Where in the wine world are we? Cellar edition
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Apr
25
2008
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On April 25th, 2008 at 7:51 am ,Tim Wood wrote:
The Mystery Cellar in Tokay.
On April 25th, 2008 at 9:00 am ,Shaun wrote:
I’m pretty sure this is des moines.
On April 25th, 2008 at 11:55 am ,Mark Koppen wrote:
Isn’t that the Indiana Jones ride at Disneyland?
On April 25th, 2008 at 12:06 pm ,Arthur wrote:
I get an ‘eastern europe’ vibe. Hungary? Tokaj
If not, then how about Bulgaria or Romania?
On April 25th, 2008 at 12:28 pm ,JDWebster wrote:
This really reminds me of some of the small wine cellars I saw in Burgundy. Though I’m sure there is some significance to the red banding around the barrels that I’m not aware of.
On April 25th, 2008 at 12:47 pm ,Scott wrote:
That must be the private wine cellar under the White House.
On April 25th, 2008 at 3:05 pm ,Rich wrote:
Tyler, I wish my wine cellar was half as nice as yours.
On April 25th, 2008 at 3:09 pm ,Alfonso wrote:
Looks like the Old Beringer caves
On April 25th, 2008 at 3:28 pm ,Arthur wrote:
Moravia
On April 25th, 2008 at 4:11 pm ,Sam wrote:
South Africa.
On April 25th, 2008 at 5:09 pm ,Arthur wrote:
I think the key clue is that the barrels appear to be painted or at least coated with something.
The metal banding is obviously painted with red paint. Is this to protect it from rust? So maybe we are looking for a place that has lots of humidity and traditionally (or for whatever reasons, say economic rather than stylistic) re-uses barrels for many years.
I’d speculate that the solvents from the paint can leech into the wine. So then, maybe (and whatever coats the staves is just general cellar grime. That also suggests the barrels are old and have been reused many, many times.
Still: “Old coated and painted barrels” is this a key clue?
On April 25th, 2008 at 5:15 pm ,Arthur wrote:
Czecholovakia/Czech Republic = Moravia
On April 25th, 2008 at 7:27 pm ,Dr. Vino wrote:
Great guesses! Arthur, such tenacity!
The correct answer has already been mentioned but here’s one more visual clue for those who haven’t gotten it yet.
http://www.drvino.com/img/mystery04251.jpg
On April 25th, 2008 at 8:32 pm ,JDWebster wrote:
Looks like the private cellar of Vlad the Impaler from that last photo…..
On April 26th, 2008 at 1:05 am ,Arthur wrote:
Amber colored wine in the background - Tokaj? - Hungary
Must!….Find!…Out!…Where!…This!…Is!
On April 26th, 2008 at 9:12 am ,Murgh wrote:
if not Tokaj, maybe Massandra?
On April 26th, 2008 at 10:12 am ,Dr. Vino wrote:
Arthur,
You’re right! It is a Tokaj/Tokaji cellar in Hungary. Congrats to Tim Wood who nailed this one in the very first comment!
Here’s the credit for the photo on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/csaba_bajko/432872552/in/pool-tokaj
But check out another from his photostream to see the way cool moldy bottles:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/olaszvandor/2337363572/in/pool-tokaj/
Somehow I thought that would be too easy and opted for a picture of the traditional red-banded barrels instead with the key word “mold.”
Mold, after all, is so key to this nobly rotten wine.
On May 7th, 2008 at 1:14 pm ,Natrap wrote:
Del Dotto??