Terrific video, John! Not only is it extremely helpful for the seasoned collector, but also someone like myself who simply has a smaller cellar inventory to keep track of. Large or small, a collection of wine is dynamic. I am often challenged to remember which wines I currently have vs. those I have already enjoyed, or how many bottles of a particular wine remain. You provided some very useful solutions for my personal challenges and those of larger scale collectors! Very much appreciate you taking the time to share this information!
Hi John. I use an Excel spreadsheet to manage my wine collection. Every bottle is assigned to a specific space making it very easy to locate a bottle. And Excel's pivot table tool allows me to display my collection any number of ways. Easy and cheap.
Another good video. I’ve been using CT for a few years and have found the drinking windows are helpful. My small collection is geared towards having something on hand to pair with whatever we’re having for dinner and most of the wines have recommendations available. Since my wife rarely drinks more than 1/2 a glass I’m “forced” to finish the bottle all by myself. It’s a tough job but someone has to do it. 😁
I really appreciate all that information managed into this video, John! It was very informative, professional and helpful! Enjoyed it very much and learnt a lot from you! Thank you! Cheers!
John, Great video. Do you have any content on how you suggest labeling your bottles or bottle locations and tracking that in cellar tracker. i also use cellar tracker but haven't started tracking location, but my collection is growing and is now becoming an issue. would love to see how you achieve this. Thanks.
Thanks very much! In terms of location, I have some bottles on site and others off site, so I specify that in CT. Other than that, I tend to cluster my bottles together by region/country so I have a general sense of where to look. So far I don't do anything more precise than that, but I know some people have little tags that they put around the tops of the bottles so that they can read that quickly when the bottle is on its side.
Good video, CT really seems to be the only game in town. I personally do not know a single wine collector not using it. Funny you mentioned the drinking windows, I’ve found that they are almost always way too conservative for my tastes. Also the aggregate “score” often seems somewhat useless, everything seems to be ranked 89-94… I think the key is to find some critics and users who have the same tastes as you and just follow them, ignore the rest
Thank you! Yes, I very much agree with you about the scores. There are a couple whose tastes generally align with mine that I check. Otherwise I just look for high- level comments about decanting, etc. During my research, I saw a number of other options available, but I don’t personally know someone who uses a different solution. I do like the Corkz app much better than the CT app.
Excellent video John ! I have been a member of CT for more than a decade and what is very useful to me is to find users that have similar preferences that mine. For example , I enjoy very much Napa , Australia, Argentina wines and I don´t enjoy a lot Northern Rhone , and mostly all Italian wines. So, when I am looking for wines I will look for people that enjoy the kind of wines I enjoy an voila ! Imagine a fan of Burgundy placing a note about a Mollydooker wine !!! Wine is like food, there are so many options and there is no good or bad, it depends totally on your preference. Saludos desde México !
Good morning John. Another great post. You said something that caught my attention, you spoke about Wine insurance. Do you personally recommend a Company thanks?
Thank you. A good point. I do the editing myself and have gotten better since I did that one. It is below. Not sure I can link to an app though. Think you need to get Corkz from the App Store. Cheers! www.cellartracker.com
I downloaded the app long ago and it works fine for me. I initially loaded everything in cellar tracker so I have that too, but prefer the Corkz app. It was only a $2 or $3 one time fee to get the Corkz app.
Terrific video, John! Not only is it extremely helpful for the seasoned collector, but also someone like myself who simply has a smaller cellar inventory to keep track of. Large or small, a collection of wine is dynamic. I am often challenged to remember which wines I currently have vs. those I have already enjoyed, or how many bottles of a particular wine remain. You provided some very useful solutions for my personal challenges and those of larger scale collectors! Very much appreciate you taking the time to share this information!
My pleasure, Jana! Thanks very much for watching and the thoughtful feedback! Very glad it was useful! Cheers!
Hi John. I use an Excel spreadsheet to manage my wine collection. Every bottle is assigned to a specific space making it very easy to locate a bottle. And Excel's pivot table tool allows me to display my collection any number of ways. Easy and cheap.
Hi Ed: Sounds like an excellent idea! Thank you for sharing that. 👍🍷
I do Google Sheets so I don't have to pay for Microsoft Excel and have off-site access to my inventory through my phone.
Another good video. I’ve been using CT for a few years and have found the drinking windows are helpful. My small collection is geared towards having something on hand to pair with whatever we’re having for dinner and most of the wines have recommendations available. Since my wife rarely drinks more than 1/2 a glass I’m “forced” to finish the bottle all by myself. It’s a tough job but someone has to do it. 😁
Ha! Very nice! Sounds like the perfect drinking partner. 👍🍷
This is an excellent video, John! Very good, everything clearly explained. Thank you once again for sharing your expertise with us! Cheers!
The pleasure is mine, Joy! Thanks very much for watching and the thoughtful feedback! Cheers!
Just installed the Cellar Tracker app. Thanks for the recommendation. It does indeed have an extensive wine library.
Thank you. Very glad to hear that. Yes, it comes in very handy. Cheers! 👍🍷
@@AttorneySomm keep up the good work. I've really been enjoying the videos.
@@thecanuck11 Thanks very much! Appreciate the kind feedback.
I really appreciate all that information managed into this video, John! It was very informative, professional and helpful! Enjoyed it very much and learnt a lot from you! Thank you! Cheers!
Cheers Joy! So pleased you enjoyed it! Thanks very much!
John, Great video. Do you have any content on how you suggest labeling your bottles or bottle locations and tracking that in cellar tracker. i also use cellar tracker but haven't started tracking location, but my collection is growing and is now becoming an issue. would love to see how you achieve this. Thanks.
Thanks very much! In terms of location, I have some bottles on site and others off site, so I specify that in CT. Other than that, I tend to cluster my bottles together by region/country so I have a general sense of where to look. So far I don't do anything more precise than that, but I know some people have little tags that they put around the tops of the bottles so that they can read that quickly when the bottle is on its side.
Good video, CT really seems to be the only game in town. I personally do not know a single wine collector not using it. Funny you mentioned the drinking windows, I’ve found that they are almost always way too conservative for my tastes. Also the aggregate “score” often seems somewhat useless, everything seems to be ranked 89-94… I think the key is to find some critics and users who have the same tastes as you and just follow them, ignore the rest
Thank you! Yes, I very much agree with you about the scores. There are a couple whose tastes generally align with mine that I check. Otherwise I just look for high- level comments about decanting, etc. During my research, I saw a number of other options available, but I don’t personally know someone who uses a different solution. I do like the Corkz app much better than the CT app.
Excellent video John ! I have been a member of CT for more than a decade and what is very useful to me is to find users that have similar preferences that mine. For example , I enjoy very much Napa , Australia, Argentina wines and I don´t enjoy a lot Northern Rhone , and mostly all Italian wines. So, when I am looking for wines I will look for people that enjoy the kind of wines I enjoy an voila ! Imagine a fan of Burgundy placing a note about a Mollydooker wine !!! Wine is like food, there are so many options and there is no good or bad, it depends totally on your preference. Saludos desde México !
Thanks very much! Yes, that is a very savvy approach! Thank you for that excellent contribution!
Do you subscribe to the free version or the paid version?
@@megahungster I give a donation every year.
Good morning John. Another great post. You said something that caught my attention, you spoke about Wine insurance. Do you personally recommend a Company thanks?
Thanks very much! My wine collection insurance policy is through Alliance. With Texas heat and power outages, I cannot take any chances!
Fantastic videos! Thank you for sharing. I was wondering if the software has the ability to input a location of a specific bottle within your cellar?
Thanks! It has fields to identify a “bin” as well as “storage notes” where you could add that information. Cheers!
It would have been nice to have the links to the software you are talking about
Thank you. A good point. I do the editing myself and have gotten better since I did that one. It is below. Not sure I can link to an app though. Think you need to get Corkz from the App Store. Cheers!
www.cellartracker.com
Good to know 👍👍
I checked on various review on Corkz and they said it's not working well (with no updates, bad connections, etc). Is it working well with you?
I downloaded the app long ago and it works fine for me. I initially loaded everything in cellar tracker so I have that too, but prefer the Corkz app. It was only a $2 or $3 one time fee to get the Corkz app.
@@AttorneySomm thanks
Unfortunately Corkz hasn't had an update in almost 2 years and now the scan function doesn't work at all, at least on android...
Hi, I'm sub number 666 👹. Devilish wine channel you got going on here. Thx for all the info.
Hello! Thanks very much! Cheers!