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Whats in your wine cellar?

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In reply to cecil77 • 9:41a, 11/15/18
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Good for you guys!
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8:36a, 11/19/18
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Did a search, and saw it mentioned a couple times but no real answer.

Do any of y'all insure your wine? Something I've been considering and having a hard time finding a company to get quotes to weigh the pros and cons. Insureyourwine.com is recommended via CT but looks like they're changing platforms and aren't doing quotes/new policies right now....

Just curious how many people insure your wine cellars and who you use......
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In reply to htxag09 • 9:04a, 11/19/18
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Nope, and honestly hadn't thought of it, but I'd be interested as well...

I would assume that those paying for offsite storage would include insurance.
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9:07a, 11/19/18
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Finishing up 3 days of wine touring in Napa...I want to thank all of you regular contributors to this thread, it made coming here so much easier to navigate. What a place!

Long story short, things I loved:

- Celadon restaurant downtown Napa. Best pork chop I've ever eaten. Auberge du Soleil Duck Confit pizza - wow
- Krug Howell Mtn cab sav current release, Sequoia Grove Stagecoach Cab Sav - excellent, Dutch Henry "Hen" red blend, AO single vineyard cab sav, Envy red blend. Found myself enjoying the blends a lot.
- Cheese game was on point everywhere.
- Schramsberg caves are jaw dropping.
- Gotts roadside - fast, delicious

Lot more to unpack. Really want to sit down and make detailed notes but just an awesome trip. Smoke in the air was a bummer but not a show stopper. Prayers for all those affected in Cali fires. It's very real out here.
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In reply to htxag09 • 9:10a, 11/19/18
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I have AIG private client cellar insurance. Call them up and they'll help. I pay around $80/quarter.
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In reply to aggiejumper • 9:30a, 11/19/18
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aggiejumper said:
I have AIG private client cellar insurance. Call them up and they'll help. I pay around $80/quarter.
Does it insure damage, e.g. heat, etc?
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In reply to cecil77 • 11:06a, 11/19/18
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Yes, heat, freezing, compressor failure, drops/breakage, transport. Pretty much anything from my understanding.
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In reply to aggiejumper • 11:22a, 11/19/18
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aggiejumper said:
Yes, heat, freezing, compressor failure, drops/breakage, transport. Pretty much anything from my understanding.

How about that most pervasive threat? Opening something as a third bottle that the next morning you realize you didn't really mean to?
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In reply to cecil77 • 11:23a, 11/19/18
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cecil77 said:
aggiejumper said:
Yes, heat, freezing, compressor failure, drops/breakage, transport. Pretty much anything from my understanding.

How about that most pervasive threat? Opening something as a third bottle that the next morning you realize you didn't really mean to?

So you're saying you or someone else dropped it? Then that should be covered.
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In reply to htxag09 • 12:01p, 11/19/18
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Yeah! That's it. I dropped it!!!

Or maybe "I opened it and it turned to piss" (8 hours later)
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3:07p, 11/20/18
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So is port a wine that can be opened and drank over a long period of days, or will it go "bad" like other wines?

The reason I ask is that I got a nice bottle the other day, but my wife is not a port fan so I'll probably end up drinking it by myself. But it's 18% ABV and pretty rich so I think I'll have to stretch it out a bit.

What's the limit for that?

And since I'm asking anyway, what's the limit on opened reds and opened whites?
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In reply to MooreTrucker • 3:33p, 11/20/18
MooreTrucker said:
So is port a wine that can be opened and drank over a long period of days, or will it go "bad" like other wines?

The reason I ask is that I got a nice bottle the other day, but my wife is not a port fan so I'll probably end up drinking it by myself. But it's 18% ABV and pretty rich so I think I'll have to stretch it out a bit.

What's the limit for that?

And since I'm asking anyway, what's the limit on opened reds and opened whites?
Depends. If it is a Tawny Port (will say on the bottle, like "10 Year Tawny" or "20-year Tawny), it will last a month or so if you keep it refrigerated. If it is a vintage port (i.e. has a vintage date like "2003"), treat it like a red wine. If you open it, you will need to drink it. At best, you can get another day out of it if you have something to expel the air and re-cork (like one of the rubber corks with the pump) and refrigerate.
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In reply to MooreTrucker • 4:21p, 11/20/18
MooreTrucker said:
So is port a wine that can be opened and drank over a long period of days, or will it go "bad" like other wines?

The reason I ask is that I got a nice bottle the other day, but my wife is not a port fan so I'll probably end up drinking it by myself. But it's 18% ABV and pretty rich so I think I'll have to stretch it out a bit.

What's the limit for that?

And since I'm asking anyway, what's the limit on opened reds and opened whites?
I drink quite a bit of vintage port, and it dominates my cellar. On occasion, I will let an open bottle of port survive for as long as 7 days. I just put the cork back in it, but I do not refrigerate.

Recently my wife and I noticed that refrigerating an open red wine or port screwed up the flavor. They were good bottles of wine that really fell off the next day. With the red wine, we put a cork in it and then finish it the next day. We have had much better results with this method.

No experience with whites, but I am sure that they are fine to put in the fridge.

Port is fun to share with friends; I would invite someone over and break out the stilton.
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In reply to Tumble Weed • 7:20p, 11/20/18
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MooreTrucker said:
So is port a wine that can be opened and drank over a long period of days, or will it go "bad" like other wines?

The reason I ask is that I got a nice bottle the other day, but my wife is not a port fan so I'll probably end up drinking it by myself. But it's 18% ABV and pretty rich so I think I'll have to stretch it out a bit.

What's the limit for that?

And since I'm asking anyway, what's the limit on opened reds and opened whites?
I drink quite a bit of vintage port, and it dominates my cellar. On occasion, I will let an open bottle of port survive for as long as 7 days. I just put the cork back in it, but I do not refrigerate.

Recently my wife and I noticed that refrigerating an open red wine or port screwed up the flavor. They were good bottles of wine that really fell off the next day. With the red wine, we put a cork in it and then finish it the next day. We have had much better results with this method.

No experience with whites, but I am sure that they are fine to put in the fridge.

Port is fun to share with friends; I would invite someone over and break out the stilton.
Should have clarified: by refrigerate an opened vintage port, I was referring placing it back in a 55 degree cellar.
Tawny will work fine in a cellar or refrigerator after opening

Best bet with vintage (or any wine) is to invest in a Coravin if you want tio drink it over time
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In reply to Austintm • 10:07a, 11/21/18
With this thread I guess fridge means wine fridge. All this talk of port makes me want to bring a bottle for Thanksgiving....

I may bring a bottle of Pennsylvania Dutch Egg Nog to my mother in law as well. They always sell out before Christmas.

Speaking of which, what is everyone drinking on Thanksgiving day?
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10:26a, 11/21/18
After one of my cousins swiped a bottle that wasn't for them, I'm thinking of bringing some nice bottles that are empty and filling them with red wine vinegar and recorking them.
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11:48a, 11/21/18
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I just received a bottle of Stone House Old Tawny. Never been a port fan. How can I pair this (maybe over thanksgiving) to get me to like/appreciate?

Will this keep for few days?
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In reply to TP Ag '87 • 12:39p, 11/21/18
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I like Tawny alone. Classic is Stilton or cigars, I think?

And I've successfully kept Tawny after opening for months. No refrigeration. No vacuuming.
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In reply to TP Ag '87 • 12:47p, 11/21/18
Maybe some pecorino with a tawny.

I wouldn't hesitate to keep a tawny for a week . It shouldn't have any drop off for the first three days.
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1:09p, 11/21/18
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Thanks, guys.

Happy Drinksgiving, everyone!
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1:24p, 11/21/18
For Thanksgiving I gave one friend a bottle from st emilion, one friend a petite sirah, and another an aglianico.

I have not decided which wine to uncork at my in laws. For their tastes, I may go with the petite sirah.
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In reply to Tumble Weed • 4:23p, 11/21/18
Tumble Weed said:
With this thread I guess fridge means wine fridge. All this talk of port makes me want to bring a bottle for Thanksgiving....

I may bring a bottle of Pennsylvania Dutch Egg Nog to my mother in law as well. They always sell out before Christmas.

Speaking of which, what is everyone drinking on Thanksgiving day?
Starting with a Ruinart Brut Rose champagne
Then on to a 2009 Ramey Chardonnay
FInish off with a 2014 Seven Stones cab after dinner
2007 Krupp Port with dessert
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5:59p, 11/21/18
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House #1:
2015 Domaine Carneros Brut Rose
Whispering Angel Rose

House #2:
Pops will prob open a Roccioli Pinot
2014 Becklyn Cab
2006 Ch. Padouen Sauternes
2014 Alvear Montilla-Moriles Pedro Ximenez de Anada
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6:10p, 11/21/18
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I don't know what others are bringing, but I'm contributing a 2014 Dumas Betsy's Blend Chardonnay and a 2013 Maysara Cyrus Pinot Noir.
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11:19p, 11/21/18
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Opened a 2010 Realm Dr. Crane at dinner in Vegas tonight. A mighty fine wine, indeed.
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8:27a, 11/22/18
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Relative noob to wine, but a coworker told me I had to pick up a bottle of Biale Black Chicken for Thanksgiving. Got it at Specs downtown for $43. Anyone, have it before? Thoughts?
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In reply to Tyrone_The_Tuna • 8:36a, 11/22/18
It's good stuff.
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7:53p, 11/22/18
Opened a 2014 Epoch Estate Blend tonight for a quiet evening after tday festivities.
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10:32p, 11/22/18
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2015 Realm Falstaff here.
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In reply to HTownAg98 • 7:06a, 11/23/18
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HTownAg98 said:
It's good stuff.


You were right. Incredible stuff
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10:08p, 11/23/18
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Chubb is very good on collectibles/art/jewelry/wine/guns if your home is >$750k and you carry their homeowners policy. Very good.
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12:44p, 11/26/18
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Coravin has their Edition II for half today ($200 vs $400). They show sold out, but link to Bloomingales:

https://www.bloomingdales.com/shop/product/coravin-limited-edition-ii-wine-preservation-system?ID=3091120&CategoryID=3865#fn=ppp%3Dundefined%26sp%3DNULL%26rId%3DNULL%26spc%3D13%26cm_kws%3Dcoravin%26spp%3D1%26pn%3D1%7C1%7C1%7C13%26rsid%3Dundefined%26smp%3DexactMultiMatch
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11:11a, 11/30/18
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Cyber Monday Coravin arriving today.

Any tips/tricks to using it?
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11:28a, 11/30/18
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The wife and I finally got around to drinking our Sassicaia that we brought back from our trip to Italy a year and a half ago and it was fantastic!
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In reply to TheClaw07 • 2:05p, 11/30/18
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TheClaw07 said:
The wife and I finally got around to drinking our Sassicaia that we brought back from our trip to Italy a year and a half ago and it was fantastic!
I love Sassicaia. I was the beneficiary of a friend's ordering mistake a while back when he thought he ordered a regular bottle at a restaurant in LA, but it was actually a bottle of 1994 that apparently cost over $2k. The waitress definitely should have highlighted this when he just asked her for a Sassicaia and she failed to mention the only bottles they had were on the reserve list. He ended up paying a lot more than what a normal bottle would have cost, but the manager did give him a pretty big break off the original price.
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