bub of it all and that's why we wait for those occasions to pull out the special bottle? We asked that question of ourselves.
So, in celebration of it all, we decided to take out two glasses from the cupboard and open a bottle of 1995 Dalla Valle. It was an amazing impromptu celebration! And aren't those the best kind? The wine was rich and full of body with flavors of dark cherry, currants and hints of cocoa. We noticed a little bit of sediment in the bottom of the bottle which is normal. I can't wait to do it again...soon! So what are you waiting for? Isn't it time to celebrate?