Seasonality to buying and drinking?

[Steve_Costigan]

I pass on a lot of good offers in the summer because I never want anything shipped that time of year and I’m not that enthused about relying on the vendor to store for months on end. Fall is when my club memberships hit, both buying and shipping so that’s a bigger cash outlay that time of year.

Drinking-wise, when it’s really warm I’m pretty much uninterested in reds and drink whites, a few roses, and especially lately increasing amounts of Champagne. But it often cools off nicely in the summer evenings where I currently live and I really enjoy pinot, red Burg, lighter reds including grenache, and CA zin blends, the latter with grilling which I do a lot in the summer. Much more big reds in the fall/winter/early spring.

Agree on not shipping - I’ve been ok with the various places I buy from to either hold for me or I employ cold chain shipping.

On the variety point, I was curious so I checked: my white and red purchases show similar patterns with the one difference just being when certain offers happen.

The question this thread raised is: what % of people’s consumption is on purchase vs pull from cellar? I’d expect the more you are in the former camp the more seasonal while those in the latter camp are likely less seasonal.

I’m guessing I’m about 97% pull from the cellar. Purchase and drink for me now if limited to roses typically, a few whites, and something I just want to try. I’ve got whites and Champagne a plenty to pull from the cellar in the warm months, so I might be able to pull a CA viognier for example out of the cellar but I never had any intention of keeping that more than three years when it was originally purchased.

[Alex_Valdes]

I pass on a lot of good offers in the summer because I never want anything shipped that time of year and I’m not that enthused about relying on the vendor to store for months on end. Fall is when my club memberships hit, both buying and shipping so that’s a bigger cash outlay that time of year.

Drinking-wise, when it’s really warm I’m pretty much uninterested in reds and drink whites, a few roses, and especially lately increasing amounts of Champagne. But it often cools off nicely in the summer evenings where I currently live and I really enjoy pinot, red Burg, lighter reds including grenache, and CA zin blends, the latter with grilling which I do a lot in the summer. Much more big reds in the fall/winter/early spring.

Agree on not shipping - I’ve been ok with the various places I buy from to either hold for me or I employ cold chain shipping.

On the variety point, I was curious so I checked: my white and red purchases show similar patterns with the one difference just being when certain offers happen.

The question this thread raised is: what % of people’s consumption is on purchase vs pull from cellar? I’d expect the more you are in the former camp the more seasonal while those in the latter camp are likely less seasonal.

I’m guessing I’m about 97% pull from the cellar. Purchase and drink for me now if limited to roses typically, a few whites, and something I just want to try. I’ve got whites and Champagne a plenty to pull from the cellar in the warm months, so I might be able to pull a CA viognier for example out of the cellar but I never had any intention of keeping that more than three years when it was originally purchased.

Really helpful to hear. I am similar: purchase and drink rose and something I want to try. The rest is from the cellar.

Drinking wise I am very similar to you too.

[A_Gillette]

I buy UK-style. Burgundy en primeur in January, with late releases from the big guns coming in November. German pradikat wines en primeur in May/June, with Prum shortly after. GGs and auction wines in September. Keller whenever Keller is sold. I drink German wine all year round, very little red burgundy in the summer and tons in winter, spring and fall. I peck a bit at other stuff but nothing else keeps my attention for long.

[David_Baum]

I buy wine and drink it

[Markus_S]

The question this thread raised is: what % of people’s consumption is on purchase vs pull from cellar? I’d expect the more you are in the former camp the more seasonal while those in the latter camp are likely less seasonal.

100% from the cellar. And I don’t believe in seasonality, or more likely laugh in its face. Like I said earlier, the only time I’ll have a rose is in winter or toward the end of winter when you begin to tire of the white snow and want a splash of color to pit against it. Summer calls for heavy reds to go with all that braai. As for Champagne, if I want bubbles, I’ll drink carbonated beverages.