Let me start by asking you a simple question; how much do you spend on wine each year? For most people, the passion for wine starts with a bottle here and a bottle there. The next thing you know, you have a wine rack on the kitchen counter with 8 bottles. It might be time to start considering protecting the...
You love wine. You spend a lot of time drinking it, thinking about it, and buying it. You’d love to start a real collection rather than stashing the bottle haphazardly on a rack in your kitchen, but you live in a small loft apartment. There’s hardly enough room for your stuff, let alone enough empty space for a wine cellar...
These Diamond Cube wine racks. You can stack them to fit your space perfectly, and the shape is so unique and cool. 2. This Vinotheque Wine Credenza. It's a beautiful place to display your family photos, it's a buffet table, and it's top-of-the-line, climate-controlled wine cabinet. 3. This 8-bottle Monterey WineKeeper system. Ok, so you'd probably have to be a...
There's no doubt about it: a high-quality wine cabinet large enough to fit a growing collection is quite an investment. If you're going to shell out the money, you want to make sure that it will be well-spent. There are a lot of options out there, raising the question: what should I look for in a wine cabinet? The Vinotheque...
Wine collectors used to have to settle for a cellar. They had to leave the temperature and humidity up to nature, and as a result, they'd often end up with mold-covered corks and bad bottles. But the modern wine collector doesn't face these same challenges. Available to him are sophisticated tools to help ensure that his wine collection ages to...
If you've ever wanted a way to put wine storage in your dining room, living room or other social space without altering the look and feel of your space, EuroCave's fine-furniture looks will definitely be to your liking. Today, I want to feature one of the most elegant wine cabinets on the market: the EuroCave Elite 283 with glass doors...
A Sleek and Modern EuroCave Wine Cabinet It's no secret that we love EuroCave wine cabinets! Especially for someone living in a more contemporary home, these units fit seamlessly into virtually any space with a little bit of creativity. Not only do they provide a perfect environment for wine, they also compliment your home environment. EuroCave cabinets are aesthetically pleasing...
Eurocave Elite Though you may have a “good” bottle of wine on your hands, serving it at an inappropriate temperature can completely ruin it. As a rule, a wine should be served at a temperature where its flavors and aromas are most exposed. This “ideal” temperature, of course, varies based on the wine. Here are a few ballpark numbers: Warm...
This rich, dark red hails from the Limoux region of Southern France. With sufficient aroma, the Le Grand Pinot Noir 2009's nose consists of delightful red berries, cherries, raspberries, currants, and a note of fig. The wine is rounded, and delights the taste buds with exploding flavors of red berries, cherries, and currants. Its semi-spicy kick is nicely countered by...
As we’ve discussed in previous blogs, the temperature at which a wine is stored (and served) can bring out the best (or worst) of a given bottle, but an entire wine collection can be at stake if “ideal” storage temperatures are not maintained. Many big collections have been unnecessarily damaged because of such unstable temperatures. For example, temperatures above 65ºF...
This delicate white hails “from the sun, the rain, the wind, and the soil” of South Africa. Though described as a “light yellow with flashes of green,” my glass appeared a surprising golden yellow of medium intensity, usually indicative of mature, concentrated whites. Being a very affordable wine (I only paid $7.99 for a bottle), I knew not what to...
Residents of the East Coast recently experienced the wrath of Hurricane Irene. For the fortunate individuals who did not incur serious property damage and flooding, there were other issues to contend with: power outages. Some storms can leave areas without power for days, meaning your wine cooling units will not operate. And who wants to see a multi-thousand dollar investment...
This relatively inexpensive Pinot Noir is quite a treat! Beautiful garnet in color, its nose consists of violet, iris, strawberries, and black cherries. Its velvet-like texture is soothing to the tongue, and its body is solid. For fans of sweeter Pinot Noirs, the Block Nine 2009 is a good find; the typical earthiness that turns people off from many Pinots...
Looking for an alternative to an actual wine cellar in your basement? Ever consider a freestanding, walk-in wine cellar? That’s right! Vintage Series wine rooms are easy-to-assemble, walk-in wine rooms that are all-in-one wine cooling and storage facilities. Made from reinforced panels to prevent warping, and featuring a built-in Breezaire cooling unit to ensure precise wine storage temperature control...
Do you have dreams of a wine cellar, but a shoebox-sized living space? Luckily for you, new wine storage options can help you make the most of small spaces. Small wine cabinets can hold a treasure trove of bottles, even if your abode is closer to a one-bedroom apartment than a castle. If you're seriously space-challenged, a small wine refrigerator...
console You're a wine connoisseur. You spend every spare moment reading up on the greatest vintages and hunting down that perfect bottle. But do you ever feel like your hobby is confined to the wine cellar? With your collection shut away, it's easy to feel like your passion takes a backseat. How to integrate your love of wine into...
Many wine lovers face a dilemma. They'd love to start a collection (or have already begun one!), but they don't have an out-of-the-way space for a wine refrigerator, and they'd rather not put that piece of equipment in their perfectly-decorated dining rooms. What they need is a wine storage solution that is both functional and aesthetically pleasing. But does such...
You’re a wine lover who’s dying to start a collection. You drool over photos of others peoples’ expansive wine cellars, with their rows upon rows of bottles just waiting for the perfect day to be opened. But you don’t have a handy underground space, or an extra room that can be converted into the wine cellar you covet. You might...
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