[Sandwich]

I opened up four bottles of wine last night that I had been "cellaring" for a special occasion. Three 2000 bourdeauxs and one 01 Hartford pinot noir. Each bottle was AT LEAST $20...

and each one had spoiled.





Oh well, $80 red wine reduction sauce here I come....

 

[Upgr8r]

How and where were you storing them?

 

[jonKranked]

What color glass were the bottles?

 

[Westy]

http://sites.target.com/site/en/supertarget/page.jsp?title=brands&brand=wineCube

 

[laura]

Where'd you buy the bottles?

 

[TN]

Too hot in your "cellar"?

 

[Sandwich]

temperature change. I had them in a box in a dark closet, but I guess it wasn't dark or stable enough. There were a couple of times our heat failed or my roomate was using the stove and oven with the windows closed in 80 degree heat with the AC off...that was neat. I didn't intend to keep them forever, just a year or two mostly to enjoy over that period...

green glass and I purchased them when I left the liqour store I worked at.

 

[skinny mike]

whiskey never spoils. sack up, pansy.

 

[Sandwich]

exclusive box-wine from target. Are you kidding me? Is this bumwine.com?

 

[Sandwich]

whiskey never spoils. sack up, pansy.

yeah, but it gets drank too fast. I had a bottle of macallan 15 year that last the better part of two weeks.

 

[Upgr8r]

temperature change. I had them in a box in a dark closet, but I guess it wasn't dark or stable enough. There were a couple of times our heat failed or my roomate was using the stove and oven with the windows closed in 80 degree heat with the AC off...that was neat. I didn't intend to keep them forever, just a year or two mostly to enjoy over that period...

green glass and I purchased them when I left the liqour store I worked at.

If they were stored vertically it would have caused the cork to dry and shrink allowing air in. Always store in a horizontal position to keep the cork moist

 

[Sandwich]

nope, sideways.

 

[Jeremy R]

Hey man,
Why the sour grapes?

 

[Upgr8r]

nope, sideways.

Thats a bummer. I've lost bottles in the past for no good reason.

 

[ultraNoob]

My dad gave me 2 1993 Sutters (something or another...) merlot's that he had under the kitchen sink. He completely forgot that they were there. My dad hasn't drank since 1995. Yummy city. Last year, bottle 1 lasted about an hour between me and my date. Bottle 2 sits in the deepest darkest corner of one of my cupboards... far away from any heat source. (lying down on its side of course)

 

[SkaredShtles]

Cellaring wine in a closet? You were asking for it.

 

[Sandwich]

you talkin bout sutter home wine, brah?

"cellaring" hence the quotes. Mostly holding onto for a special occasion, but yeah, I got what I deserved.

 

[SkaredShtles]

My dad gave me 2 1993 Sutters (something or another...) merlot's

Sutter Home?

 

[SkaredShtles]

you talkin bout sutter home wine, brah?

"cellaring" hence the quotes. Mostly holding onto for a special occasion, but yeah, I got what I deserved.

Yah - you'd have been better off cellaring them in the fridge.

 

[ultraNoob]

you talkin bout sutter home wine, brah?

yup... that's the stuff... thanks brudda

 

[SkaredShtles]

yup... that's the stuff... thanks brudda

Mmmm.... a nice aged bottle of Sutter Home merlot... stored in the ol' man's cupboard.

 

[laura]

Mmmm.... a nice aged bottle of Sutter Home merlot... stored in the ol' man's cupboard.

Under the kitchen sink. The moisture keeps it fresh and the clorox fumes help it age.

 

[SkaredShtles]

Under the kitchen sink. The moisture keeps it fresh and the clorox fumes help it age.

I wonder if it was a magnum...

 

[Broken_Spoke]

It always makes me laugh when I see people buy magnums of Sutter Homes and Livingston Cellar. The coup de gras for hilarity is the gallon jugs of Gallo Rossi.

 

[SkaredShtles]

<snip> The coup de gras for hilarity is the gallon jugs of Gallo Rossi.

Do they come in any smaller bottles?

 

[Broken_Spoke]

Do they come in any smaller bottles?

I think it comes in smaller sizes, but it is in a box. The box strangely enough has a picture of the giant bottle printed on it.

 

[CBJ]

You are trying to tell me that you do not have one of these

 

[Sandwich]

I do, but that's where I keep my slaves. I like to keep them dry and 62 degrees year round.

 

[Broken_Spoke]

I do, but that's where I keep my slaves. I like to keep them dry and 62 degrees year round.

I actually find that 65 degrees makes them 53% more productive than 62 degrees.

 

[Brian HCM#1]

If they were stored vertically it would have caused the cork to dry and shrink allowing air in. Always store in a horizontal position to keep the cork moist

Or if the wine is still in the box, store it upside down

 

[X3pilot]

Ripple don't spoil, but I have had a few bottles of Cold Duck go bad...

bummer, I feel your pain.

 

[Ciaran]

See this is one reason why I just stick to drugs.

 

[BigMike]

See this is one reason why I just stick to drugs.

Smack don't spoil?

 

[Sandwich]

Ripple don't spoil, but I have had a few bottles of Cold Duck go bad...

bummer, I feel your pain.

cold duck goes good? ever?

 

[X3pilot]

cold duck goes good? ever?

Cold Duck goes good with baloney and mayonaise sammiches!

 

[Sandwich]

Cold Duck goes good with baloney and mayonaise sammiches!

absolutely terrifying. Are you an 80 year old woman?

 

[X3pilot]

absolutely terrifying. Are you an 80 year old woman?

Don't you recall the redneck vs. good ole boy vs. hick thread a few days ago??

:biggrin:

 

[Sandwich]

nah I was too busy trying to pickle myself