Bordeaux (the red as well as the white), is classically served slightly chilled 60 degrees is about right. I've also found that Cotes-du-Rhone do quite well at "cellar temperature" though I find Australian Shiraz and Cabs do not (Closer to 67-68 for them).
Currently on my "must save" list is a '96 Columbia Winery Red Willows Cabernet Sauvignon as well as a vertical of Penfold's Bin 28 Kalimna (Shiraz) 1996-2000 (only one bottle of each... drank all the rest...yum!!) Just expanded my cellar space so that I could rack all the bottles I've just had sitting in cases. Usually we drink through them before I have to worry about shuffling the storage, but lately I've been buying faster than we can drink... will ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 9:54 AM Subject: Re: Assimilated > <hee hee hee> > right on, Will :-) > > reason I use a spreadsheet: > the cells correspond to the rows and columns in the wine cooler and racks, like > a visual catalog. > > I have a bunch of '99 reds I'm trying to leave alone for 4-5 years more aging, > and some stuff I keep in the cooler just so it's at the right temp to drink. > > Have discovered I like reds a lot better at what would be room temp in France - > low to mid 60's. > > -Ben > > > errr...ahem...not the *only* one...well, maybe a spreadsheet...mines in a > > database... > > > > 147 and growing... > > > > ^_^ > > > > will > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "William Wheatley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 4:52 AM > > Subject: Re: Assimilated > > > > > > > haha that only man to keep a spreadsheet of his wine LOL > > > > > > Welcome back bubba. > > > > > > Hows the ticker? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 4:25 PM > > > Subject: RE: Assimilated > > > > > > > > > > Eri*K*a, > > > > > > > > /me blushes > > > > > > > > re: the bbq sauce, > > > > the deli/custom meat market (Kinder's) is right outside the main gate of > > > the > > > > refinery. Closest place to get food except from the catering trucks > > onsite > > > > (which I won't do). They opened a second store .5 mile from my house > > > <grin>. > > > > > > > > > re: the wine, I just took inventory - up to 107 bottles at the moment > > :-) > > > > 60 in the temperature-controlled cooler, the rest in racks at room temp. > > > > Could use some help drinking it, buddy :-) > > > > (Wanna copy of the Excel spreadsheet so you see what you're missing?) > > > > > > > > May not be able to post much from work but will try to from home. > > > > > > > > -Benny > > > > > > > > > WOOHOO!!!!! WOOHOO!!!!! > > > > > > > > > > /me dances with joy .... > > > > > > > > > > WOOOHHOOO!!!!!! > > > > > > > > > > By the way, that BBQ sauce? Almost all gone! It was > > > > > BEE-UUUUU-TIFUL!!!!!! > > > > > > > > > > The wine is still sitting there ... Soon, soon ... ;) > > > > > > > > > > WOOOHHOOOOO! Benny's back! > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > Erika > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>| -----Original Message----- > > > > > >>| From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >>| Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 9:13 PM > > > > > >>| To: CF-Community > > > > > >>| Subject: Assimilated > > > > > >>| > > > > > >>| > > > > > >>| Resistance was futile. > > > > > > >>| I have been assimilated. > > > > > >>| > > > > > >>| New e-mail addy for the list: > > > > > >>| [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >>| > > > > > >>| /Ben > > > > > >>| > > > > > >>| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > >>| ~~~~~~~~~| > > > > > >>| Archives: > > http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 > > > > > >>| Subscription: > > > > > >>| http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subsc > > > > > ribe&forumid=5 > > > > > > > > > > Host with the leader in ColdFusion hosting. > > > > > Voted #1 ColdFusion host by CF Developers. > > > > > Offering shared and dedicated hosting options. > > > > > www.cfxhosting.com/default.cfm?redirect=10481 > > > > > > > > > > Unsubscribe: > > > > > http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=2872.2701.5 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
