Collecting wine can be a very amusing and exciting hobby – especially when you are just starting to look for collectible wines. Of course, you may end up spending a bit more money than you thought if you really want to collect wine.
The following tips may come in very handy to help you get started with wine collecting. First, find the best place inside your home where you can stock up your wine. You’ll need to have a good spot with an ample amount of space and must follow the storage suitable cooling temperature (between 50 and 65 degrees F). You’ll also need to decide on what brands and types of wine you plan to collect. There are quite a lot of wine selections to choose from, including white and red wine. You’ll also need to find some places with good quality and refinery to buy your wine from. Otherwise, you can buy one in one of the stores in Danks Street Depot.
Next, participate in wine tasting event and trade shows. Here, you can meet plenty of people who are into wine collecting and get to know international and local traders. You should also strive to gain knowledge as much as you can about wine. Through researching on the internet or by reading wine articles in magazines and subscribing to newsletters dedicated to wine, you’ll get to know more and discover about tips in wine collecting. By doing so, you can understand and find out more information about proper storage and more importantly, where to buy the best wine.
To better prepare your wine rack for storage, you can try tasting different varieties so you can identify which wines you need to age more and keep it on the inner shelf or rack. You’ll learn more about wine this way, too, such as how to distinguish tastes. You may also want to learn how to identify the flavor quality as well. As you may already know, there is a difference among exceptional and rare vintage wines and those instantly processed.
Wine collecting is also a great way to start your own business eventually. You can attend wine shows and tasting events to learn more about the different brands, and find wines that will bring in higher profits. Once you have collected some rare good tasting bottles of wine – you can start selling and watch your profits soar.
Very informative post, Maam Joy. I’m not much into wines but Hubby and I occasionally drink red wine for its health benefits. I know a friend who’s into wines. He actually visit other states/countries just for checking out wines and wineries. I know great wines can be very expensive too. 🙂
It’s really nice to collect wines especially those that increases value with age.
I have to admit that I’ve always been intimidated by wine tasting events :). I can blame that on my ignorance when it comes to wine! I never knew that you could make a profit out of wine collecting. That’s awesome.
I’m always surrounded by wines and grapevine yards but I never got the liking to it…maybe when I’m older I’ll sit with my husband in the kitchen and will talk about our lives over wine…just like how my mom-in-law and her hubby does…everyday… 😀
now that you mention we could earn a hefty amount of money in wine collecting, I would love to try that out:D bwahahah I am such a sucker for earning money LOL
you know what? i have always wanted to be a wine connoisseur but well, i just know that it is not something that will earn me money so i let go of that dream 🙁
very informative! collecting wines is definitely a good invest .
i love to look at those vintage wines. now that I don’t drink wine, I don’t bother collecting them.
Oh boy! I’m no alcohol drinker so i cannot share anything about it hehehehe. I’ve never tried beer either, I settle with sodas instead. But i know red wine is good for your held and doctors advice would be one glass a day of red wine will be helpful to your health.
I love wines and collecting wines is something i want to do but i just don’t that the dough for it. Thanks for the tips.
I only get to taste wines on special occasions as I and hubby are just occasional drinkers. But it’s nice to have some wines in store at home to serve to guests.
i just recently bought a 5-bottle wine rack and I already have two bottles of wine. hubby and i are starting with our wine collection too.
wine collecting is an expensive hobby but i’m sure some people love collecting wines. everybody collects something at some point in time, right?
Great tips you have here. But me and hubby don’t drink. We only have champagne for special occasion. Although sometimes I buy red or white wine to use in cooking 🙂
I only drink the blueberry wine that hubby make hehehe…
Collecting wines is really cool. My sister has a lot of wines in her bar counter 😉
We always get wine as gifts but we regift them as we don’t drink much. My husband doesn’t want to collect wine. He’s afraid that he might get alcoholic.
Wine collecting is kind of expensive but its fun! And I agree na you can actually make a profit out of collecting. 🙂