One of life’s little treasures is being able to engage in wine tastings at home. While you can go to the supermarket everyday or have your affluent friends buy the wines for your wine tastings, it is much easier and enjoyable to start your own collection. Many people think that collecting wine is an expensive hobby. Collecting can be an expensive hobby, but there are many ways to start a collection on a budget. Here is my gift to you: 5 tips on how to start and maintain your own wine collection.
1. The first step in starting a wine collection is determining how much money you are willing to spend. With $1000 to $1500 you can build up a fairly nice cellar. You can work with less though. There are many good budget wines that come out of Argentina. The most popular Argentine red varietal, Malbec, can be had for around $15 to $20 a bottle. A wonderful white Torronts costs around $15 to $20 as well.
2. Don’t forget to add Champagne to your collection. Champagne is essential in a good wine collection. It is used at almost every celebration worth attending, can be mixed with orange juice and drank at lunch or breakfast, and in general is just a tasty, bubbly beverage. You can usually buy 5-6 bottles of decent champagne for around $120. Continue reading »
Most people enjoy having a glass of wine from time to time. We all have a designated area for our wine collection that can always use a little dressing up. Make it interesting! Make it appealing! Make it a focal point!