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Outdoor Summer Social – July 29th, 2021 (past event)

Hello wine lovers (aka 902~wine~0’s) We are pleased to announce our return to group wine gatherings with Outdoor Summer Social.  Join us at Barbrix Wine Bar and Restaurant in Silver Lake this July 29th from 5-7pm!  Meet and greet with wine-loving group members, enjoy complimentary appetizers (5pm-5:30pm) at our host table and a welcome glass of sparkling wine! Come out and meet your fellow wine-loving group, chat about your favorite wine, favorite wine region or that time you tried that orange colored wine:) Whatever the topic, enjoy the sense of community that wine affords… Read More

How to Design a Wine Cellar

Design around common pitfalls with the expertise of a sommelier and wine educator Optimally housing and caring for a wine collection requires more than just a pretty room. Whether a household drinks 300 bottles a year or 30, an uninformed design layout can end up having a permanent effect on a home’s overall performance. Often, designers are not aware of the needs of wine collecting, resulting in storage and display that may be aesthetically pleasing, but does not preserve the bottles as they should or address a particular client’s drinking or entertaining… Read More

Here’s How to Tell if a Wine Is Worth Aging

Not every Cabernet is meant for the cellar, but experts weigh in on how to tell if you should wait to open a bottle. One of the coolest—and most confounding—things about wine is that it’s alive. It was captured at a moment in time when it went into the bottle, but it continues to change. It might evolve into something a few years down the road that offers beautiful aromas of fruit compote and a bouquet of dried flowers, complex and intriguing layers of flavor and smooth, integrated tannins that say more… Read More

Aging Wine Underwater Created ‘Stunning’ Difference, Says Winery

An Argentinian winery compared bottles of the same wine aged under the sea versus in the cellar head-to-head. Once seen as a winemaking novelty—or something that happens because your ship sank and you didn’t have any other choice—aging wine underwater may be heading towards the mainstream. A winery in Argentina has announced the results of their oceanic aging experiment, and the difference between the sea wine and the control bottles has been billed as “stunning.” The Rio Negro-based winery Wapisa—part of Bodega Tapiz—initially announced its “coastal terroir” initiative this time last year,… Read More