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>"Hunt" > wrote in message
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>> In article >, says...
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>> Congratulations on the cellar!
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>Thanks, I never thought it would be so much work to move/place my meager
>wine collection.
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>> Your idea of placing the younger ones on the bottom is good, until the
>next
>> vintage. I might just say the heck with it, do Regions and then code the
>> entire matrix alpha/numeric and start logging in by slot, i.e. A-26, and
>> saying the heck with the order. But then, I'll have to spend a week in the
>> cellar with the laptop - maybe when Summer hits AZ and I need a week's air
>> conditioned vacation...
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>There are some wines I know I will buy year after year... Most know this,
>but JJ Prum WS Spatlese is one of them. I did put the 2003 Kabinetts close
>to the door. I made one mistake with the cellar. When the door is open, the
>light is on. when it is closed, its off (and I have proven that !). So, I
>cant spend too much time in there without a flashlight. I just cant figure
>out where to put the Prum Graach and my one off bottles like 97 Grange, 01
>Ducru, 2000 Dows Vintage Port and the 10 year old Miles Maderia that I hope
>I can keep from opening for a few more years.
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>Walter

Put them way in the back, near the floor, and hang neck tags that say "White
Zin" on them. That way you will not be tempted to drink them any time soon!
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Yes, lighting is a bit of a challenge. I put a "porch" light in near the door
(mine is an exterior door on the lower deck), that acts like a reminder that
the main interior light is ON. Some dark nights, however, I wish that it was
not so and that I could switch it on to find the locks better - maybe a switch
at knee-level should my hands be full of wine. I've learned which key goes
into which lock just by feel. Oh, if I could only start the cellar all over
again with the years of experience that I NOW have. I still don't know that I
could come up with a fail-safe plan for the organization though. Good luck.

Hunt