Wine Consulting - Cellar building
At Wine With Everything we offer Wine consulting, Private Wine tasting Events and complete wine cellar management services within the local Vancouver area. We will provide you with expert consultation and hands-on support as you build out or manage your wine collection through your drinking windows. We typically take a full inventory of the wine cellar, and label and reorganize all shelves. We can also help with building physical cellars and storage locations within your home.
Our Cellar Management and advisory service has three optional components:
- We categorize your wine cellar and label shelves or bins clearly toto make it easy to locate what your are looking for. We do this based on simple criteria logically by grape variety and region, by expected readiness of each bottle, and vintage.
- We inventory the collection using software such as CellarTracker wherever possible or into a simple Google or Excel spreadsheet.
- We can review your collection and your inventory on an ongoing basis. We can assist with new purchases based on your preferences or goals by tracking consumed bottles and taking note of your preferences as they emerge.
For beginning collectors, we suggest an initial discussion to clarify both your goals and your preferences in order to build out a short and long term purchase strategy to maximize your enjoyment at all stages of your cellar development.
Please contact directly for consultations
Private Wine Tastings
Wine with Everything offers you the chance to create an unforgettable private wine tasting event custom designed with topics and tastings for you and your guests.
These custom wine tasting events are a great way to celebrate a special occasion. Whether it a girls night in, birthday party, a bachelorette party or a special dinner at home with fiends we we can custom create something special for you.
I will furnish the insights, the stemware, and of course, the main event, the wine!
Some ideas or themes we can explore include:
Wines by Region
A regionally themed wine tasting is one of the best ways to learn about how wines can differ in various locations around the world.
For the regional theme, I like to pick a mix of 3-4 wine styles. For example, I’ll typically choose one sparkling wine, one or two white wines, and one or 2 red wines from the same region.
We can choose to explore a broader region or country like France or Italy, or break this down into smaller areas or appellations. (i.e. wines of Burgundy or wines or Napa Valley ). Here are some of the most popular regional wine tasting themes and the wines we could serve for each one:
Spain: Cava (sparkling), Albariño (white), Rioja (red)
Italy: Prosecco (sparkling), Pinot Grigio (white), Chianti Classico (red) Nebbiolo (Piedmonte)
France: Champagne (sparkling), Sancerre (white), Bordeaux (red) or Pinot Noir (red)
California: Chardonnay from Santa Barbara (white), Pinot Noir from Russian River Valley (red), Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley (red)
Grape Variety
Tasting wines by grape variety is another great way to learn about how wine regions and winemaking techniques affect the flavors and nuances of wine.
I love to choose a popular or well-known grape variety like Sauvignon or Cabernet and get 3-4 wines made from this grape, but from different regions. Choose your favorite grape or try something new. Who knows, maybe you’ll discover a new favorite!
Here are some examples of this wine tasting theme, along with which regions to explore for each grape variety:
- Sauvignon Blanc: New Zealand, Sancerre, Chile
- Cabernet Sauvignon: California, South Africa, Bordeaux
- Chardonnay: France, California, Australia
- Pinot Noir: Oregon, California, Burgundy
Wine Themes and Styles
The best way to compare the style differences of the same kind of wine is to stick to all one style and compare and contrast. Doing this, we can see how the same style of wine can vary according to the grape its made from or region it comes from.
Here are some examples of this wine tasting theme and the wines for each. I’ve selected these wines based on the most popular styles for each category.
All Sparkling Wines: Prosecco, Cava, Champagne
All White Wines: Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay
All Red Wines: Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
Creative Options
If you are looking for something a little more creative or specialized I can customize something unique for you and your guests. Themes might include:
Napa Valley Cabernet
Rosé all day
Tuscan Treats
The Wonders of Down Under
BC’s Best
Pricing
3 wines
1.5-2hours – $50per person Plus wine (minimum 6)
4 wines
2-2.5 hours – $75 per person plus wine (minimum 6)
Stemware, tasting sheets and pallet cleansers are included.
$100 non refundable deposit required
Wine Services - Wine Selection and Purchase
Wine With Everything provides Wine consultations, recommendations and purchases for specific occasions, special events, celebrations, dinners at home etc.
Please contact directly for pricing.