What's in your glass tonight?

[bakervinyard]

Old fashioned using craft bourbon!

 

[geek]

Now we switched

 

[ibglowin]

What temp has it been stored at for those 7 years. If you say "room temp" yea probably over the hill.......

Remember this wine? I think it is getting spoiled a bit, need to check notes but maybe 7 years old View attachment 88954

 

[geek]

What temp has it been stored at for those 7 years. If you say "room temp" yea probably over the hill.......

Basement temps which swing up and down based on the season. Winter temps excellent for the wine but summer is not good.

 

[ibglowin]

Whats the temp in the Summer months?

Basement temps which swing up and down based on the season. Winter temps excellent for the wine but summer is not good.

 

[winemaker81]

With smoked ribs we had the Rob Roby, which is a Cabernet Franc heavy blend. At 7 yo the wine is very good, and would be good another 5 years from now, if it had not been chosen for sacrifice!

The Sauternes was in place of dessert.

 

[geek]

Whats the temp in the Summer months?

Too hot for wine and humid.
I think it goes around 70s but with the de-humidifier it gets a tad warmer maybe.

 

[bstnh1]

Too hot for wine and humid.
I think it goes around 70s but with the de-humidifier it gets a tad warmer maybe.

My basement runs around 50 in the coldest part of winter and 69 or 70 in August. Right now, for example, it's 63 degrees. I've stored wine down there for 10 years with no problems.

 

[jswordy]

The 2018 Excelsior was a WE Top 100 Value Buy (#95), and this 2020 is a very good wine, especially if allowed to breathe a bit. A dark and brooding cab., like I like 'em. Give it 1-2 more years in my cellar and mmmm... Pretty darned tasty now!

 

[jswordy]

My basement runs around 50 in the coldest part of winter and 69 or 70 in August. Right now, for example, it's 63 degrees. I've stored wine down there for 10 years with no problems.

Yep, my main a/c duct runs through the crawlspace right over the root cellar that is now my wine cellar. It's always around 65 tops there, even when 99 outside. Gotta love the good, cool Earth – we'll be there longer than we are topside! Cheers!

 

[bstnh1]

Yep, my main a/c duct runs through the crawlspace right over the root cellar that is now my wine cellar. It's always around 65 tops there, even when 99 outside. Gotta love the good, cool Earth – we'll be there longer than we are topside! Cheers!

Yep! That dirt sleep's a long un ...... and cool too!

 

[David Violante]

Enjoying a wonderful adult lemonade with thanks to @Jovimaple for the recipe tweak.

 

[Boatboy24]

Another 90+ degree day and I'm feeling too lazy to squeeze limes.

 

[geek]

Another 90+ degree day and I'm feeling too lazy to squeeze limes.

View attachment 89079

The temp up here really cooled down a bit, actually upper 50s right now....

 

[geek]

Last evening

 

[David Violante]

 

[Boatboy24]

Better than expected, but in the same neighborhood as my expectations.

 

[ibglowin]

Did not suck.......

 

[FlamingoEmporium]

 

[ibglowin]

If you like Cali Pinot. This stuff is flat out amazing........