What is the most important categories name in the differentiating each
wines so that they are different? Vintage ? Producer name ? Wine
Name ?

Please enlighten me.

Thanks

On Dec 6, 7:40�am, " wrote:
What is the most important categories name in the differentiating each
wines so that they are different? Vintage ? Producer name ? Wine
Name ?

Please enlighten me.

Thanks

I formerly used a Access table to keep track of wine, now use
Cellartracker. The CT fields are very similar to what I used for
Access. Allows me to sort in about any fashion I might choose:

Vintage
Type ( Red, Rose, White, with further notation if off-dry,dessert, or
sparkling)
Producer
Varietal
Designation (proprietary names, etc)
Vineyard
Country
Region
SubRegion
Appellation

Obviously not every field gets filled for every wine.

On Dec 6, 9:03 pm, DaleW wrote:
On Dec 6, 7:40�am, " wrote:

What is the most important categories name in the differentiating each
wines so that they are different? Vintage ? Producer name ? Wine
Name ?

Please enlighten me.

Thanks

I formerly used a Access table to keep track of wine, now use
Cellartracker. The CT fields are very similar to what I used for
Access. Allows me to sort in about any fashion I might choose:

Vintage
Type ( Red, Rose, White, with further notation if off-dry,dessert, or
sparkling)
Producer
Varietal
Designation (proprietary names, etc)
Vineyard
Country
Region
SubRegion
Appellation

Obviously not every field gets filled for every wine.

Thanks , wow how on each did Celltracker get such a huge collections
of wines

I use a different cellar tracking tool, and have almost identical
fields as you Dale - but would add one to your list below (which you
may also use) - Maturity.

I tend to keep mine simple - "Hold" for those wines that are not yet
ready to drink; "Hold/Drink" for the many that are drinking now but
will continue to develop with age; and "Drink" for those that need to
be consumed before they start going down.


On 2007-12-06 05:03:35 -0800, DaleW said:

I formerly used a Access table to keep track of wine, now use
Cellartracker. The CT fields are very similar to what I used for
Access. Allows me to sort in about any fashion I might choose:

Vintage
Type ( Red, Rose, White, with further notation if off-dry,dessert, or
sparkling)
Producer
Varietal
Designation (proprietary names, etc)
Vineyard
Country
Region
SubRegion
Appellation

Obviously not every field gets filled for every wine.

AxisOfBeagles wrote:
I use a different cellar tracking tool, and have almost identical fields
as you Dale - but would add one to your list below (which you may also
use) - Maturity.

I tend to keep mine simple - "Hold" for those wines that are not yet
ready to drink; "Hold/Drink" for the many that are drinking now but will
continue to develop with age; and "Drink" for those that need to be
consumed before they start going down.

My cellar tracking tool is a HyperCard database that I created on a Mac
about 15 years ago, then had to migrate to SuperCard after HyperCard
went the way of the dodo. The fields I have in my d/b a

year
producer
region
variety
appellation
vineyard
estimated maturity
number of bottles
tasting notes
critics' comments/ratings

Some day I might migrate to Cellatracker, but that's more work than I
want to invest right now.

Mark Lipton


--
alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.hostexcellence.com

On Dec 6, 1:14�pm, Mark Lipton wrote:
AxisOfBeagles wrote:
I use a different cellar tracking tool, and have almost identical fields
as you Dale - but would add one to your list below (which you may also
use) - Maturity.

I tend to keep mine simple - "Hold" for those wines that are not yet
ready to drink; "Hold/Drink" for the many that are drinking now but will
continue to develop with age; and "Drink" for those that need to be
consumed before they start going down.

My cellar tracking tool is a HyperCard database that I created on a Mac
about 15 years ago, then had to migrate to SuperCard after HyperCard
went the way of the dodo. �The fields I have in my d/b a

year
producer
region
variety
appellation
vineyard
estimated maturity
number of bottles
tasting notes
critics' comments/ratings

Some day I might migrate to Cellatracker, but that's more work than I
want to invest right now.

Mark Lipton

--
alt.food.wine FAQ: �http://winefaq.hostexcellence.com

When I had on Access I also had fields for quantity, maturity (rather
than actual dates I classed stuff as 1-5, and revisited every year or
two), my notes, others' notes, store where bought, price paid, etc.
There of course are fields for all of that and more on CT, but I was
just listing the ones that actually identify the wine.

I just paid my $60 to renew my CT (it's shareware, no money required,
but Eric asks folks to contribute: $60 if over 500 bottles, well worth
it to me in any case, but there are some bonuses only available to
those who pay, like Winebid valuation links). Personally I find that
(and Winesearcher Pro) to be very reasonable non-wine uses of my wine
money. I have 739 different bottlings, yet its very easy to manipulate
in any way, and entering new wines is so much faster/easier than a
self-created database. The import feature works well from Excel (and
the export, though CT is so stable I have to remind myself to do the
backup every once in a while)..

" writes:

On Dec 6, 9:03 pm, DaleW wrote:
On Dec 6, 7:40�am, " wrote:

What is the most important categories name in the differentiating each
wines so that they are different? Vintage ? Producer name ? Wine
Name ?

Please enlighten me.

Thanks

I formerly used a Access table to keep track of wine, now use
Cellartracker. The CT fields are very similar to what I used for
Access. Allows me to sort in about any fashion I might choose:

Vintage
Type ( Red, Rose, White, with further notation if off-dry,dessert, or
sparkling)
Producer
Varietal
Designation (proprietary names, etc)
Vineyard
Country
Region
SubRegion
Appellation

Obviously not every field gets filled for every wine.

Thanks , wow how on each did Celltracker get such a huge collections
of wines

The miracle of the internet. A huge collection of wines entered
(occasionally incorrectly) and updated by a huge collection of users!

I'd love to try CT - but I'm another Mac user and, last I checked,
there was no Mac version. I've been happy with an online database which
allows me to access my cellar list even when I'm on the road - and to
get other wine suggestions and notes from other folks using the same
database. It's free - "manageyourcellar.com", if you're interested.


On 2007-12-06 10:33:25 -0800, DaleW said:


When I had on Access I also had fields for quantity, maturity (rather
than actual dates I classed stuff as 1-5, and revisited every year or
two), my notes, others' notes, store where bought, price paid, etc.
There of course are fields for all of that and more on CT, but I was
just listing the ones that actually identify the wine.

I just paid my $60 to renew my CT (it's shareware, no money required,
but Eric asks folks to contribute: $60 if over 500 bottles, well worth
it to me in any case, but there are some bonuses only available to
those who pay, like Winebid valuation links). Personally I find that
(and Winesearcher Pro) to be very reasonable non-wine uses of my wine
money. I have 739 different bottlings, yet its very easy to manipulate
in any way, and entering new wines is so much faster/easier than a
self-created database. The import feature works well from Excel (and
the export, though CT is so stable I have to remind myself to do the
backup every once in a while)..

AxisOfBeagles writes:

I'd love to try CT - but I'm another Mac user and, last I checked,
there was no Mac version.

I think you may be confused. CT is an online database. All you need
is a web browser.

I'm also a mac user and have been very happy with CT for the year I've
been using it.

CT allows you to download your data into an Excel spreadsheet. It
also (for initially entering your cellar) allows you to upload data
from Excel.

So, if what you are using allows you to download your data as an Excel
spreadsheet, it is easy to try CT (if you have Excel).

I've been happy with an online database
which allows me to access my cellar list even when I'm on the road -
and to get other wine suggestions and notes from other folks using the
same database. It's free - "manageyourcellar.com", if you're
interested.

Thanks Doug - I must be confusing it with a different client app I have
looked at previously. My online tool also allows me to export to Excel,
so i doubt I need to change - but will take a look.

Thanks again


On 2007-12-06 11:40:48 -0800, Doug Anderson
said:

I think you may be confused. CT is an online database. All you need
is a web browser.

I'm also a mac user and have been very happy with CT for the year I've
been using it.

CT allows you to download your data into an Excel spreadsheet. It
also (for initially entering your cellar) allows you to upload data
from Excel.

So, if what you are using allows you to download your data as an Excel
spreadsheet, it is easy to try CT (if you have Excel).

On Dec 7, 3:30 am, Mike Tommasi wrote:
wrote:
What is the most important categories name in the differentiating each
wines so that they are different? Vintage ? Producer name ? Wine
Name ?

The question is about which is the most important category that makes
one wine different than another. A single reply is required.

When I ansered "colour" I was not kidding. I think.

--
Mike Tommasi - Six Fours, France
email linkhttp://www.tommasi.org/mymail

sorry am color blind then

Mike Tommasi wrote in news:5rr0ttF164ugbU1
@mid.individual.net:

wrote:
What is the most important categories name in the differentiating each
wines so that they are different? Vintage ? Producer name ? Wine
Name ?

The question is about which is the most important category that makes
one wine different than another. A single reply is required.

When I ansered "colour" I was not kidding. I think.

I store my Bordeaux based on geography. All of the Pomerols and St.
Emilions on the right. Northern regions are above Southern regions. Is that
too anal?

Fred.

In article c9ba1997-b7ae-4b3b-aae5-
, says...

What is the most important categories name in the differentiating each
wines so that they are different? Vintage ? Producer name ? Wine
Name ?

Please enlighten me.

Thanks

Most important, in my mind, would be the varietal(s) used in the wine.
Probably the point-of-origin would be next, with producer not too far behind.
Then would come the Vintage, though there might well be times, that this would
come to the fore.

Now for my question: what exactly are you trying to accomplish? Given certain
criteria, I might answer differently.

Hunt