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Grape Puncher
Posts:951
 | | 11/03/2004 7:35 PM |
| Undoubtedly, there will be surprises.
In my experience, they come in a couple of flavors:
I didn't know I had so much of this left (older, past prime and not so great wine) and I thought I had more of this (great wine ageing wonderfully). | | | |
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JonesWineNo1
Sommelier
Posts:8568
| | 11/03/2004 7:37 PM |
| LOL.
I've got high end Chardonnay that desperately needs to be consumed soon (or I am going to have to take a page from David's book and start dumping them). | | | |
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Eric LeVine
Grape Sorter
Posts:384
| | 11/03/2004 9:23 PM |
| | No stress, thank for the note! | | | |
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juggernt
Tampa, FL, USA
Wine Bottler
Posts:3420
| | 11/03/2004 9:24 PM |
| No rush, but still waiting for that Purchase report that looks just like the Consumption report...  | |
Visit The Butcher Block at http://www.butcherblocktampa.com/ | |
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Eric LeVine
Grape Sorter
Posts:384
| | 11/03/2004 9:31 PM |
| Quote:
Thanks very much - never thought my name would be the lead in for a story in the Wall Street Journal. I am a big fan of vinfolio. Its a huge improvement in cellar management software as well as sales/acquisition of serious wines.
How did you end up with your name placed? In the midst of my interviews with the writer he asked how big my collection was and without thinking I blurted out 2200. Then I sat there realzing "oh crud, now I know what my quote will be..." I'm glad he got someone else.
VinFolio does look like a nice website, although obviously I have my own solution. I am trying out their acquisition services and hoping they can find me some Bordeaux I am dying for (more 1990 Montrose) in OWC and great condition. | | | |
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Eric LeVine
Grape Sorter
Posts:384
| | 11/03/2004 9:32 PM |
| Quote:
No rush, but still waiting for that Purchase report that looks just like the Consumption report...
Trust me, I haven't forgotten. Next week or two is likely on this one, as I do want to get back to playing with those pivots soon. | | | |
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stemor
Collierville, TN
Wine Thief
Posts:2818
| | 11/04/2004 4:14 AM |
| So, I'm reading the Wall Street Journal tonight as I settle into my seat on my flight out of Newark, with a vodka-tonic before we pull away from the gate. (This is my standard airline drink, learning that they can't screw this up too badly, as opposed to the horrendous wine selection that one is ususally faced with on domestic flights, even in first class.)
I'm reading the Wall Street Journal, and I start to read the article in the middle of the front page of the Personal Journal. I almost did one of those classic slapstick "spit takes" ...
"DAN BAILEY thinks he has about three thousand bottles of wine, but he's not sure. // That's because, like a lot of wine collectors, the San Francisco lawyer hasn't been very disciplined about tracking his consumption, purchases, and sales. 'My record-keeping is less than ideal', says Mr. Bailey, who has been using a spreadsheet.
blah, blah, blah, Vinfolio, Vintrust, blah, blah, blah. 
"... Unlike Vinfolio and Vintrust, CellarTracker, a Web site developed by Eric LeVine, a longtime program manager at Microsoft Corp., is free ..." (more info summarized on table on p. D8).
So, Eric, you DID get your name in the WSJ. Congratulations to you and Dan for representing us geeks so admirably.
PS: Dan, if your inventory is "off", maybe you should stop pulling classic bottles out at oh-dark-thirty when you have a house full'o'wine-o's. That's gotta be awfully tough to keep track of! | |
Cheers, y'all | |
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rjs3
NJ
Barrel Filler
Posts:1124
| | 11/04/2004 4:01 PM |
| | Can someone post the article? | | | |
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Robert Prosperino
Brewster, NY
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2483
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Budman
Master of Wine
Posts:11877
| | 11/04/2004 5:35 PM |
| Didn't work for me.  | | | |
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JonesWineNo1
Sommelier
Posts:8568
| | 11/04/2004 5:38 PM |
| | You have nailed one of the main problems with my inventory management skills Stemor. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Barrel Racker
Posts:1907
| | 11/04/2004 5:39 PM |
| | Say's, "Only available to subscribers". | | | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts:13711
| | 11/04/2004 10:37 PM |
| Quote:
Didn't work for me.
Ditto. Looks like you need to be a subscriber. | |
www.roguefood.com -- www.cellartracker.com | |
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Eric LeVine
Grape Sorter
Posts:384
| | 11/04/2004 10:41 PM |
| | I think this link should work. | | | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts:13711
| | 11/04/2004 10:43 PM |
| | GREAT! Thanks! | |
www.roguefood.com -- www.cellartracker.com | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 11/05/2004 4:27 AM |
| | thanks eric, that was a great article. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2042
| | 11/05/2004 2:40 PM |
| | Very nice! Thanks for the link, Eric. | | | |
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rjs3
NJ
Barrel Filler
Posts:1124
| | 11/05/2004 7:01 PM |
| | Thanks. | | | |
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juggernt
Tampa, FL, USA
Wine Bottler
Posts:3420
| | 11/22/2004 2:32 PM |
| | The "Purchase Over Time" function is even better than I hoped! Once again, Cellartracker rules! | |
Visit The Butcher Block at http://www.butcherblocktampa.com/ | |
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Eric LeVine
Grape Sorter
Posts:384
| | 11/22/2004 3:25 PM |
| Quote:
The "Purchase Over Time" function is even better than I hoped! Once again, Cellartracker rules!
I'm glad you like it. I know you were waiting patiently on this. Next up I will expose flexible pivots on consumption data and then some sort of combined pivots showing inventory, purchases and consumption all in the same view (so you can see trends) | | | |
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