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05-26-2002, 10:32 AM,
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AAaaarrrrgggggghhhhhh!<P>Anyone else have this problem? As I mentioned in the previous thread, I am re-inventorying my cellar, which is comprised of 2 EuroCaves (supposedly able to hold 520 bottles, but with several sliding shelves, I can only muster ~390).<P>The problem: slightly nonstandard, high-shouldered bottles. I'm no expert on the history of wine bottles, but of course I'm aware of the various French types (Bordeaux, Rhone, Alsace). Those three are fine. What I have a gripe with is when they start to modify the Bordeaux or Rhone types: with the former, making the punt deeper, and giving it higher shoulders, with the bottle ultimately about one inch higher; with the latter, making the bottom more bulbous.<P>The high-shoulder variant is a problem with some Napa cabs (Caymus Special Select comes to mind) and Aussie shirazes. The latter is less common, but evident in many whites, like Cain's Musque clone sauvignon blanc.<P>A third variant on the Bordeaux is the extra-thick, larger diameter bottles like Chappellet's Pritchard Hill, which comes sans capsule and with a wax-capped cork (another gripe, as it sticks to the teflon worm of my screwpull--but I digress).<P>In a small NYC apartment, shelf space is at a premium! If I cannot fit an entire case on a sliding shelf--these anomalous bottles dictate only 10 or 11 per shelf--it creates an unfortunate domino effect that is making me pull out what little hair I have left!!<P>AAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!<P>RAD
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