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This has turned out to be an amusing post......or is it the strong martini I just had? No....it's amusing! I never thought about under the bed. I'll try a couple of boxed wines. There was a winery in Southern Oregon, who I love, that had bottle boxes. Time to pour another glass!!

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This has turned out to be an amusing post......or is it the strong martini I just had? No....it's amusing! I never thought about under the bed. I'll try a couple of boxed wines. There was a winery in Southern Oregon, who I love, that had bottle boxes. Time to pour another glass!!

Here you go, they made a wine cellar under the bed. http://www.vinotemp.com/Details.aspx?articleID=253

I would either drink it or get box wine. There are some good boxed wines out there also.

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I was fortunate to be an altar boy at Orthodox Christian services and always made up the wine. Drank a little of it too at that age.

 

Then we moved to the SF Bay Area just a few miles from the Napa Valley. Those of you with NetFlix can watch Bottle Shock which pretty much covers Napa in the 1970's. My one disappointment in life was bicycling through Europe in 1976. I was really looking forward to drinking those great French wines......and found them to be awful compared to California. Then I moved to eastern Washington in 1981 just in time for their wine boom. Life was and is good.

 

Storage issues with wine? We generally buy 12 or 24 bottles at a time. IF you shop Total Wine or other discounters we just get a wine box for 12 bottles and store that in the bathroom. We actually have enough room in our Cameo on the floor in the bathroom. Twelve bottles last about a week or so. Really it is better to have a good cheap wine in your RV, than looking for one in a wine deprived area.

 

We are focused on finding great wines for under $10/bottle at this point.

 

While our 'Go To' place for wine is Costco (Our San Diego Vacation Home, is very close to old Price Club #1. They, Costco, still has buyers that work out of this location. I've seen small lots of 500 cases or less flow thru this specific Costco, with some very unique and good wines. From under $10 to into the $100's.) We stock up on our known favorites, and sample the nice 'one off's' that come thru. I've had some very good Kirkland Signatures Cab's from Napa over the years. I've several case of various years laying down to rest and age in our vacation home. The Stags Leap Kirkland Signature, has only had one 'so so' year... Most Signatures, of any variety, are worth a try to see if you like them.

 

We also enjoy Trader Joe's, as they always have new brands flowing thru that are fun to sample in the under $10 range. Ahh, the quest for gems in under $10 is soo fun!

 

We have a few favorite wineries that we've joined the clubs, and have quarterly shipments. Fun way to get some great values, and try some new varieties as most of them mix it up pretty good!

 

We rotated a box of our Bota Box Cab out into use yesterday, imported from the Fairbanks Costco!! We'll start with a nice glass at the O'Wine Time Hour, and then sometimes follow it off with the Bota. That can really help stretch the budget!! DW likes the Bota Zin, when we can fine them we stash a few.

 

We admit to not being wine snob exclusives. Yes, we'll have a beer, or mixed drink, or shaken not stirred Martini too! And, we've been known to go several days, even weeks, with out a drink. (Amazing how much less we now burn off in our normal activity, metabolisms do change over the years:)!.

 

May the glass be with you! Best to all,

Smitty

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I found a cabinet in the slide that had a 5" deep recess in the top. Drilled 1/2 circles across the front & padded it. 4 bottles max, but easy & custom looking.

 

Would love to see a pic!

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My one disappointment in life was bicycling through Europe in 1976. I was really looking forward to drinking those great French wines......and found them to be awful compared to California. Then I moved to eastern Washington in 1981 just in time for their wine boom. Life was and is good.

 

I was cycling in Europe in 73 and 74 and found that the wine was variable. If I knew someone in the area I could get in on a local vintner who had put up some excellent wine; otherwise they sold anyone with an accent the dregs. I ate a lot of Boursin and baguettes though. :P

 

My experience with food away from Paris was a shock... not what I expected at all.

 

And I was also surprised to find few people cycling other than in tour groups with sag wagons and guides. One guy in Denmark was on the side of the road with a bike at his feet and a flat tire he'd wave at traffic... then he would appear again as I moved south... and again. Finally I asked him and he told me he hadn't pedaled a foot. LOL

 

Can't blame him... then the cycling paths were mostly alongside the highways and that was where they shoveled the broken glass from collisions. Hard on tubular tires and I soon installed "rock pickers" that saved me.

 

But the people in rural France were wonderful and I had shopkeepers give me food and wine and (practically) their daughters. :P

 

One run had me going over a medium (Cat 1) pass and at the summit there were 4 or 5 cars with occupants having lunch with the traditional baskets and checkered cloths on the ground. They all rose and came to the side of the road and cheered me on as I went up and over the summit. Wonderful!

 

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The quality of wine in a box has definitely improved with Bota and Black Box!

 

We call it "Cardboardeaux" :)

 

We're fans of those two and I love that varietal! :D

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Being a mere mortal homo SAPien without any superior wine tasting skills or taste buds I find boxed Oak Leaf Cabernet and Chardonnay from Wally World to be perfectly adequate for my nightly glass with dinner. When we really want to do it up fancy we buy it in a bottle and pop the cork to improve the ambience. On those days we might even ignite a battery candle. Life is good.

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Another vote for boxed wine! We usually do the Bota Box, Old vine. If we are having a nice meal one night and want a good bottle of wine we buy it with the food and it's gone that night :)

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Having been a part time wine maker and a wine specialist at a west coast Wine and Beverage retailer; we will always have wine on board. We had a desk built around a 20 bottle wine cellar. This way our wine will stay cool and secure. When we get on the road in 45 days (sold the house 2 weeks ago), we will be carrying about 9 to 12 cases of wine to my brother-in-law's house for storage. With only 20 battles on board I guess we will not get too far from his place. B)

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Having been a part time wine maker and a wine specialist at a west coast Wine and Beverage retailer; we will always have wine on board.

We are novices at the subject of wines but are learning from some pretty experienced friends. One thing that you will discover is that most places we travel now have at least a few wineries. There are some very interesting local wines almost everywhere. We are part of a group that brings back something unique in wine from everywhere we visit if possible and then we get together to share what we discover. Adds a new facet to our adventures. :)

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Walmart has wine and they are not usually too far away so thats where we store ours.

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There are two currently, long running threads and with the other one about stopped up toilets, I think that I like wine best! :P

 

Just last night we shared a bottle of chocolate wine with friends. Interestingly to me, they found it at Aldi's and it was quite good.

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The chocolate wine that we had on the shelf at the store was "Chocolate Shop". It was an interesting wine, but a little too sweet for my taste buds. The box wines like Bota Box have improved greatly through the years due to new grape growing and wine making techniques. Keep a wine maker employed.......Keep drinking wine.

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Don't forget that you also have to protect wine from heat. I have ruined several bottles of very expensive Napa Valley wine because it got too hot, even though I had it in a cooler. You need to keep the temps very stable and not allow it to heat up from parking your rig in the sun on a hot day, even for a couple of hours. You might want to insulate your storage area and use cold packs while traveling.

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