Pleasure
The pleasure of owning and managing your own selection of wines can only
be experienced by those who have such a wine collection. Every one derives
different satisfactions.
There is the pleasure of visiting old (wine) friends in the cellar and
the excitement of meeting new ones whenever a stored wine is opened. There
is the happiness associated with maintaining an accurate and effective wine
inventory and the fun of selecting a wine, knowing that it will be easily
found and retrieved. The ability to produce a wine suitable for the occasion
at hand, without having to travel to the store, is satisfying and convenient.
There is an undoubted pleasure in sharing and showing your wine cellar to
visitors. And who can deny the pleasure of saving money and being able to
enjoy and share wines which have reached a higher value than what was paid.
Surrounding all of these satisfactions is the heightened anticipation of enjoying
the wine which you have selected for purchase, stored, chosen and finally
shared at the peak of its potential.
Convenience
The convenience of selecting a suitable wine for any occasion and
producing it with ease and aplomb is only available to those who
have a well stocked
wine cellar. Very few wine cellars can provide this level of performance
for every occasion. The objective is well worth aiming for and when
achieved is very satisfying.
Saving Money
There is no doubt that money can be saved with the use of a wine
cellar.
You save money when you buy by the case especially when good wine
is being offered at discounted prices. You save petrol and time when
you avoid
driving
to the wine store to satisfy the immediate need for a bottle. You save
money by turning a good wine into an excellent one as it ages to advantage
before
you enjoy it. You save by selecting the right wine for the occasion
and so avoid serving an expensive wine for quaffing because there
is nothing
else
available.
Profitability
While making money from the storage of wine is a dream of many and
is fully possible, it is seldom the prime reason for starting a home
wine cellar.
However
the knowledge gained by building up a wine collection can lead to
the confidence needed to successfully buy and later sell wine for
a profit.
Knowledge
Results of surveys carried out by Vinoté and others clearly
show that people who build up a collection of wine inevitably become
more knowledgeable
about wine in general.
Confidence
This improved knowledge leads to a dramatic increase in wine confidence
and this in turn leads to people buying more wine and often spending
more per bottle due to their certainty that the wine will be
cared for and enjoyed
at the right time.
Status
Not an important reason to develop a wine cellar but one freely
felt by those who have a well organised and well presented
cellar.
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