Building a new wine cellar is an exhilarating process. Did you know that the U.S. consumes the largest volume of wine of any country, at 33 million hectoliters in 2018? At 26.8 million hectoliters, France was the second leading consumer of wine worldwide. And it's no...
“Where there is no wine there is no love.” ~ Euripides Ahhh, romance. What do you think of when you think of romance? You might picture your sweetheart and a nice bottle of wine. After all, wine is the elixir of love. And, to make it even more special, Valentine’s...
The holidays are prime time for wine lovers. Popping corks and sharing prize bottles from the wine cellar with family and friends is part of the festive experience as wine aficionados exchange gifts of highly-rated wines, new discoveries, indispensable wine...
Let’s make a confession up front: Most wine lovers get excited about a bargain. Find a delicious $14.99 gem that complements homemade pizza or pasta and you’re in heaven. You might buy a case and dream up reasons to invite friends over to pop lots of corks. Instant...
Storing wine over time has been a blessing and a curse since wine was first produced some 8,000 years ago. Earthenware jars were used to store the wine made at the earliest production site discovered to date, in the Republic of Georgia. There wouldn’t have been much...
Modern wine cellar design was apparently on the minds of the judges when CNN recently named the best wineries and vineyards for 2019. “Forget crumbling chateaux in the French countryside. For the ultimate vineyard vacation, try a Bond villain-style lair in the...
Man probably has been cellaring wine since the first vintner placed his skin of grape juice in a cool cave for storage. But the first record of wine storage for enhanced flavors was from the ancient Greeks, who stored wine in amphorae in cool caves and valued aged...
Wine Cellar Design Is Fun, Insuring Your Collection a Must Wine cellar design is one of the most pleasurable parts of enhancing your passion for fine wine, and so is discovering and exploring the world’s wine regions through research, tastings, and even travel—and...
The June issue of Hartford Magazine features a story about a Summit Wine Cellars project in Avon, Conn., where Summit owner/designer Fred Tregaskis evolved a basement wine storage room into a true wine cellar where form and function are perfectly balanced. “It’s a...
Blends Drama and Fun with Functionality Fred Tregaskis of Summit Wine Cellars has been designing and creating wine cellars for fine homes, restaurants, hotels and wineries throughout the world for 25 years, and one recent residential project for an inspired client in...
Owning a wine cellar is the basis of great enjoyment, but there are pitfalls if one loses control of their inventory. A poor wine inventory will lead to a waste of wine as much as poor storage conditions. Opening a wine way too young or past its prime are mistakes we...
Summit Wine Cellars designed the wine displays for The Wine Connection in Pound Ridge, N.Y., which is a great source of fine wines to simply enjoy, and wines for collectors to put in their wine cellar. Developing and nurturing a love of...
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