I want a wine cellar. And I hope someday I’ll have the money to buy some bottles to put in it.

Gary, what a great show today…probably one of the most exciting for me in a long time…while it’s nice to talk about wine it’s also nice to see how others store their wine…where was the QOTD?

Awesome episode Gary, very insightful and gives me something to strive for in the future besides my crappy 12 bottle rack… so sad 🙂

Great show Gary . Nice to see different aspects the wine world out there. Keep them coming. Give that show 91 points. How about a show on wine coolers/caves?

Enjoyed the episode. This was one of my more recent favorite episodes. The wife has been saying she wants a new house (not like we did not just build one a few years ago) so maybe I can a nice wine cellar into the deisgn. She like the episode as well. My 9 year old was geeked about the BIG ASS GLASS in that cellar.

Great Show!

Great to see what’s possible and fun to see Gary out and about with a co-host. I would echo some other comments that it would be nice to see a storage option for those of us who won’t be spending thousands of dollars for a custom room or is this even relevant if we just are buying wine that isn’t going to sit for years at a time? Thanks and keep up the great job you are doing….best show on the net!!

I enjoyed this episode a lot. I kept waiting for Robin Leach to spring out from behind a wine rack, with red dribble all down his shirt.

Though custom-built cellars may sound excessive, I’m starting to think they’re really not all that crazy. I just have one of those mini wine fridges that’s supposed to hold 16 bottles. Within about a week I’d crammed in 20 or 21 bottles, and they all fall out whenever I open the door. This episode really showed how planning for long-term wine storage can make a hell of a lot of sense, even if it doesn’t seem like it just by looking at the 10 or 20 bottles you might have on a rack in the corner of your living room.

oh man! this show is throwing me into wine nerd mode… i TOTALLY want a wine room now! …. too bad i live in a 1 bedroom apartment and have no money… but maybe some day!

Great show today Gary… good job keeping up with him Mott!

Awesome episode, very informative, thanks for bringing in other experts in the field.

I fear that I’m embarking on a very expensive hobby…

Great episode!

This was one of the most informative episodes you have ever done. It is always instructive to me to visit other cellars. There seems to be no end to the information and ideas you get from others’ experience.

Great show! I sure wish I was more of a handyman…

Simply fantastic………Gary you are changing and educating the wine world; very nice.

Certainly makes my 15 square foot wine rack in the cellar,look a bit sad. However I find it good enough for my needs and budget. Because I usually only buy a case or two every few months and drink it fairly quickly. However; if I were a rich man………..

Very interesting show, I’m so envious! For now I’ll spend the $$$ on the wine.

I really, really enjoyed this episode! Very Radool! I don’t have any cellaring at all, nor the space in my little temperary rental, but I look forward to diving into that head first.

This had to have been one of the better episodes of WLTV that I’ve ever seen.

GV,
Awesome episode….please keep these types of episodes coming. You have raised the bar again!
Thanks!

Gary, awesome show. What a cool change of pace. This could be a weekly show on TV, visiting wine cellars of the world.

QOTD: ?

Awesome ep. Top 10 no doubt. I can’t afford those but truly inspiring. thank you

Thanks for a wonderful episode. I want to add an idea for all of you considering a cellar but have no room at all. we added a spiral cellar to our condo in Santa Fe. It holds 800 and cost $4200 to construct. You go down instead of out and it requires no cooling units at all. but does use some intricate piping. It can be put into the floor of any room in areas without high surface water tables and ours goes down 15 feet. The wine is stored around the edges of the spiral so you can get the wines as you are descending or ascending the spiral staircase. Our is only 8 feet wide at the top just big enough for us to get in and a trap door was constructed that looks just like the floor. This is superior to the pre-made unit we bought and installed from Wine Enthusiast in our home in Virginia Beach and it only holds 440 bottles and cost $3200 + installation. The site is http://www.spiralcellars.com/us/index.html

Gary-WOW!!!!!! What a fab ep!!!!! Loved all of the cellars, advice, education on cellaring, prices. Some really SUPER cellars and some down to earth. GREAT stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂

Great stuff Gary. I have had several clients request wine rooms in new houses. We usually use an outside consultant, but now I ma thinking we may just design the racks ourselves, and now I have some specs I can provide the contractor. Badass. My next house will have a wine room incorporated in to it. The unfortunate thing i have see is that most people want the room, but won’t pay to condition it properly..but, what are your going to do?

Great episode. I live in AZ where we don’t have basements so I think if people have cellars they’re part of the house. Great looking stuff, Jay does nice work.

Hey Gary,
Very nice show. Really enjoyed it! While I aspire to the greatness of those cellars, and enjoy seeing them, my own is quite humble. It consists of about 50-70 bottles in a wine fridge under the stairs. It only varies 2-3 degrees, and most of the wine gets consumed within 24-36 months, but alas I’ve started to lay down a few bottles for the long haul. When my 2005 Bordeaux futures come in, I’ll have to figure out what to do to store those (keeping at least 20 years). As you can see, I’ve only been into this a couple of years, but we all have to start somewhere I guess.

Oh Gary, can you follow up on the next show how the LaTour evolved in more detail?
TIA,
CareyD

That first wine cellar is the awesome, and I wish I had one. But it’s hard to build a cellar onto a second-floor apartment. 😛