A varied collection of wines is much more enjoyable when it’s stored in an organized way in a stylish wine cellar like the ones found at Focus Wine Cellars. On a practical note, you should be able to find the exact bottle of wine you want in quick fashion. Consider five easy ways to organize your beloved collection of wines.
By date
You can organize your wine by vintage date. So, your older, more expensive bottles are in one area while your less expensive more recently made wines are in another. You could be extra diligent by organizing them by their exact vintage date as opposed to the decade. So, whether you’re reaching for a wine made in 1982 or 1990, you can locate it right away in your collection.
By color
Chances are, you have red wines and white wines in your collection. If you want, you can make a division in your collection that separates these two colors. Once you separate the colors, you can arrange them by vintage date. This arrangement makes it easy to find a delicious white wine if you’re making fish for dinner or a red wine if you’re serving steak.
By taste
Maybe you want to organize your wine by taste. Sometimes you are in the mood for a dry wine while other times you want a sweet taste to your wine. You can arrange your wines by taste making it convenient to find what you’re craving on any given day.
By occasion
There are many people who serve wine on specific occasions. For instance, someone may save a certain bottle of wine to celebrate a wedding anniversary. Other people put aside bottles of wine to enjoy on birthdays, New Year’s celebrations, Christmas and other meaningful occasions. Having a section in your wine collection with bottles set aside for special occasions is a good idea. That way, you’ll avoid drinking bottles meant for occasions of great importance.
By winemaker
You probably have a favorite winemaker that you check with every time you need to refill some spots in your wine cellar. Plus, you’re likely to have other bottles you’ve received as gifts and bought online as well as at the local wine shop. Organizing your wines by winemaker gives you the chance to enjoy new creations from unfamiliar winemakers and find bottles featuring your favorite label.
Lastly, maintaining an organized collection of wine can help you see what you have at a glance. Reordering wine is easy when you can check your inventory in an efficient way.