Cellar

Some more special Slovenian (Slovene) wine in the USA: Batičs' Cabernet Franc ... of blueberries Santomas cellars' Vinter's choice - refosk with 2 years in new french oak. The best "single" variety red wine in Slovenia...

To GregT: I will poste a short "introductory post" soon. Hopefully next week, ... They are the biggest wine cellar in Slovenian Istra and have, arguably, the best slovenian oenologist Iztok Klenar in their cellar. The...

.......... the other good thing about having an annual VP tasting is that it ... to see material in the cellar that has tended to accumulate over the years. We don't seem to drink port at dinner parties and other...

The Rutherglen tawney ports are good but the muscats and vintage ports (VPs) ... of the day). The VPs can cellar and develop in complexity over decades. Other notable Oz makers for both VP and muscats are McWilliams,...

I agree with you that Port does not get the recognition it deserves... in ... plans to build a new stone cellar were started by Joseph Seppelt, the founder of Seppelt Wines. In 1878 the stone cellar was completed by Benno...

If you can pick it up, one of the most complete books on wine cellars is by Richard Gold. You can get it from Amazon or someplace. The building advice isn't all that great but he does a wonderful job of synthesizing the...

I have a Magnum of Simi Cabernet Sauvigon 2005 and was thinking about using it at a dinner party this coming weekend. I know Magnums tend to take longer to age, can someone let me know if they think it has had enough time...

Greg, Casper, WY is much like Reno. The windows are already there, but the swamp cooler would create an opening and perhaps exacerbate the outside influence (temp extremes). Given what you have said, the benefit of added...

From multiple sources: --"55-75% is the ideal humidity range for stable wine aging. Humidity levels of 80% or higher will cause mold to form and rot the labels. Lower levels will draw wine out of the bottle and be...

In Japan, which has more than plenty of humidity for more than half the year, ... much. And even in a proper cellar where no machinery is needed the winters here get dry enough that it is a concern. Thus my question. My...