Storing Wines
Now is the great time to get into wine storage and keep those reds in your cellar or under your bed. Haven’t you always your own wine cellar? You won’t need to renovate your home. A wine cellar can simply be a few cases of red you keep in a cupboard for a number of years.
During this time, your wine begins to evolve from youthful awkwardness to mellow maturity. A pure pleasure to be experienced is consuming a well aged, mature bottle of wine. So you should get wine cellar started.
Australia is experiencing gult of wine with premium red grapes especially with cabernet sauvignon. This situation occurs at the same time as a big shake up with major wine producers Southcorp, Orlando Wyndham and Hardy, and also rising retail competition between Coles Myer and Woolworths.
With wholesale wine distribution been impacted, some larger names including Tuckers have disappearing with new mega-relationships being formed. While overseas sales of our wine grows of our lower end wines, large volumes of premium grapes remained unpicked.
Once you know which wines you like to drink, simply check out prices and specials online, or in local wine press. See Penfolds, Wynns, Hardy, Houghton, Saltram and Yalumba. Also with much to offer are some smaller brands including Peter Lehmann, St Hallett, Tahbilk, Knappstein and d’Arenberg. And there are ll always find newer wineries trying to make their mark.
Dont’ be worried if you’re overwhelmed by the endless number of brands and wines availalble, simply get to an independent bottle shop to get great some great advice. While maybe not be the cheapest, independent advice may lead to you buying some very valuable wines over time and avoid the duds.
If you’ve decided to store wine, you need to find a cool spot to keep them, ideally a cool place in the garage. Alternatively, go to a storage facility such as Wine Vault, Wine Ark or Kennards and rent some space.You can start off with some famous 2002 vintages or credible 2003 vintages, then you begin your wait.
You’ll find most reds are designed for short and medium term (two to five years) storage, while the bigger, more robust red wines from top wineries are best consumed after six to eight years – with some lasting twice that time.
South Australia with its shiraz and cabernet sauvignon grapes, remains the true home of the traditional full-bodied reds. The best known wines including Grant Burge, Barossa Valley Estate and Peter Lehmann are found in the Barossa Valey with newer labels such as Glaetzer, Thorn Clarke and Two Hands offering great value. McLaren Vale has some great new wineries such as Mr Riggs, Dowie Doole and Kangarilla Road, to accompany some more established bands like Woodstock, Wirra Wirra, Maglieri, Geoff Merrill and Tatachilla.
Clare Valley names has great labels such as Mitchell, Pikes, Sevenhill, Tim Adams and Kilikanoon who provide earnest, earthy reds for affordable prices. Watch out for Coonawarra wines from established wineries such as Bowen, Leconfield, Hollick and Rymill and emerging players including Majella, Penley Estate and Balnaves.
Victoria’s best storaged shiraz can be found in Heathcote but also have a look at Hanging Rock, Shelmerdine, Heathcote Estate and Shadowfax, Jasper Hill and Heathcote Winery.
In the Victorian Grampians, you can always find some great Seppelt red wines ideal for storing plus look out for Mount Langi Ghiran and Great Western. Next have a look for some cabernets from Nagambie Lakes, including Tahbilk and Mitchelton labels as well as shiraz and cabernets from the Pyrenees.
When looking at Western Australia and especially Margaret River, you can find such well reown and rarely disappointing cabernet blends including Cape Mentelle, Cullen and Moss Wood. And in New South Wales, fine reds can be found in Mudgee which are great for storage. Poet’s Corner reds such as Montrose Black Shiraz and Henry Lawson Cabernet Sauvignon are also great value.
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