Beer is just a beverage, but wine is an experience. There's an aura
of romance, a hint of the sublime, to bringing a bottle up from
your own cellar, carefully drawing out the cork, pouring the wine
into a goblet, and taking the first delectable sip.
Now Jeff Cox, author of From Vines to Wines (89,000 copies in
print) and a connoisseur well respected in wine circles, shows you
how easy it is to have a wine cellar of your own.
But Cellaring Wine is not a home-building project book. In some
cases, the would-be wine collector doesn?t have to do much building
at all. Rather, Cellaring Wine teaches anyone who loves wine how to
create a working system of selecting wines that will age well, know
how to lay them down properly, and recognize when they have matured
to their full glory and are ready to be savored.
Cox pinpoints the optimum conditions of temperature, light, and
humidity for a wine cellar. He walks you through possible locations
for your wine cellar ? whether in the basement, an old root cellar,
the back of your garage, or even a closet or room in your house ?
and what each location requires. He explains when you?ll need a
climate-control device (and how much they cost). And he discusses
the pros and cons of buying a freestanding unit that is much like a
refrigerator.
Then Cox tackles the question that most troubles wine lovers:
Which wines will improve with age, and which won?t? This chapter
alone is worth the price of the book, since nothing is more
disappointing to a wine lover than waiting years to open a bottle
of wine only to discover that it was at its peak when it was laid
down.
Cox shows you how to keep accurate records so you know at a
glance ? without having tohunt through the wine racks ? what you
have, where it's located, and how much to buy so the cellar doesn?t
become depleted. And he gives you a crash course in appreciating
the fragrance and flavor of a fine wine.Perhaps best of all, Cox
gets readers excited about the possibilities of having their own
wine cellar. After all, a cellar is not just a storage room, it's a
university where good young wines become great.
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