What you drinking now?

[CatmanV2]

Good luck re final interviews, etc...

Thanks, @JonW , that's very kind!

I am told that one is absolutely going to happen, but until the ink is dry <shrug>
C

 

[JonW]

Thanks, @JonW , that's very kind!

I am told that one is absolutely going to happen, but until the ink is dry <shrug>
C

Bird. Hand. Bush...

or maybe this is the wrong thread?

 

[CatmanV2]

Bird. Hand. Bush...

or maybe this is the wrong thread?

Possibly, but I agree with the sentiment

C

 

[Wattie]

Sounds good Wattie!

2020 has been such a **** year, and I’m going to be super happy it’s over, so I’ve gone fairly big...

We have got some:

Don Perignon (courtesy of credit card reward points)
Puligny-Montrachet
a nice zesty Chablis Grand Cru
and the bit I’m most excited by - a 2016 Alion Ribera del Douro

I was gifted a bottle of (slightly older) Alion for my 40th, and it’s in my top 5 reds of all time, so I’m hoping this lives up to my expectations!

Bloody h3ll.
i’m gutted I went first as having read yours will now have to significantly increase my “Aldi like” budget!
Very nice indeed JW.

 

[allandwf]

All is good, back on red

 

[Andyk]

Tequila here too

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Was about to ask if anyone like Tequila as don't know anyone that drinks it and I have got loads of it and don't know what to do with it.

 

[CatmanV2]

Was about to ask if anyone like Tequila as don't know anyone that drinks it and I have got loads of it in work and don't know what to do with it.

Well if it's looking for a home

C

 

[Bebs]

Sounds good Wattie!

2020 has been such a **** year, and I’m going to be super happy it’s over, so I’ve gone fairly big...

We have got some:

Don Perignon (courtesy of credit card reward points)
Puligny-Montrachet
a nice zesty Chablis Grand Cru
and the bit I’m most excited by - a 2016 Alion Ribera del Douro

I was gifted a bottle of (slightly older) Alion for my 40th, and it’s in my top 5 reds of all time, so I’m hoping this lives up to my expectations!

Great selection Jon, looks awesome.

 

[JonW]

Pre-dinner drinks and canapes!

 

[Bebs]

It’s Tuesday..

 

[JonW]

It’s Tuesday..

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is your magnificent cellar sorted day by day?

 

[Wattie]

Lucky me, espresso martini with 2 blondes

 

[philw696]

Dreams do come true

 

[Bebs]

is your magnificent cellar sorted day by day?

Not quite

 

[rossyl]

Cellar view

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@Bebs Looks brilliant. Do you happen to know how the shelves on top of those racks have been made please? Thanks

 

[Bebs]

Cheers rossyl.
Yes I made them myself. They are made from oak veneered sheets of 18 mm plywood. I used oak edge strips that you iron on and then lacquered everything. I basically measured up the room, then ordered the racking to size allowing enough space above for the shelving to carry large formats (imperials, jeroboams and double-magnums)
The room is constructed from PIR insulated panels and is run by a condenser outside my house keeping a constant 12.5 C.
Firstly I cladded the entire room with oak veneered 10 mm MDF.

 

[Bebs]

I then built plinths for the racking to sit on

 

[Bebs]

Once the racking was in position I built the plywood shelves and screwed them onto the racking.
The shelfs will also carry standard 75 cl bottles which can be seen on one of the photos below.

 

[rossyl]

Thanks Bebs. Most impressed you did this yourself!!

Sorry, I may not be as logically minded as you! How did you go about screwing the shelves on top of the rack?

Mine would probably lay fairly flat.

 

[Bebs]

No worries rossyl. Just pre-drill small pilot holes from above, down into the wooden slats of the racking. Then gently screw the shelf on. Screw one in first so that the shelf is fixed in place. Then fit as many as you feel is needed depending on size of course.