This retrospective looks back at "Yesterday's Wine," a Willie Nelson song from 1971 that failed to chart highly for him but went on to become a No. 1 hit for country legends George Jones and Merle Haggard when they recorded it as a duet in 1982. The pair's version formed part of their collaborative album A Taste Of Yesterday's Wine, and its success highlights how songs can find new life and commercial success through cover versions long after their original release.

The Jones and Haggard duet appeared on their 1982 duets album, which also produced the Top 10 hit "C.C. Waterbuck," though "Yesterday's Wine" remained the record's only chart-topper. The following year, in 1983, Jones and Haggard won a CMA Award for Vocal Duo of the Year, while Haggard also teamed up with Nelson himself on the acclaimed Pancho & Lefty album. The song was later revisited in 2009, when Jones performed it with Jamey Johnson and Blackberry Smoke, including at what would become his final concert at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.