Do you keep OWC

[Tom_Reddick]

I always keep OWCs and actually make a great point of securing them where possible. Two reasons,

1. I have offsite storage in lockers, and having the OWCs makes storage and knowing where stuff is a whole lot easier as lockers fill up. Plus over time cardboard can disintegrate to some extent. It is not meant for multiple years of storage.

2. You never know when life may happen or you may lose interest in a wine, and want to sell. When selling a case of wine, having the OWC can make a difference in the price you get.

[GregT]

If you’re going to store them, the boxes are kind of nice. If you’re going to sell them, some people pay extra for those but I don’t know why.

Other than that, the wood is too cheap and soft to do much good, and unless you’re a bar or something, putting them on a wall in your house is kind of tacky. They’re not even great for storage of tools and things because they’re so cheaply made. But you can keep them in a corner and put extension cords in them or that type of thing, or do the planter box. Problem with putting plastic in the planter box is that the water won’t drain, so I wouldn’t line them.

And they’re excellent kindling, as mentioned.

Or cat caskets.

[NED_VALOIS]

Lined with copper , filled with ice and wines, they make a nice display at parties !

[andy_velebil]

@GregT

If you’re going to store them, the boxes are kind of nice. If you’re going to sell them, some people pay extra for those but I don’t know why.

Other than that, the wood is too cheap and soft to do much good, and unless you’re a bar or something, putting them on a wall in your house is kind of tacky. They’re not even great for storage of tools and things because they’re so cheaply made. But you can keep them in a corner and put extension cords in them or that type of thing, or do the planter box. Problem with putting plastic in the planter box is that the water won’t drain, so I wouldn’t line them.

And they’re excellent kindling, as mentioned.

Or cat caskets.

I generally agree most are soft cheap wood. Some however are not. Quinta do Vesuvio Vintage Port 6-pack boxes are a thing of beauty. I reuse them for DVD’s and other things. Well built, with metal latches and stained already they make great reuse around the house.

[Dennis_Borczon]

@GregT

If you’re going to store them, the boxes are kind of nice. If you’re going to sell them, some people pay extra for those but I don’t know why.

Other than that, the wood is too cheap and soft to do much good, and unless you’re a bar or something, putting them on a wall in your house is kind of tacky. They’re not even great for storage of tools and things because they’re so cheaply made. But you can keep them in a corner and put extension cords in them or that type of thing, or do the planter box. Problem with putting plastic in the planter box is that the water won’t drain, so I wouldn’t line them.

And they’re excellent kindling, as mentioned.

Or cat caskets.

OMG, I thought I was the only one who buried a cat in wine boxes!!! The eulogy I gave for my chubby orange tabby was over a M Etain Scarecrow box…“His body was fragile and old, but he had a true heart of gold”

Is this really a secret thing to do with wooden wine crates?

[Victor_Hong]

When my twenty-year-old cat died several years ago, I scattered half of her ashes on Block Island, and have kept the rest on Manhattan Island.

[Ken_V]

Like Neal, I use them to store wine that I don’t want to touch for a long time. If anyone in the US has wood boxes that hold Burgundy or Rhone style bottles, I would gladly pay for shipping them to me if you still have the lids and innards.

[Ken_V]

@andy velebil

I generally agree most are soft cheap wood. Some however are not. Quinta do Vesuvio Vintage Port 6-pack boxes are a thing of beauty. I reuse them for DVD’s and other things. Well built, with metal latches and stained already they make great reuse around the house.

Me too. I got one so long ago, I used it to store cassette tapes, so that I could bring them along on long car trips.

For the youngins:

Cassette tape

[Randall_McFarlane]

Well, the gardenia to the left of this computer is resting on a stack of two OWCs that once housed '71 Rieussec and '71 Coutet a Barsac. Down in the basement, another old OWC–can’t remember the original inhabitant–contains an assortment of rope, string and wire assembled by SWMBO for household purposes. Typically, however, she appropriates superannuated OWCs for sale ($5.00 is the usual price) at the thrift shop at which she volunteers.

[Neal.Mollen]

@NED VALOIS

Lined with copper , filled with ice and wines, they make a nice display at parties !

This is actually a great idea!

[Dan_Hammer]

I know of one board member that makes guitars from them. The guy owns a wine store in Napa.

[Charles_Zedlewski]

I toss any ‘vanity OWC’s’ which are typically what you get from US producers. Rhys is nice enough to not send them at my request so we can minimize waste. They’re too bulky and off sized. But I always keep the standard European OWC’s. They are basically the same size as the 6x2 cardboard cases I use, more durable and help resale value.

[Neal.Mollen]

@Charles Zedlewski

I toss any ‘vanity OWC’s’ which are typically what you get from US producers. Rhys is nice enough to not send them at my request so we can minimize waste. They’re too bulky and off sized. But I always keep the standard European OWC’s. They are basically the same size as the 6x2 cardboard cases I use, more durable and help resale value.

I’d have no place to put the SQN EBA wines if I didn’t keep the carpentry they come in. Those bottles are often so oddly sized/shaped that they fit in none of the slots I have

[GregT]

Is this really a secret thing to do with wooden wine crates?

Secret’s out now. But I guess it would work for many small animals.

[Victor_Hong]

@GregT

Is this really a secret thing to do with wooden wine crates?

Secret’s out now. But I guess it would work for many small animals.

Larger ones fit, if you chop them into pieces.

[John_Morris]

@andy velebil

@GregT

If you’re going to store them, the boxes are kind of nice. If you’re going to sell them, some people pay extra for those but I don’t know why.

Other than that, the wood is too cheap and soft to do much good, and unless you’re a bar or something, putting them on a wall in your house is kind of tacky. They’re not even great for storage of tools and things because they’re so cheaply made. But you can keep them in a corner and put extension cords in them or that type of thing, or do the planter box. Problem with putting plastic in the planter box is that the water won’t drain, so I wouldn’t line them.

And they’re excellent kindling, as mentioned.

Or cat caskets.

Quinta do Vesuvio Vintage Port 6-pack boxes are a thing of beauty. I reuse them for DVD’s and other things. Well built, with metal latches and stained already they make great reuse around the house.

So, too good for cats, then?

[Drew_Goin]

I have a number of boxes from my days in retail. I have used them for various storage purposes, including serving as a sock drawer!

[Victor_Hong]

@John Morris

@andy velebil

@GregT

If you’re going to store them, the boxes are kind of nice. If you’re going to sell them, some people pay extra for those but I don’t know why.

Other than that, the wood is too cheap and soft to do much good, and unless you’re a bar or something, putting them on a wall in your house is kind of tacky. They’re not even great for storage of tools and things because they’re so cheaply made. But you can keep them in a corner and put extension cords in them or that type of thing, or do the planter box. Problem with putting plastic in the planter box is that the water won’t drain, so I wouldn’t line them.

And they’re excellent kindling, as mentioned.

Or cat caskets.

Quinta do Vesuvio Vintage Port 6-pack boxes are a thing of beauty. I reuse them for DVD’s and other things. Well built, with metal latches and stained already they make great reuse around the house.

So, too good for cats, then?

Be careful if sos (signs of seepage).

[James_Wright]

[Scott_Butler]

A wine bar i was on last night made good use of some.