Wine Management

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Here are a few tips to make your wine drinking experience, a true enjoyment.

To begin with, buy recommended bottle or two of wine from your wine dealer, who has some knowledge of wines. Buy some more of the ones you like and store in the cellar. If you can visit winery, taste some wines and ask questions.  

When you buy a wine rack, it means that you are serious about drinking wine. Choose the one which suits your space and budget.   Cellar is necessary to store wine and the quality depends on how long the wine was cellared. You should ensure proper temperature, humidity, vibration-free environment, minimum light and proper air flow. You can’t store wine just like that.

Learn to serve wine in its ideal temperature to drink. The ideal temperature of a wine is dependent on the kind of wine, and ideal temperature for each variety, be it Pinot Noir or Champagne, varies.  To determine the ideal temperature, there are a whole lot of gadgets to store wine at the correct temperature, which may have to be bought.

You should own a good corkscrew, to be kept in your wine-bag or basket. Decanters are necessary to aerate wine, so that its aroma is inviting released. You can buy a fine aerator of wines. Importantly, you should have decent wine glass sets, like Riedel Spiegelau Authentis, or the Fusion Break-resistant glassware.

There are plenty of products to care for your wine. You should equip yourself with some. Preservation of opened bottle is also important. There are products to keep your wine fresh, like Vacuvin, Preserva and Sowine, which can keep your wine fresh for 10 days.

Then there are lots of toys for the enthusiast, like a wine quiz, label savers, foil cutters etc. Maybe you would like to have these to show off that you are a connoisseur. As time goes by, your tastes in wine can also change. It’s then time to sell away some of the stored wine bottles. There are auction houses looking out for vintage wines.

So… drinking a wine is not as easy as raising a toast!