Articles by Gregory Dal Piaz (Google+)
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Wine Cellar Windows and Doors
If you have a window opening into your cellar, you might want to consider sealing it off, or using it to vent any cooling unit you might use for the space....
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Wine Cellar Flooring
A cellar can get by just fine with the unfinished cement floor, especially if you’re in a very well drained area. My cellar floor is laid over very thin...
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Wine Cellar Vapor Barriers
Once you’ve built your walls you’ll need to add a vapor barrier. The vapor barrier serves to prevent the cooled air from the cellar from leaking into the...
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Kunde Family Estate
California, and especially the Bay Area, has a long, glorious history of family-run wineries. There's a lot of history laying around the region but with so...
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Cellar Temperature
Last week I began to take a look at cellar conditions -- the good, the bad, and the misinformed. I had written that article to include all the variables but...
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Cellar Temperature and Corks
Now, let’s go back and talk a bit more about those corks and the effect rapid swings in temperature can have on them. Corks work as seals in the bottle...
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The California Wine Club - On Sale
We’ve been impressed with the selections offered by The California Wine Club in the past, but with their amazing offer of $1 shipping on every case or...
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The Rise of Oregon Riesling
After wrapping up my time at the International Pinot Noir Celebration, I made my way over to Nick’s in McMinnville, a real wine country institution whose...
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White Bordeaux
Now, granted, white Bordeaux may not be everyone’s first thought for a summer wine, but it certainly should be. It's great as a summer refresher, and with...
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What Makes a Great Cellar
As I’ve been discussing some of the basics of wine over the past several months, people have asked me a general set of questions regarding my wine cellar...
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