I finally overcame my prejudice against "everything eBOB" and opened an account with www.cellartracker.com. Then I had some tremendous help from several great elves to catalog and enter all my wine into the database, inch-by-inch, bottle-by-bottle. Thanks, guys. I really appreciate all the effort!
Anyway, everything is now entered and cellartracker is a great program. I had no way of knowing that my cellar was over 45% Riesling! That alone made me smile. I can also find out fun facts like that we have more Willi Schaefer wine than any other producer in the cellar. Somehow, that makes me laugh a hearty laugh. Those who have met Willi will understand. Next most popular is JJ Prum. I've never met Manfred or his apparently lovely daughter, so I have no idea how to react to this news. Ironically, M-S-R producers also occupy the next 5 top slots before we get to the Rhone and Thierry Allemand and Chave.
There are a few funny features to Cellartracker, though. It will calculate "valuation" based on a mix of Winebid data and user entries. Who knew that 2001 JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spatlese was worth over $100/bottle? Or that Schloss Saarstein made an Auslese in 2001 that is worth nearly $200/bottle!! I think someone is a little more proud of their cellar contents than they should be.
In any event, I highly recommend cellartracker, it has improved my life. Maybe.
Happy to be one of your elves! Hermie wants to be a Cellar Rat!
I haven't made the jump to CellarTracker myself yet, so keep us posted on your experiences.
-Michael
Posted by: Michael Malinoski | October 07, 2006 at 06:10 PM
Awww, I could have told you nearly half your cellar was Riesling without the benefit of any software...I have a feel for these things!
Be well,
L
Posted by: Larry M | November 25, 2006 at 05:30 PM