The bottles have previously been stood on any spare bits of shelving in the dim recesses & this along with a tendency for the labels to fade with time means that choosing a bottle to enjoy a glass or two of on a Friday evening has always had a slightly random factor.But as of today, the wine rack is safely affixed onto its own dedicated shelf, & I have spent a very enjoyable hour shuffling bottles about deciding on the most logical 'filing system', & I only stopped when it got too dark to play with it anymore.
As a bonus to the evening, I've discovered two bottles of last year's parsnip wine & a couple of the second batch of rhubarb wine - all of which I am looking forward to tremendously!
That's not a toy, it is an essential item of equipment! Hope the well-aged parsnip lives up to your expectations (hic)
ReplyDeleteI also used to put a coloured sticky dot with an initial (P for parsnip, then a different colour with a P if you make peach) on the cork foil. This meant I could see what wine it was without even pulling it our of the rack. Idle or what?
ReplyDeleteI think that we'll open one of the rhubarb wine bottles up over the weekend - it's big sister Helen's spring visit. Looking forward to both events!
ReplyDeleteWhat a Bloody Good Idea, Flum!! Have bought sticky dots & will do exactly as you suggest at the weekend. Brilliant - thank you!