Most domestic wine labels are pretty straightforward – you can see clearly when you’re purchasing a Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, or Merlot. But venturing into foreign wines can be a little intimidating for the uninitiated – a French wine label often omits varietal, and has a bunch of notations (in French, bien sur) that don’t immediately…
It’s the middle of March, and Californians from San Francisco to San Diego are enjoying glorious amounts of weather worthy of a coastline cruise in a convertible. Rosé weather during Thanksgiving weekend? Yes! Beach day in December? That’s right. Our warm weather induces eye-rolls from our friends out East, who have been literally buried under record-breaking amounts…
So we’ve told you why vibrations are bad for storing wine, so today we’ll give you some tips on proper lighting and the important ways it can effect a fine wine. Do not expose your wine to excessive light. Sunlight or other forms of bright light age the wine too soon, leaving you with poor…
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and if you need some last minute ideas for making the day special with your significant other, then we’re confident today’s post will help. We’ve given numerous suggestions that’ll make the day special and have you ready to impress.
MENTIONED IN THIS POST: -Bollinger -Raveneau -Williams Selyem There are numerous important factors to consider when storing wine, whether it be long or short term. The ideal temperature is 55 degrees with a humid environment. Do not let light into the storage space and keep the bottles on their side when in storage. For now, we want…
Wine glasses and flutes make the wine and champagne look pretty and presentable. But their shape, size, and fragility all have an effect on the drink. It can change the wine taste and intensify or lessen aromas. Lettie Teague of WSJ and Jancis Robinson each discuss how they have learned to appreciate a fine glass almost…
This is the first post in our 100 Bottle Cellar series where we ask collectors a simple question: How Would You Stock A 100 Bottle Cellar? Chris Caughman is Vinfolio’s Director Of Content, ensuring that all Vinfolio, WinePrices and VinCellar data is accurate and timely. Chris is an avid wine enthusiast, collector and a world class…
Imagine being able to share great wines with your collector friends and make some extra cash to fund your collection at the same time. Direct selling wine is a hot new trend in the wine industry that embraces the home collector as wine sales rep. Think Avon parties, but for wine. WineShop at Home and other…
As wine collectors, should we be spending more time getting educated by our sommeliers? David White discovers more about today’s sommeliers and the ways in which they want to share their knowledge with the incoming wine enthusiasts. He admires how restaurant owner and wine expert, Max Kuller, takes time to teach his staff about the affordable wine…
Collectible wine tends to stay on the market for a very long time and that makes it exceptionally difficult to deal with issues of wine fraud. Nick Bartman has proposed an interesting idea for fighting fraud in an article at JancisRobinson.com. In the article, he proposes leaving a physical imprint on each wine bottle that is…
For someone just starting their wine collection, where to begin is one of the biggest questions. Do you go for wines that will impress? Highly rated wines? Wines that others are collecting? In this great Forbes article Alicia Adamczyk boils is down to the simple truth: Start with wines that mean something to you. She discusses…
This is the first in a two part series on selling all or part of your wine collection. This installment covers choosing the correct avenue for selling your wine. Stay tuned for our next installment as we walk through all the tips and gotchas for rebalancing your collection. Why Sell? As a collector, you may…
