新年愿望：私人葡萄酒窖大升级

30美元/瓶

    今天，我们首先要介绍的是2,500美元酒窖可选的两类葡萄酒：西班牙的Rioja和法国的Beaujolais。我们想喝品质更好的葡萄酒，想收藏有代表性的葡萄酒，我们希望葡萄酒能和我们的食物相匹配，希望朋友们喜欢我们的葡萄酒，希望能对我们与人分享的葡萄酒有所了解。

    我们希望发展潜力股，也就是那些单价不到30美元/瓶但真正能给人带来惊喜的葡萄酒，窖藏约十年后能带来投资回报，虽然有时回报并不那么丰厚。窖藏葡萄酒就别怕承担风险。看到酒窖中满是你喜欢的葡萄酒，绝对是人生一大乐事。如果酒窖中除了你喜欢的葡萄酒，还有一些你以前不了解但后来成为挚爱的葡萄酒，岂不更妙！

    Rioja Reserva：这类葡萄酒不仅刚上市时味道不错，瓶装窖藏几年后口味更佳，因此正是理想的窖藏入门酒。一些价格更高的窖藏葡萄酒存在的一个问题是年份短时往往口味不佳。所有Rioja Reservas都具有成熟的果香味和经典的橡木味道，这是Rioja葡萄酒的标志性口感特点。

    去年我为自己的酒窖新添了三款葡萄酒，分别是：

    2001 La Rioja Alta Vina Ardanza Reserva Especial，30美元/瓶

    2004 Bodegas Riojanas Monte Real Reserva，20美元/瓶

    2001 CVNE Vina Real Gran Reserva 40美元/瓶

    我可能做了点手脚，超过了单价30美元/瓶的上限，但这些可窖藏Rioja葡萄酒加在一起均价不到30美元/瓶。9瓶总价约300美元，含税和运费。

$30 bottles

    Today, we'll start with our first two types of wine for the $2500 cellar: Rioja and Beaujolais. We want to drink better, we want wines that are representative, we want wines that work with the foods we eat, we want our friends to enjoy our wines, and we want to know something about the wines we share.

    We want to find the great values out there -- the real 'wow' wines under $30 that will reward up to about a decade of cellaring, though sometimes a bit less. If you cellar wine, don't be afraid of taking a few risks now and again. A cellar full of your favorite wines is a fantastic treat, a cellar full of your favorite wines and wines you had no idea would become your favorites is even better.

    Rioja Reserva: Not only are these wines delicious on release, they are ready to improve in the bottle for years to come. As such, they are ideal wines to begin a cellar with. One of the issues with more expensive wines for the cellar is they often taste bad when young. These Rioja Reservas all exhibit rich ripe fruit and the classic tell-tale oak that is one of the signature elements of the Rioja taste profile.

    Three wines I added to my cellar this past year are:

    2001 La Rioja Alta Vina Ardanza Reserva Especial $30

    2004 Bodegas Riojanas Monte Real Reserva $20

    2001 CVNE Vina Real Gran Reserva $40

    I've already cheated a bit, sort of, by exceeding the $30 per bottle price, but the net result here is an average of $30 per bottle for a solid selection of cellarable Rioja. Total cost for nine bottles is about $300, with tax and delivery included.