Bill
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Potluck. But they have be in my cellar all these years. I don't have high expectation just having fun with them.
Jan 23, 2024,23:42 PM
Five to ten year drinking window has long passed. But nobody really cellars beyond so could be fun.
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Vintage California Chardonnay a small selection.
By: Bill : January 23rd, 2024-22:09
The advantage of having a cellar is you have to opportunity to store your wine safely. The problem is you end up storing them sometimes a little to safely. But I love the adventure or rediscovering wines I put away soo many years ago. Here are a few from ...
You clearly love your chardonnays.
By: halkcb : November 7th, 2018-18:50
I haven't seen or drunk some of these labels for a long time, especially the sonoma -cutrer and far niente. The cuterer was fairly distinctive so many years ago along with chalone and deloach OFS,which was very fine,one of my favourites.I'm down to Chatea...
I love the late night cellar raids. Best nights.
By: emcquillan : November 8th, 2018-21:02
I keep my collection in a series of spreadsheets with other key data. However, I’m a realist so I keep a 200 bottle Eurocave near the kitchen filled with drinking wine (enter whatever definition you want here). These bottles aren’t in the collection and a...
I approach it the same way. Drinking wine handy and always stocked.
By: Bill : November 8th, 2018-21:27
Stocked so I don’t worry about what i am about to grab or if i tell the guest grab a bottle or two. Your spreadsheet approach i tried and after weeks of inventory stopped tracking and gave up trying to catalog what Inhave. But with a third of the cellar t...
PPS a couple tips
By: Bill : November 8th, 2018-21:42
For daily drinking 2013 Miguel Torres Altos Ibericos Crianza and for a little more special night but still for the Eurocave Marques de Riscal Rioja Gran Reserva 150th Anniversary 2001. I just snuck in a multicase order wink wink.
I’ve had a few of those wines
By: cazalea : January 24th, 2024-00:14
Back in the day, but after one or two stale ones I accelerated my consumption a bit … best get to work, Mr Bill! I tried the inventory approach too, with spreadsheets, software, etc. but eventually gave up and just grabbed another bottle instead. Now I mo...
Nice stash👍
By: NautNut : January 24th, 2024-00:50
Next time in Napa check out Celani
Ahhhh Far Niente, my love
By: descartes1 : January 24th, 2024-16:27
Been to the vineyard a number of times. What a property (although I don’t think they let you view Gil Nickel’s car collection in the barn anymore).