Wine cellar management

From a certain number (at least 30) of wine bottles, it is advisable - also for private wine consumers - to keep an electronic cellar register. Different wines have different development times and it is ideal to enjoy a wine "at the right age", i.e. when it has fully developed through bottle maturation or ageing and has reached optimum drinking maturity.

The cellar book should contain the following data per bottle: Wine name according to the label, source of supply/seller, purchase price, producer, bottler if applicable, quality level, type of wine (red, white, rosé, sparkling wine, dessert wine), bottle volume, vintage, ageing (dry, medium sweet, sweet), other information such as acidity, time of optimum maturity (according to the seller's information or according to own experience and estimation), other. After consumption, the date of consumption and the occasion as well as at least a brief wine rating are added. These entries are very helpful when buying new wines and, above all, when enjoying wine. There is a wide range of PC software (including freeware) and apps on the market for this purpose. See also under winemaking, wine cellar and wine cellar.

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