Category Archives: collecting

Aging of New World Wines

Posted on September 4, 2007 by Liz Pirnat

In the recent Wine Advocate issue is a large section on Washington wines. Some of the high points and ageability Dr. Jay gave to these wines has brought up some interesting discussions on the Robert Parker forum. The most interesting … Continue reading →

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Keys to the Cellar, a review

Posted on August 1, 2007 by Liz Pirnat

In an effort to better understand collecting and investing in wine, I recently picked up, Keys to the Cellar: Strategies and Secrets of Wine Collecting by Peter D. Meltzer. Peter also writes the auction column for the Wine Spectator. This … Continue reading →

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Aging German Wines

Posted on July 3, 2007 by Liz Pirnat

So how long do you hold on to wines you have been collecting or investing in? Via Rockss and Fruit Blog I found a link to a great debate on aging German Erstes Gewächs or Grosses Gewächs on Robert Parker’s … Continue reading →

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Wine Collecting, the Start of an Education

Posted on July 2, 2007 by Liz Pirnat

In the beginning of my effort to learn more about wine collecting and investing, I found The Wine Collector blog, written by the Stephen Bachmann, the CEO of Vinofolio. There are too many good tidbits to pull quotes, rather here … Continue reading →

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Wine as an Investment or Collecting?

Posted on June 19, 2007 by Liz Pirnat

One of the wine topics I’ve been pondering is wine as an investment. I’m often asked about this, and now that I’m not currently studying for a major exam I will be spending time researching it. On top of looking … Continue reading →

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