Manage Your Cellar - Frequently Asked Questions

Here is the meaning of the Outstanding, Excellent, Good/Very Good, Average/Good, Not Recommended values:
Outstanding: >= 95 points or 5 stars
Excellent: >= 90 points or 4 stars, 4 1/2 stars
Good/Very Good: >= 85 points or 3 stars, 3 1/2 stars
Average/Good: >= 80 points or 2 stars, 2 1/2 stars
Not Recommended: < 80 points or 1 star, 1 1/2 stars

How does the system know which wines I should be drinking now? How can I change the Mature/Drink/Hold values?

Here is the meaning of the Mature, Drink, Hold values:
Mature: the wine may show some signs of aging, you should start drinking it.
Drink: the wine is possibly at its best, you can drink it now.
Hold: the wine is still young and if you have some good storage conditions, you may want to cellar it.
Drink/Mature: the transition state between Drink and Mature.
Hold/Drink: the state between Hold and Drink.

If you like young and fruity wines, you may enjoy wines that have a maturity of Hold/Drink or even Hold. On the other hand, if you like mature wines, you may want to wait until the maturity is Drink/Mature or even Mature.

To customize these values, specify your own drinkability window by adding a rating. To add a rating, click the "Rate this Wine" button.
- In the "Best From Through" fields, indicate a "From Year" and a "To Year".
- If today's date is between the 2 years, this will set the maturity to Drink
- If it is before the "From Year" the maturity will be set to Hold
- If it is after the "To Year", the maturity will be set to Mature.

You can enter your own drinkability window or what is recommended in the winemaker's notes, or what has been published by a wine critic.

If no drinkability window has been specified for a wine, default data based on the appellation, varietal and vintage is used.

How do I record that a wine in my cellar has been consumed?

To record that a wine has been consumed, do the following:
- Select and display the wine you want to consume
- Under "Personal Transactions", you should see an "acquired" transaction. Click the "Remove from Cellar" button.
- Under "Removal Information", enter the quantity of bottles you have consumed (one is the default)
- You can also enter a tasting note under "Additional Consumption Information"

How do I remove a wine that I accidentally added to my cellar?

To remove a wine that was accidentally added to your cellar, do the following:
- Select and display the wine you want to remove
- Under "Personal Transactions", you should see an "acquired" transaction. Click on the [Delete] link next to the transaction.
-In general, you can always edit or delete any of your transactions. Just use the [Edit] or [Delete] link next to the transaction.

How can I modify a wine entry I just created, for example the appellation?

To modify a wine entry, do the following:
- Display the wine you want to modify
- Click on the [Edit] link next to the name of the wine
- Make your changes, for example choose a diffferent appellation from the appellation menu
- Click on the "Update' button.

Can I import my Excel spreadsheet into your resource?

If you've been using a spreadsheet to maintain your wine collection, here is how you can import it into ManageYourCellar.com:
- Save your spreadsheet into a Comma Separated Values (CSV) or Tab Separated Values (TSV) file format.
- Define the ManageYourCellar file import format by selecting "Cellar Import" on the left hand side navigation bar and then "Change your Import format" on the Import Cellar page. For example, you can choose the following import format:
Vintage,Name,Producer,Appellation,Varietal,Size,Quantity,Price,Bought From,Stored,Notes
- Back in the Cellar Import page, select your import file and click "Import"

How can I edit the groups I have created?

You can edit a group by
- clicking on the group name displayed under "My Wine Buddies" on the left side of the page.
- clicking on the [Edit] link next to the group name on top of the page.
Then you should be able to change the name, description, member list and also grant access to your cellar for the members of the group.

I work for a winery. How do I update the winery details and wines on your site?

You can do the following:
- Search for your winery using "Find Business" on the left hand side navigation bar.
- Display the winery by selecting it.
- Update the winery information by clicking the [Edit] link next to the winery name.
- Add additional wines by clicking the "Add Wine" button.

Are you planning a French, German, Spanish version of your site?

The internationalization of the site is in progress, starting with the French version.