___________________________________ORGANIZE! YOUR WINE




ORGANIZE! YOUR WINE CELLAR

You don't have to own a wine cellar to be interested in keeping
track of wines you've enjoyed.  That's why this software is
designed both for people who want to casually keep track of wines
they have enjoyed and want to remember - possibly when they had
dinner at a restaurant or at a friend's home - and for people who
are serious wine coneseurs.  You may not own a bottle of wine and
this software provides a way for you to "remember" wines you've
enjoyed.  Of course, if you have an extensive "cellar" it
provides a way for you to keep track of what you have in your
cellar, wines that you'd like to purchase, or just wines you've
enjoyed.  Each wine can be cataloged using up to 21
characteristics.

The following provides descriptions of what each of the default
lines (fields) was designed to do.  You are not limited to using
the fields as they are described here, you can enter anything in
any field and the software will still be able to conduct correct
searches and sorts.  And, of course, you can modify this format
to adapt it to better meet your needs.

Winery - The name of the winery or vineyard that produced this
wine.

Year - The year in which the grapes were grown and the wine
fermented.  For European wines the "vintage year" is the year
when the grapes fully mature.  The best European wines are those
made from grapes grown in "vintage years".  Vintage years are
much less important for California wines because the climate in
California allows grapes to fully ripen every year.

Class - There are five classes of wines: Appetizer Wines; Red
Dinner (or table) Wines; White Dinner (or table) Wines; Dessert
Wines; and Sparkling Wines.

Type - Within the above classes of wines there are many types of
wine.  The better known types are:

     Appetizer Wines: Sherry, Special Natural (flavored) Wines,
          and Vermouth
     Red Dinner Wines: Burgundy, Ros‚, and Vino Rosso
     White Dinner Wines: Chablis, Rhine and Sauterne
     Dessert Wines: Port, Muscatel, Tokay and Cream Sherry
     Sparkling Wines: Champagne, Cold Duck and Sparkling Burgundy

Country - The country in which the grapes were grown.

State or Province - The state or province in which the grapes
were grown.

District - The district within whichthe grapes were grown.  In
many cases grapes from more than one distriuct are used to
produce a wine.  This is called "blended" and is used to achieve
the desired taste and character.  In California there is
virtually every combination of soil and climate and, as a result,
there are many wine districts each of which produces distinctive
grapes and flavor.  Some of the better known California districts
are: Sonoma-Mendocino; Napa-Solano; Modesto-Ripon-Escalon; and
Monterey County.

Quality Rating - This is a subjective rating that you apply to a
wine after tasting it.  You can also use this line for the
quality rating related to vintage years.  In vintage charts for
European wines years are rated from 0 (worst) to 10 (best).

Comment (three lines) - Use these lines to record any comments
you have about this wine.

Year Ready - This is the year in which a wine you have stored
will be ready to drink.  By cataloging this year you will be able
to perform searches to find new wines that have become ready to
drink in the current year.

Drink By - For most wines there is an optimum period during which
the wine should be drunk.  The year entered on this line is the
last year this wine is expected to be at its peak.  Including
thisinformation in your catalog can be very important as it
allows you to find wines that you should taste or drink this
year.

Stored - Enter a code that describes were this wine is located in
your wine cellar.  If it is a wine that you'd like to purchase,
enter the work "WANTED" on this line.

Purchased From - Enter the name of the store or dealer where this
wine was purchased.  You can also use this line to enter the name
of a restaurant in which you were served a wine that you enjoyed.

Address - Enter the address of the establishment listed above.

Phone Number - Enter the phone number of the establishment listed
above.  This provides a handy reference that allows you to call
the establishment to ask whether they still have this wine in
their inventory.

Quantity Purchased - Enter the number of bottles of this wine you
originally purchased.

Quantity Available - Enter the number of bottles of this wine you
still have in your "cellar."  By comparing this number with the
number given above you can determine how quickly you are using
this wine and whether you should purchase more.

Original Cost -  What was the original cost per bottle that you
paid for this wine?

Always use the same number of digits when entering values.  If
the values of items in your collection ranges from $1 to $1000,
then the $1 items should have their values entered as 0001 which
uses the same number of digits as 1000.  If you need to include
cents some entries, such as in $1.50, but not on others, you do
not need to type ".00".  Digits to the right of the decimal
point, while significant in determining the value of an item, do
not effect how a computer sorts values. 

Current Value - If you have an extensive wine cellar you may wish
to track its current value for insurance purposes.  Use this line
to catalog the current replacement value of the remaining bottles
you have.