http://dedaluswinegroup.com/wine/2009/01/15/building-your-arsenal-of-joy-%e2%80%93-part-two-a-few-simple-guidelines-to-wine-collecting-even-on-a-budget/ Building a better wine community, one glass at a time... Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:13:26 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://dedaluswinegroup.com/wine/2009/01/15/building-your-arsenal-of-joy-%e2%80%93-part-two-a-few-simple-guidelines-to-wine-collecting-even-on-a-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Jason Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:09:42 +0000 http://dedaluswinegroup.com/wine/?p=66#comment-25 DG - taking notes is part of the enjoyment for many of us. I, and I know you, take copious notes - particularly when a massive un-corking takes place! My one caveat here: don't let it get in the way of your enjoyment. If you like the vino, but the thought of putting pen to paper turns you off, just drink the wine! That being said, my <a href="http://www.moleskine.com/index_eng.php" rel="nofollow">Moleskine</A> notebook full of tasting notes has become invaluable to me. DG – taking notes is part of the enjoyment for many of us. I, and I know you, take copious notes – particularly when a massive un-corking takes place! My one caveat here: don’t let it get in the way of your enjoyment. If you like the vino, but the thought of putting pen to paper turns you off, just drink the wine! That being said, my Moleskine notebook full of tasting notes has become invaluable to me.

]]> http://dedaluswinegroup.com/wine/2009/01/15/building-your-arsenal-of-joy-%e2%80%93-part-two-a-few-simple-guidelines-to-wine-collecting-even-on-a-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-23 David Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:11:59 +0000 http://dedaluswinegroup.com/wine/?p=66#comment-23 I would add one other tip to the great list here: TAKE NOTES! It may seem "dorky" to open the bottle and break out the notepad, but the best way to remember what a wine was like (and why you liked it) is to write it down. You don't need a write a ton of info and this doesn't take a lot of time. This also helps to serve as a reference point as to how the wine evolves over time, especially if you've bought more than one bottle and consume it over a period of months or years. There's no better way to learn how wine ages and no easier way to remember. Take 2 minutes and you'll be happy you did. I would add one other tip to the great list here: TAKE NOTES! It may seem “dorky” to open the bottle and break out the notepad, but the best way to remember what a wine was like (and why you liked it) is to write it down. You don’t need a write a ton of info and this doesn’t take a lot of time. This also helps to serve as a reference point as to how the wine evolves over time, especially if you’ve bought more than one bottle and consume it over a period of months or years. There’s no better way to learn how wine ages and no easier way to remember. Take 2 minutes and you’ll be happy you did.

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