Hello all!
First time poster here, so go easy on me.
I am in the process of building a cellar that will hold 800+ bottles, and currently my Cellar tracker account breakdown by region is:
France 64.1% Bottles (59) / Value $1,893 / Average vintage 2007.7
Bordeaux 56.5% Bottles (52) / Value $1,567 / Average vintage 2007.3
Alsace 3.3% Bottles (3) / Value $50 / Average vintage 2013.0
Rhône 3.3% Bottles (3) / Value $255 / Average vintage 2012.0
Burgundy 1.1% Bottles (1) / Value $21 / Average vintage 2014.0
USA 12.0% Bottles (11) / Value $640 / Average vintage 2013.0
California 12.0% Bottles (11) / Value $640 / Average vintage 2013.0
Portugal 7.6% Bottles (7) / Value $178 / Average vintage 2000.8
Douro 7.6% Bottles (7) / Value $178 / Average vintage 2000.8
Canada 5.4% Bottles (5) / Value $231 / Average vintage 2010.8
Ontario 5.4% Bottles (5) / Value $231 / Average vintage 2010.8
Italy 5.4% Bottles (5) / Value $97 / Average vintage 2011.4
Veneto 2.2% Bottles (2) / Value $46 / Average vintage 2011.0
Trentino-Alto Adige 1.1% Bottles (1) / Value $19 / Average vintage 2014.0
Puglia 1.1% Bottles (1) / Value $32 / Average vintage 2008.0
Italy 1.1% Bottles (1) / Value $0 / Average vintage 2013.0
New Zealand 2.2% Bottles (2) / Value $28 / Average vintage 2014.0
South Island 2.2% Bottles (2) / Value $28 / Average vintage 2014.0
Spain 2.2% Bottles (2) / Value $36 / Average vintage 2009.0
La Rioja 1.1% Bottles (1) / Value $13 / Average vintage 2009.0
AndalucÃa 1.1% Bottles (1) / Value $23
South Africa 1.1% Bottles (1) / Value $15 / Average vintage 2009.0
Western Cape 1.1% Bottles (1) / Value $15 / Average vintage 2009.0
My type of wine breakdown is:
Red 79.3% Bottles (73) / Value $2,763 / Average vintage 2007.9
Red 72.8% Bottles (67) / Value $2,606 / Average vintage 2008.4
Red - Fortified 6.5% Bottles (6) / Value $157 / Average vintage 2000.8
White 20.7% Bottles (19) / Value $355 / Average vintage 2011.6
White 9.8% Bottles (9) / Value $156 / Average vintage 2012.7
White - Sweet/Dessert 5.4% Bottles (5) / Value $102 / Average vintage 2009.4
White - Sparkling 3.3% Bottles (3) / Value $54 / Average vintage 2013.0
White - Fortified 2.2% Bottles (2) / Value $44
As you can see, I am completely overdoing it in bordeaux (and possibly reds in general), and the whole purpose of the cellar was to have great wines for ALL foods. I am at 92 bottles, and obviously don’t want to buy 100s of bottles at once, (my wife will not allow it), but I DO need to diversify so that I can start having the wine needed for any (or most) dinners I cook at home. My question is what wines would you suggest that I buy to round out my current collection so that I have some on hand for most dinners (e.g. grape, region etc. and what percentage of each would be good to have in a cellar).
I know this is a big question, and I appreciate anyones comments.