Private Steward: Creating Your Instant Wine Cellar

Appreciation for great wine is one thing; pursuing it is another. Even a meticulous individual can run short on time devoted to one of life's essential pleasures. We can help. Review our Inspired Wine inventory to get started.

If a new residential wine cellar is in your future, Hinsdale Cellars is the source for coveted, premium wine from every major winemaking region in the world. We spend most of our waking hours  talking to winemakers and distributors about what's next. The search never ends. Through a broad network of wine sources, Hinsdale Cellars has assembled an inventory of world-class wine crafted by the industry's most influential grape growers and winemakers.
  
You are likely designing and building your new home in a similar manner -- every waking hour is focused on the end result. Materials, colors, floor plans, cabinetry, window treatments, technological enhancements, security and landscaping. We are standing by to relieve you and your spouse of the sometimes daunting prospect of filling a spacious new wine cellar. Perhaps you are new to collecting but ready to expand in a big way in your new residence. Or, perhaps, you have a cherished, smaller collection that you fear will be swallowed by the enormity of a state-of-the-art cellar after you relocate. 

Relying on a substantial network of wine sources, Hinsdale Cellars maintains an inventory of, and access to, world-class wine crafted by the industry's most influential grape growers and winemakers. Hinsdale Cellars’ Private Steward cellar plan is rooted in multiple steps toward making the instant home cellar a reality:

1. Create a customer profile that establishes tastes and preferences. The wine universe is vast. Narrow the options by asking the client to communicate specific dislikes or turn-offs, which can include types of wine varietals, winemaking regions and price thresholds. If a client detests Sauvignon Blanc, that’s good to know up front.

2. Identify the timeframe. If the objective is simply to fill an 800-bottle cellar as quickly as possible with wine that guests will generally enjoy (in other words, the buyer has few strong preferences but demands quality), decisions will more likely be driven by availability and volume. All things being equal, if one premium Pinot Noir from a Central Coast (CA) winery is in short supply but a nearby winery has released ample supplies of an underrated and slightly less expensive Pinot, it’s a no-brainer for the time constrained client. If the client wishes to evolve the cellar, however, and is not averse to empty racks, a different mindset will prevail.

3. Determine the percentage of inventory the client wishes to have on hand for personal consumption and entertainment versus the percentage that is strictly put aside for prescribed aging and financial appreciation.

4. Document the collection. After wine shipments begin to arrive and bottles are populating the racks, the client will receive complete documentation, stored on discs or in a binder, of the selections. This important content includes detail about the wine, such as origin of the grapes and how this gives the wine identity; the winemaker's philosophies and how they are reflected in the wine; facts about the growing season that produced the grapes; information about various wineries and their heritage; and reviews by the industry's most respected critics.

5. Anticipate long-term management needs. Hinsdale Cellars will refer clients to a leading wine cellar management provider, such as Cellar Advisors. (Cellar Advisors founder Marc Lazar is one of the many contributors to the relevant content found daily at HinsdaleCellars.com). Cellar Advisors precise systems will ensure the client maintains a technological handle on inventory depletion; bin labeling; collection appraisals; temperature and moisture settings; and insurance coverage options.

To sign up for the Private Steward, please click here to register an account, and make preliminary selections.

Or, if you prefer, call one of our professionals at 1.866.543.2006 today.