New Digs
My wife Ting and I just bought our first home. A huge prewar apartment in Jackson Heights, Queens. I’m sorry to leave behind the movement of Manhattan, but the trade-off in space makes it a no contest. 280 square feet to 1400 square feet.
When I first went to see it, I saw that in the kitchen was a 50 bottle built-in Vinotemp wine cellar. I swear, I got a little choked-up. Vinotemp is not a brand that I would trust long term with my finest bottles, but I figure I’ll keep it at drinking temperature, and keep more bottles at the ready. Of course I will still have my 3-temp EuroCave.
We should be moved in by the end of May or the start of June. If you want to see more pictures of the apartment go here. That’s not our furniture and stuff in the place, it’s the sellers.
Tags: Cellar, Jackson Heights, Queens, Vinotemp, wine cellar
September 18th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Congrats man!
I’ve been to Manhattan; so I know the preimum on space there.
I invite you to check out my new website, where I do video reviews of wine. They’re short, and I focus on the moderately priced stuff.
It’s pardonthatvine.com.
All the best, Rico
December 29th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
Welcome to Jackson Heights – we just did the same move last February – from a tiny Manhattan apt to a much more spacious place in JH. And — great news for the neighborhood — Jackson Heights has a decent wine store now! They opened just before Thanksgiving (Just in time for my family’s visit).
I don’t think they have a website yet, but they’re on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tablewineny
and also have some nice reviews on Yelp (http://www.yelp.com/biz/table-wine-jackson-heights) and a photo in the Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/16/dining/16shop.html)