Comments on: Ask Peter Meltzer your wine collecting questions http://www.drvino.com/2007/01/29/ask-peter-meltzer-your-wine-collecting/ wine talk that goes down easy Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:33:43 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Dr Vino’s wine blog » Blog Archive » Peter Meltzer responds to your questions on wine collecting http://www.drvino.com/2007/01/29/ask-peter-meltzer-your-wine-collecting/#comment-68343 Dr Vino’s wine blog » Blog Archive » Peter Meltzer responds to your questions on wine collecting Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:45:28 +0000 http://70.103.16.189/~drvinoco/wordpress/2007/01/ask-peter-meltzer-your-wine-collecting/#comment-68343 [...] Peter Meltzer, author of Keys to the Cellar: Strategies and Secrets of Wine Collecting replies to your questions. His answers follow in [...] [...] Peter Meltzer, author of Keys to the Cellar: Strategies and Secrets of Wine Collecting replies to your questions. His answers follow in [...]

]]> By: Dave http://www.drvino.com/2007/01/29/ask-peter-meltzer-your-wine-collecting/#comment-789 Dave Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:50:00 +0000 http://70.103.16.189/~drvinoco/wordpress/2007/01/ask-peter-meltzer-your-wine-collecting/#comment-789 I just bought a house and have a basement where the temp is between 60F and 65F with humidity between 30%-45% depending on the day. I have some wines I want to keep cellared for a while (not anything like an 82 Lafite mind you). What are your thoughts on those conditions. Good enough or would you go for a Vinotemp or something like it.<BR/><BR/>Thanks - Dave S. - Brooklyn, NY I just bought a house and have a basement where the temp is between 60F and 65F with humidity between 30%-45% depending on the day. I have some wines I want to keep cellared for a while (not anything like an 82 Lafite mind you). What are your thoughts on those conditions. Good enough or would you go for a Vinotemp or something like it.

Thanks – Dave S. – Brooklyn, NY

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.drvino.com/2007/01/29/ask-peter-meltzer-your-wine-collecting/#comment-790 Anonymous Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:23:00 +0000 http://70.103.16.189/~drvinoco/wordpress/2007/01/ask-peter-meltzer-your-wine-collecting/#comment-790 I have a few bottles of older wines (from the '50s or '60s). If I were to sell any at auction, and they turned our to be bad, who would be responsible?<BR/><BR/>Pat<BR/>New York I have a few bottles of older wines (from the ’50s or ’60s). If I were to sell any at auction, and they turned our to be bad, who would be responsible?

Pat
New York

]]> By: Dr. Vino http://www.drvino.com/2007/01/29/ask-peter-meltzer-your-wine-collecting/#comment-791 Dr. Vino Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:01:00 +0000 http://70.103.16.189/~drvinoco/wordpress/2007/01/ask-peter-meltzer-your-wine-collecting/#comment-791 Thanks for all these great questions! I'm going to close the comments now for Peter Meltzer. But if you stumble on this posting at a future time and still have questions, feel free to drop me a line (click "contact" above) and I'll see what advice I can offer. <BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/><BR/>Tyler Thanks for all these great questions! I’m going to close the comments now for Peter Meltzer. But if you stumble on this posting at a future time and still have questions, feel free to drop me a line (click “contact” above) and I’ll see what advice I can offer.

Cheers,

Tyler

]]> By: Kevin http://www.drvino.com/2007/01/29/ask-peter-meltzer-your-wine-collecting/#comment-792 Kevin Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:04:00 +0000 http://70.103.16.189/~drvinoco/wordpress/2007/01/ask-peter-meltzer-your-wine-collecting/#comment-792 Mr. Meltzer, <BR/><BR/>I have a case of 1989 Mouton in my basement (cool but passive storage conditions). How can I check the value? And what is the best way to sell it? <BR/>Thanks, <BR/><BR/>Kevin<BR/>Boston Mr. Meltzer,

I have a case of 1989 Mouton in my basement (cool but passive storage conditions). How can I check the value? And what is the best way to sell it?
Thanks,

Kevin
Boston

]]> By: Ben http://www.drvino.com/2007/01/29/ask-peter-meltzer-your-wine-collecting/#comment-793 Ben Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:34:00 +0000 http://70.103.16.189/~drvinoco/wordpress/2007/01/ask-peter-meltzer-your-wine-collecting/#comment-793 Does the auction site matter? E.g., do you get better values at Chicago auctions vs. New York auctions? Does the auction site matter? E.g., do you get better values at Chicago auctions vs. New York auctions?

]]> By: Mike http://www.drvino.com/2007/01/29/ask-peter-meltzer-your-wine-collecting/#comment-794 Mike Tue, 30 Jan 2007 14:28:00 +0000 http://70.103.16.189/~drvinoco/wordpress/2007/01/ask-peter-meltzer-your-wine-collecting/#comment-794 I'm curious if you have a rule of thumb as to when a pre-auction tasting is a good value? Or perhaps how to make the most of such a tasting? I’m curious if you have a rule of thumb as to when a pre-auction tasting is a good value? Or perhaps how to make the most of such a tasting?

]]> By: Bruce http://www.drvino.com/2007/01/29/ask-peter-meltzer-your-wine-collecting/#comment-795 Bruce Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:21:00 +0000 http://70.103.16.189/~drvinoco/wordpress/2007/01/ask-peter-meltzer-your-wine-collecting/#comment-795 What is the best single source for tracking the progress of specific vintages of specific wines (most importantly Bordeaux) so that I know when to pull them out of the cellar? (I know, I know, depends on storage conditions, etc., but let's assume they are "perfect") What is the best single source for tracking the progress of specific vintages of specific wines (most importantly Bordeaux) so that I know when to pull them out of the cellar? (I know, I know, depends on storage conditions, etc., but let’s assume they are “perfect”)

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.drvino.com/2007/01/29/ask-peter-meltzer-your-wine-collecting/#comment-796 Anonymous Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:18:00 +0000 http://70.103.16.189/~drvinoco/wordpress/2007/01/ask-peter-meltzer-your-wine-collecting/#comment-796 Maybe I'm a cynic, but it seems that people can get really competitive at auctions, and rational pricing can sometimes go by the wayside. Is there any systematic way to get real values at auction? Maybe I’m a cynic, but it seems that people can get really competitive at auctions, and rational pricing can sometimes go by the wayside. Is there any systematic way to get real values at auction?

]]> By: Kasie http://www.drvino.com/2007/01/29/ask-peter-meltzer-your-wine-collecting/#comment-797 Kasie Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:16:00 +0000 http://70.103.16.189/~drvinoco/wordpress/2007/01/ask-peter-meltzer-your-wine-collecting/#comment-797 How do I know when I wine has peaked? I have a '94 that recently went up in value, but does that mean it's time to drink it? How do I know when I wine has peaked? I have a ‘94 that recently went up in value, but does that mean it’s time to drink it?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.drvino.com/2007/01/29/ask-peter-meltzer-your-wine-collecting/#comment-798 Anonymous Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:15:00 +0000 http://70.103.16.189/~drvinoco/wordpress/2007/01/ask-peter-meltzer-your-wine-collecting/#comment-798 I'm just starting to think about collecting, and I don't have a fancy cellar or anything in place yet, just a cool (but probably not constant-temperature) basement. Should I invest in a wine refrigerator before proceeding? I’m just starting to think about collecting, and I don’t have a fancy cellar or anything in place yet, just a cool (but probably not constant-temperature) basement. Should I invest in a wine refrigerator before proceeding?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.drvino.com/2007/01/29/ask-peter-meltzer-your-wine-collecting/#comment-799 Anonymous Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:33:00 +0000 http://70.103.16.189/~drvinoco/wordpress/2007/01/ask-peter-meltzer-your-wine-collecting/#comment-799 Just this weekend I opened the first bottle of '90 Figeac purchased at an HDH auction last year. It was flawed. It tasted more cooked than corked. What, if any, are my chances of recourse from HDH, and should I try to return the rest of the lot? I have purchased from HDH both at auction and at retail and this is the first flawed bottle from them.<BR/><BR/>Rick<BR/>Chicago Just this weekend I opened the first bottle of ‘90 Figeac purchased at an HDH auction last year. It was flawed. It tasted more cooked than corked. What, if any, are my chances of recourse from HDH, and should I try to return the rest of the lot? I have purchased from HDH both at auction and at retail and this is the first flawed bottle from them.

Rick
Chicago

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