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Wine Cellar Windows and Doors

By Gregory Dal Piaz

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....

August 31, 2010
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Wine Cellar Flooring

By Gregory Dal Piaz

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...

August 31, 2010
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Wine Cellar Vapor Barriers

By Gregory Dal Piaz

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...

August 31, 2010
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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...

August 26, 2010 in Winery Profiles
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Cellar Temperature

By Gregory Dal Piaz

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...

August 25, 2010
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Cellar Temperature and Corks

By Gregory Dal Piaz

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...

August 25, 2010
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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...

August 24, 2010 in Commentary
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The Rise of Oregon Riesling

By Gregory Dal Piaz

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...

August 24, 2010 in Wine Varieties
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White Bordeaux

By Gregory Dal Piaz

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...

August 19, 2010 in Wine Varieties
What Makes a Great Cellar

By Gregory Dal Piaz

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...

August 18, 2010
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