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1. February 16, 2007

   John Blue Label

   Gary,
   Fun episode. Hope you have a good trip. Can’t wait until the kids are out of the house and I can take a trip to Tuscany.
   QOTD: Got so hooked on WLTV that I decided to buy a Eurocave performance 283, so I have a lot there, but that is not enough room to store all the stuff I have bought from WL. Sooooo…. have a lot at room temp, those which I will drink in 6 months or less. And the “cellared” stuff is in the Eurocave. Hope the room temp will be okay for short term. We don’t let it get above 74 or below 68 in the house.

2. February 16, 2007

   Tom H

   QOTD: 35 bottles in wine fridge and 50 bottles on a wine rack in the basement under the stairs.
   Great show have a good trip

3. February 16, 2007

   Dominus

   First off, TGIF! I’m finishing off a bottle of the Reininger Syrah from the Washington State episode is which is drop-dead gorgeous, I mean wonderful. Unfortunately, WL is sold out!

   QOTD: I actually have a designated “wine room” where I display antique corkscrews and other wine-making paraphernalia along with storing my wine. I have a built-in wine rack and cabinet which holds maybe 40-50 bottles, a wine frig for the high-end “keepers” which holds approx 40-50 and then I have those cheapo wooden racks you stack as you go which currently holds close to 130. Of course, I log my wine and keep track of my wine on a friend’s website and started to try cellar-tracker.com which works quite well…

   Oh, I almost forgot. I have a stash of “drink now” wines in the island in the kitchen. Everywhere you turn, there’s wine.

   Life is good. Stay warm and make every pitch as though it were your last.

   Cheers!

4. February 16, 2007

   Sir Lloyd

   QOTD: 50 bottles in my wine fridge and the rest in basement.

5. February 16, 2007

   mbannon

   Gary – The scalp thing sounds like it’s probably your ancestral monkey-genes coming through. It happens to me sometimes, too, and I’ll suddenly find myself trying to eat my peas with a sharpened stick. My wife always tries to take the stick away, but I just say “Hey Woman, don’t forget who the Silverback is around here!!” Then I lope off to my wine cellar for a while…

   Speaking of wine cellars: QOD – I store my wines in the crawlspace under my house (seriously). Here in the Pacific NW that’s the one part of the house that stays about 55F all year long. And by putting my special wines waaaay in the back, it’s easy to let ‘em sit for years at a time.

6. February 16, 2007

   Nathan L

   QOD: I have a 100 storage unit that is full. I knew I should have gotten a bigger one

7. February 16, 2007

   Dave Canada

   Nice to see a super tuscan….
   QOTD – I store my wine in a temp/humidity controled Eurocave in my basement all the while longing for a true cellar. Where is your cellar Gary?

8. February 16, 2007

   Marc Mc

   QOD: I have a cellar in the basement. Finished it about a year ago and am changing from basic steel shelving, which scare me, to individual double deep racks made of Utz cedar. Utz is from south american and when stained looks like mahagony, but much less expensive. I have another set made and will install them in a few weeks. Can wait to organise and hang out down there.

9. February 16, 2007

   Orion Slayer

   Super Tuscan Friday! Half of me is happy (french-italian ancestry.)

   QOTD: I have a six-bottle wine rack that sits on my kitchen counter (next to the refrigerator!) When I have more than 6 bottles, I keep them in the bottom of my bedroom closet. It’s been fine so far this fall and winter (wine journey began in November 2006) but I know I need to change before summer comes!

   Learn some cool stuff at your seminar and have fun!

10. February 16, 2007

    RandyB

    I love Fridays. Super show. QOTD: Built a walk-in wine room off the kitchen in lieu of a pantry when we remodeled. Stores about 600 bottles of wine and is pretty impressive with the etched glass door. I thought it would take years to fill up. After eight months, I am bursting at the seams. I may have to resurrect the ole “man cave.” Take a 25 cu ft freezer, adjust the thermostat or purchase a bottle probe and you have an effective cellar which holds 100+ bottles of wine for a fraction of the cost of a wine refridgerator.

    Ciao

11. February 16, 2007

    Wine-o (original)

    Enjoy your trip, I too will be away…Thank God for lap tops and wireless internet.
    All the best.

    QOTD.
    1. 24 btl under counter wine cooler
    2. 196 btl wine rack in a small wasted space room off the living room
    3. 44 bbtl rack in basement (for good stuff) only 13 bottles in that one

12. February 16, 2007

    leatherpalate

    QOD: THree levels of storage everyday stuff in the kitchen
    wine rack. The step up from that in a wood wine storage thingy.
    The good stuff is in our basement in foam surrounded by cement.
    Dream of a real cellar some day a personal goal!

    Safe travels GV.

13. February 16, 2007

    E

    Now that I think about it, maybe I’ll just have to take me a picture of a sucky-ass blank wine bottle and use that for a gravatar.

    QOD: The rack in the abandoned half bathroom-turned-wine room, two fridges, and the rest in styro in the coldest part of the house. God, I need a basement.

14. February 16, 2007

    GottaGoDrink

    Gary- Have a safe trip and thanks for taping. If all your wine tonight is as good as the San Felice, you will be sailin’ by the end, and that’s a good thing.

    QOD- I keep 40 in my home wine fridge and store the other 300+ at a very reliable, temp. and humidity controlled, rental wine cellar 3 blocks from home here in Chicago. I started with just my fridge, then rented one 200 bottle cellar, then rented a second 200 bottle cellar…I gotta go drink! Cheers!

    PS- I finally registered on the Forum per your command.

15. February 16, 2007

    dabo

    Buona festa! What a joyous day… Anyone else ever serve at an Olive Garden back in the day? Love casual Friday couch episodes.

    QOTD — 50-bottle wine fridge, under lock and key. Not really using the lock, but I’ve considered it.

16. February 16, 2007

    Susan

    QOD:
    Storage is NOT a problem for me.
    Why?
    Because I only own about 12 bottles.
    Would I like to own more?
    Sure.
    When I get that 8.3 million, storage will be
    THE
    issue!
    

17. February 16, 2007

    Brooklyn Paul

    QOTD: Our wine is kept…. everywhere! But seriously, it’s close. City living doesn’t give you many options, so our wine is spread over 3 wine fridges throughout our place (1 Marvel, 2 Avanti). Additionally keep about 10 bottles in a counter wine rack for quick consumption.

18. February 16, 2007

    Acousticdoc

    QOTD: Right now in the basement. Have on order Two Portfolio 3-temp wine cellars from Wine Enthusiast. Will hold 120 bottles and match the furniture in our den.

19. February 16, 2007

    SoCal

    G,
    Happy Friday Bro!
    Kickin it, drinking a 1987 Stags Leap SLV and enjoying your show.
    Great QOTD:
    When I bought my house I converted a storage closet by the kitchen into a cellar.
    I have a 504 bottle, climate controlled, slice of heaven.
    Next house I will go for 1000+ bottles.
    Have fun in London, stay safe, and bring back great stories!!

20. February 16, 2007

    wine - o

    I store my wine in the bottomless vaults of the internet…i call it my virtual cellar. I actually can’t tast or smell, so i find a wine online I want to drink, pour some cheap stuff from home, and stare at the expensive bottle on my monitor, all the while pretending i’m drinking the good stuff. Later I visit the wine making region via a virtual vacation!

21. February 16, 2007

    Neil

    Hey now!

    My wife and I are going to Napa this President’s Day weekend. Going after work. Some of our favorite wineries: Reverie, Hartwell, St. Clement, Flora Springs, Chimney Rock, Pine Ridge, Cuvaison, Miner, Raymond, Mumm, ZD, the list goes on and on. Copia is having an event, “Death by Chocolate.” We’re dining at La Toque on Saturday and Go Fish on Sunday. Totally stoked.

    QOTD: In the garage, on the ground (cement foundation), in cases, upside down. Even on 100 dergree days during the summer the bottles are always cool. Humidity is good too. We live in South San Franciso by the coast. We’d probably need a controlled environment storage device were we to move. Quick Question For Gary (QQFG): Long term, will storing the bottles upside down, versus vertical, cause problems as the wines age? Right now everything is okay, no leaking, etc., although with unfiltered wines we have to decant. Just curious.

22. February 16, 2007

    TagWorld Brian

    Ooops! Gravatas isn’t working. But I KNOW I signed up for it correctly, uploaded my pic, chose it, etc. What am I missing?

23. February 16, 2007

    TagWorld Brian

    I was trying to get past the bland, boring, sucky-ass dark wine glass for awhile now. I even signed up for gravatar beta 2.0 last week. But it didn’t take. Glad it’s working now (we’ll see when I post). That super tuscan sounds great. I just love saying Super Tuscan. It sounds so …. heroic.

24. February 16, 2007

    Nathan Day

    You pick your scalp and eat it! I constantly smell everything including ear wax and I’m a germaphobe, since we’re sharing.

25. February 16, 2007

    mike volker

    In the cellar

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