Aside from my one necessary path, I would require Moses to be able to see the floor any time this decade. But one can dream, thank you for the inspiration!
For the first half of the year, down 52. As in 0 in, 52 out.
Too many rules, so itās in versus out for my count.
June in: 0
June out: 28
June: 13 out, 20 in - net 7 increase. Could have been worse, given our road trip with multiple winemaker visits. Fun times!
Q1: 44 out, 44 in - flat, 0/month. Sounds okay, but storage is overflowing no matter what, due to several June pickups (which is also why I enter upon purchase confirmation, I need to know how much space I have committed already). At least Iām down to less than half a case pending now, all futures.
In = 0
Out = 5
Net for month: - 5
+4 for June - backsliding after being +3 for May. That means 2025 needs to be the year of the second-half reduction!
+84 YTD
Buying for your kidsā cellars doesnāt count
Zero in, 3 out. But I eliminated one of my two offsite lockers, and sold the rack that was inside, with the benefits easily outweighing my wine purchases for the year.
FIFY. And that would help, but only a bitā¦
Late June 2025 check in.
In: 84
Out: 0
Net: +84 (!)
Weāre back in the US as of July 1, and I am now finally able to drink from my collection. Let the games begin!
May/June
Wine fridges from 3 to 1
In 60
Out @450
June:
In: 4
Out: 5
Net -1
YTD
In: 76
Out: 23
Net +53
Iām fairly happy with that compared to how fast I was previously filling my cellar.
Half year report:
Purchased: 79
Consumed: 88
Not a good number for cellar reduction.