Uncertain what to fill your wine cellar with? Beginners are suggested to start with 48 bottle cellar sure. Your wine cellar should be varied and appetizing with this collection.
Maintain your collection at minimum when you begin. Make sure not to purchase excessive varieties of wine, at least not until you managed to discover your choice of taste. 48 bottles characterize 4 cases which should match with the base of a cabinet perfectly. In order to retain various mixtures of choices, and a modest variety of taste, purchase 3 bottles for every of the following wines:
Whites:
Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand (or Sancerre or Pouilly-Fumé from the Loire):
A dry white with flavors of passion fruit, gooseberry and freshly cut grass, with lively acidity
Unoaked Chardonnay (Chablis):
A medium-bodied dry wine with a crisp apple and mineral flavor
Chardonnay from California (Sonoma):
A rich, full-bodied wine with buttery tropical fruit flavors and an evident spicy vanilla oak
Sparkling wine (Brut style):
Spanish cava or Australian sparkling – a medium-bodied dry bubbly with mineral, apple and citrus flavors
Off-dry Riesling (Riesling Kabinett from Germany):
A light-bodied wine with a fine balance of fruit and acidity and apricot, honey and citrus flavors
Viognier (Pays d’Oc or Chile):
Another full-bodied wine with peach and orange-blossom notes and a touch of residual sweetness
Pinot Gris from Alsace:
A full-bodied wine with a sweet peach and citrus acidity
Reds:
Camenère from Chile:
Full-bodied and fruit-forward, with black cherry/blackberry flavors and vanilla oak
Beaujolais- Villages or one of the named village crus:
Light– to medium-bodied, with fruity cherry and plum flavors and lively acidity
Malbec from Argentina:
Medium to full-bodied, with jammy blackberry and white pepper flavors and an oak component
Pinot Noir from New Zealand or Oregon:
Medium-bodied, with black cherry, raspberry and violet flavors
Shiraz from Australia or South Africa:
Full-bodied with blackberry and pepper flavors and a spicy oak finish
Zinfandel from California (or Primitivo from Italy):
Powerful and full-bodied, with plum, leather and oak flavors
Cabernet Sauvignon (a petit château from Bordeaux):
Medium-bodied with cedar, blackcurrant and vanilla oak flavors
Côtes-du-Rhône Villages:
Full-bodied, with peppery blackberry flavor and balancing acidity
Rosè (dry) from Tavel or Ontario:
Dry, with rhubarb and strawberry flavors – very refreshing.
You’ll find that a dry rose is the perfect summer drink, especially out of doors.