Purple rain: enjoy wine like a connoisseur
Purple rain will flood your house if you follow our tips on what essentials you need to become a consummate wine connoisseur.
For thousands of years, wine has been at the center of dinner parties: red or white, bubbles or not, sipping wine with friends is one of the most enjoyable activities you can do in the comfort of your own house. In fact, wouldn’t it be great to become such wine pros that all of your friends start coming to you for advice? Take a look at the fundamentals to open your own private wine cellar.
Do you have a place to store your bottles?
Alas, wine does get pretty expensive, but that’s the price of enjoying an excellent red or white. Keeping this in mind, in the long term it is pretty wise to invest into a wine storage system that will keep your wine safe and tucked away at the perfect temperature. You may not believe this, but there are designers who dedicate themselves to styling classy and professional private wine cellars. It’s not going to be cheap, but if you’re planning on owning a vast collection of bottles, you should definitely consider a full-on wine cellar.
If you need a customised wine cellar, PasquiniMarino is the artisan you need
A cellar takes up too much space?
We agree that a cellar is a bit of a fairytale solution; chances are, you might not have the space for it. But there’s no need to worry: there’s plenty of wine storage systems that will work perfectly fine in an apartment too! Wine cabinets are a great compromise. True, they’re smaller, but they have one essential feature: multi loop temperature control. Can you imagine? For instance, this wine cabinet allows you to store more than 200 bottles at three distinct temperatures. If you can’t build a cellar, a cabinet like this is the next best thing.
Store creatively
In case you’re not a serial wine collector, you can skip to a more practical storage solution: wine holders. They can still be smaller or larger, depending on how many bottles you’re planning to keep within your hand’s reach, and they can become unique pieces of design for your kitchen, dining room or living room. If you love contemporary furniture, for example, this suspended wine holder might be amazing for you: the wine bottles are kept floating mid-air, as if they were flying through a Stargate to another dimension.
We get it if this design is too extreme; besides, it’s also pretty small. So our next suggestion is a more traditional wine holder that with a bigger capacity. But, since the last thing you want is being plain, try looking for a distinctive, contemporary piece. Your guests will love the contrast between the sleek, sci-fi look of a futuristic holder and the traditional, rich color of your wine.
You’ve stored it, now drink it!
Now that all of your bottles are safely tucked away, it’s time to start thinking about the next step: enjoying your wine! What you need is a couple of wine sets. Why not just one? Well, you never know with whom you’re going to drink: if you’re by yourself or with your best friends, a regular set of wine glasses are the way to go. However, if you’re having your boss over for dinner, you might want to be more careful about what type of set you’ll use. In this case, we suggest going all the way and getting a luxurious wine tasting set: precious stem glasses and a decanter on your table will tell everyone you’re a knowledgeable wine connoisseur.
A set like that is elegantly understated, but what if you feel like you wine deserves an even better treatment? Well, sets like this one below come with an elaborate, decorative box and are made even more precious by shiny silver engravings: choose a treasure chest like this for a wine set that's actually more of a work of art.
A glass of wine a day keeps the doctor away
Life shouldn’t always be serious, and wine can be taken incredibly seriously sometimes. So, if you’re having a party, why not break the tension with this hilariously huge wine glass? It holds over half a gallon of wine! Everyone will be busy taking selfies with your giant glass and you’ll party will become an instant Snapchat success.
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