ChangeMe
Grape Stomper
Posts:135
 | | 02/17/2004 4:01 AM |
| | I would just keep the whites on bottom. If you want them colder, put them in the fridge for an hour or so prior to drinking. | | | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts:12497
| | 02/17/2004 4:04 AM |
| | kmpair: Don't even try telling me that is you gfriend. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Grape Stomper
Posts:135
| | 02/17/2004 4:10 AM |
| A man can fantasize can't he?  | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 02/17/2004 5:01 AM |
| that we are all doing right now  | | | |
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Budman
Master of Wine
Posts:11877
| | 02/17/2004 10:22 AM |
| Let's see. Fantasize... which avatar? anthonyiez's? I think NOT!   | | | |
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ChangeMe
Grape Stomper
Posts:152
| | 02/23/2004 11:53 AM |
| For every additional 10 F, the rate at which the wine matures will double. Also, at higher temps wines seem to age in an uneven fashion.
52 F is an accidental standard stemming from underground cellars in France, but its merit is clinically proved. As david says, the most important thing is to avoid swings in temperature. | | | |
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Landshark
Barrel Racker
Posts:1894
| | 02/28/2004 4:52 PM |
| | Home is 57-58 off site 55 | | | |
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Trab
Grape Destemmer
Posts:57
| | 04/02/2004 4:30 PM |
| I am currently keeping my wines in some cases boxes in my basement. Average temp in there year-round is betwen 63 and 66. The wines are in the dark, and kept at a pretty constant temperature. Assuming I can keep the light off of the bottles, once I get some racks put in I'm assuming that this will be a decent temp to store my average wines at, and then get a wine storage unit to handle the upper-end/long-term aging stuff.
Does this seem reasonable, or should I look at getting a proper cellar/storage unit to handle all of my bottles? | | | |
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ChangeMe
Grape Puncher
Posts:986
| | 04/02/2004 5:23 PM |
| Based on the results from some older guys in my tasting group, you should be fine.
Several of them have served me glorious bottles of Bordeaux from '60s & '70s stored long term between 55 and 68 degrees, so I doubt your narrow range will be a real problem.
I would keep any Champagne in cooler conditions. It's about the most fragile wine out there. | | | |
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Trab
Grape Destemmer
Posts:57
| | 04/02/2004 5:56 PM |
| Thanks for confirming what I was thinking. I'd like to build the walk-in cellar, but I don't think it's gonna happen. A small 250-bottle unit should be sufficient fo the small amount of high-end stuff I will try to keep for more than 5 years or so... or so I think today. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Grape Puncher
Posts:986
| | 04/02/2004 6:27 PM |
| Quote:
A small 250-bottle unit should be sufficient fo the small amount of high-end stuff I will try to keep for more than 5 years or so... or so I think today.
Heh, heh, heh... | | | |
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kpak
Alaska
Wine Thief
Posts:2968
| | 04/02/2004 6:29 PM |
| | Ah, denial.... | |
The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits...
ps - friends don't let friends eat farmed salmon. | |
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Trab
Grape Destemmer
Posts:57
| | 04/02/2004 7:05 PM |
| Hmmm... maybe I can try the line on the SWMBO that she always uses on me when she comes home with a $$$ Food Processor or the like... "Honey, this isn't for me, it's for US".
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 04/02/2004 7:32 PM |
| did he really say 250 will be enough? hah hah, he made a funny. by the way i keep my cellar at 52 degrees and that is at the very top. on the bottom it is probably in the high 40's. yes, i plan on living a long time  | | | |
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Budman
Master of Wine
Posts:11877
| | 04/02/2004 8:15 PM |
| AI... maybe you should move into the cellar!!!  | | | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts:13711
| | 04/03/2004 3:33 AM |
| LOL budman!
Trab, 250 will probably not be enough. Make that definitely. But, I am living with only about 80 bottles of proper capacity, which suits me at the moment. I want a 250 bottle unit, but it will have to wait. I really want a 1000 bottle unit, but I doubt I'll ever get that....  | |
www.roguefood.com -- www.cellartracker.com | |
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Trab
Grape Destemmer
Posts:57
| | 04/03/2004 5:01 AM |
| | True enough... probably better to suffer in the short run and get a properly-sized unit... | | | |
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