Wine Storage Archives - San Diego Wine Storage

Burgundy tasting with Mark Haisma

A Burgundy winemaker with an Australian accent?? Yep, and as San Diego Wine Storage members quickly discovered, this particular Australian makes some very good white and red Burgundy. SDWS was lucky to host Mark Haisma during his recent whirlwind tour of the West Coast. The “micro-négociant” makes a robust line of Burgundy from AOC Bourgogne […]

WHAT A TASTING!!!

We pulled out all the stops recently when a small group of Champagne lovers gathered at our Solana Beach facility for a night of really good Champagne and catered hors d’oeuvres. Each guest brought one bottle of exceptional Champagne to share with the group. Aura Catering then matched each bottle with a specific small […]

DON’T LET YOUR WINE WILT–TIPS ON HOW TO KEEP IT COOL

This summer looks like it’s going to be another scorcher in Southern California. Already we’re breaking records for high temps and we’re only in March! If you’ve been collecting wine over the winter months and have cases stacked up in your garage or office, you need to take precautions so you don’t risk spoiling your […]

RED STITCH WINERY POURS AT SAN DIEGO WINE STORAGE

San Diego Wine Storage hosted Red Stitch Winery, co-owned by former baseball world champion Dave Roberts, at our Solana Beach facility on February 4th. The event was packed as SDWS members got a chance to sample Red Stitch’s portfolio of wines from Napa and Santa Lucia Highlands. Dave was joined by his partner and former […]

5 Rules for Keeping Your Wine Safe

Wine isn’t like butterfly wings. Most young wines are pretty sturdy and can hold up to small changes in storage conditions, so long as the changes aren’t radical or prolonged. But those who choose to collect wine need to take additional precautions to make sure their wines stay healthy. Here are some simple, proven rules […]

STOP(PER) THAT WINE!

We are always getting asked what the best way is to store open bottles of wine. Options include just sticking the cork back in, pumping air out of the bottle, or injecting inert gases to replace the oxygen, which of course is the spoiler of wine. Sure there are others but these are the ones […]

Wine Resolutions for 2013

Matt Kramer, the respected columnist for Wine Spectator, recently challenged his readers to take advantage of the abundance of good wine out there and start a wine cellar. We couldn’t agree more… In the January 31st issue of WS, Kramer asks “Is This the Year That You…?” … Finally start a wine cellar? This is […]