The Official Wine Thread

[Krish the Fish]

Got my first case delivered from FP today. I should have another ready to be sent my way, and just put in a request for another 6 bottles as well. I've got plenty of space down at my house at school to fit all this wine, but I'm probably going to have to rent a wine locker in the storage unit complex right by my place back home if I take any of it back. Probably ideal for the bottles that aren't ready to drink yet, like the La Ratas etc.

 

[venividivicibj]

I rent a locker by my work- really useful if I want to pick something up for dinner/the weekend on my way home

 

[Krish the Fish]

Yeah there's a storage unit place right by our townhouse downtown (right around the corner down the block) that has 24/7 access, temp and humidity controls for their wine lockers. As far as I know it's the only place in town that I could find, and prices weren't unreasonable. Downtown living is nice but storage space in our place is at a premium, and I'm sure she will not be pleased if I bring home 3 cases of wine and attempt to keep them all in the house.

Plus the wine storage temp and humidity is perfect (if not a bit high humidity-wise) for cigars as well. So I could put some of my boxes I'm trying to put away for a while there as well if I have any space left over.

 

[Piobaire]

I have to say it's nice to have a thousand or so capacity at the house.

 

[djblisk]

I have a wine locker too. Its nice but can get expensive here on the westside of the Los Angeles.

 

[ehkay]

How do you guys store wines in your lockers? Any rack system recommendations? I can't get anywhere close to the quoted capacity. Part of the problem is that it's probably based on Bordeaux bottles, but can't really find any good solutions.

 

[dwlbu]

I have to say it's nice to have a thousand or so capacity at the house.

my rule of thumb "however much capacity you have, its half as much as you need"

 

[venividivicibj]

If you get the corrugated cardboard boxes, you can stack them, they're proofed to hold up to like 200Lbs+ of pressure. Ugly, but efficient

 

[djblisk]

Anybody check out the Sparkling wine offer from Full Pull today?

The Corteaura Saten is intriguing.

 

[ehkay]



If you get the corrugated cardboard boxes, you can stack them, they're proofed to hold up to like 200Lbs+ of pressure. Ugly, but efficient

Yea I just got some from uline that were recommended in some wine board thread. But they seem to be incredibly inefficient still. I can get maybe 6 cases in a "12 case" locker with them.

 

[erictheobscure]



I thought you were in LA?

Just for the summer

 

[venividivicibj]

: ( and you didn't even call me or Lawyer for a meetup?

 

[erictheobscure]

drunken shoecircle next summer

 

[venividivicibj]

wine circle-I'm sure piob can fly out

 

[poorsod]

I'm thinking of buying some vintage champs from Zachys. I know there's always a risk of the wine having gone bad, but do you think zachys is a reliable source?