Do people with a lot of bottles store in actual temperature-controlled wine cellars or instead do you keep them in your actual basement?
I ask because I have 3 wine fridges that I have filled up – probably with 250 bottles - and now I have developed an overflow of roughly 150 bottles in my basement, which is in the 64-70 degree range depending on the season, which has me a little concerned in that the temp is higher than the mid-50s. .
+18, Turley
-24; possibly 1-2 more gone tonight
A negative month finally
My temperature-controlled cellar is in my actual basement, but I do have overflow stored in parts of the basement outside the temp-controlled room. All of the overflow are daily drinkers I intend to drink in 5 years or sooner, and the temp range out there, which is similar to yours, hasn’t been a problem - in rather sharp contrast to explaining to the rest of the household why I have wine piled up out there instead of out of sight behind the cellar door where it’s supposed to be. To state the obvious, having excess inventory in the “rest” of the basement is a major driver of my participation in this thread.
Most of our basement is a fully temperature controlled wine room, no overflow. But we had to build a whole house to get it that way.
+41 (SCM, Aubert, La Pelle, TRB, old-school Napa, etc)
-0 (Overseas until mid-October)
Interesting month.
Bought: +17
Drank: -32
Sold: -45
Inventory: -10
NET: -70
The “inventory” is a new category for me. I go to find a bottle and they are all gone. Mostly ones and twos that never got recorded as being drunk for some reason.
Do you have kids?
Yes, but no interest in wine
Haha yeah happens to me all the time, in both directions. I keep threatening to do a hands-on, bottle by bottle inventory to get an accurate count of what I actually have. I blame Eric for not having that genie functionality on CT.
Good start on the reduction plan: - 77 bottles for the month, mostly due to sales but also buying severely reduced to only 5 bottles in August.
I have, for over 10 years, kept a passive cellar whose temperature range is just about what yours is. The wines will mature somewhat faster, I’m sure, but I haven’t really noticed that yet. I’m old enough so that faster maturing is not a disadvantage, but, as they say, YMMV on that issue.
August was 10 out and 9 in. Low outs because of being away for most of the second half of the month. At least it was another negative month.
Out: 6
In: 0
Back on track
For the second time this year, I was dead even for the month. I went into yesterday knowing that I would open a bottle for dinner to get me there, but also that I’m waiting on a confirmation from Scott (I don’t count purchases until I receive confirmation), plus Saturday always brings the ever-dangerous K&L “Insider’s Advantage” e-mail. Thus, I was dreading the e-mail that would add another purchase, but I escaped!
Still +103 YTD, so inventory reduction for the year now seems impossible, but I will keep tilting at that windmill.
My “winning streak” continues.
August 2024
In: 0
Out: 31
Net: - 31
First month I didn’t do well! I will make it up!
32 in
27 out
8 in and 15 out. On a roll!
For the year, 72 in and 104 out
6 out but no purchases! Well unless my Kinsman wish list is granted. Then the numbers will be more even but the financials will get pummeled
I have no idea what the numbers are, but I only bought 3 bottles of wine (2018 Philipponnat BdN) so I am guessing I am ~8-10 bottles to the virtuous side
7 out, zero in.
Who’s a good boy?