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From my last post, you could probably tell that I have started to venture out into the world of wine.  For now I don’t think I will really review wine, as seems to be a very complicated activity.  However, I will, much like how I have been doing with cheese, offer my “two cents” and tell you which brands I think taste good.  As you might expect, I am more interested at the moment with pairing wine and cheese.

The pairing chart

I found this nifty chart on Trader Joes that gives a very basic visualization of cheese/wine pairings.  So, I went out and bought every wine on that list and now have quite a large reserve (see above visual).

Meet Alexander, the wine rack

Meet Alexander.  Alexander is a metal wine rack I bought at Target, very inexpensively with free shipping and a $5 off home goods promo code.  He is going to help me with my new adventures in wine and cheese pairing. 

Alexander is an Oenophilia 40-bottle rack, which is no longer sold. If you want something similar, here’s a 40-bottle freestanding wine rack (Amazon). (That is an affiliate link: I earn a small commission if you buy through it, at no cost to you.) Having it been only a couple hours since I set it up, it’s been pretty good so far. Set up was really easy, just fold and bolt one support.  There are fasteners for drilling into the wall, but it seems to stand perfectly well on its own. The metal is black, which was actually my preference.

Storing wine

For more information about storing wine, take a look at the following article on wikiHow, How to Store Wine.  It also includes some interesting information about appropriate serving temperatures for various wines and even where to store your wine, so that it does not go bad.

Wrapping up

So, let’s continue our journey with both cheese and wine in hand.