Along with organizing the cellar, use dedicated software to help keep it that way and help finding the bottle you want tonight. I my case, CellarTracker has been indispensable. It's a true database program that allows for custom queries as well as its stock selections. It's easy to use and affordable.
I buy the Lydian Alto &GSM by the case, and the Justine by the bottle. Great wines from Avennia.
"...Sort them out – by producer, by vintage or by country – put them in some sort of order..."
I respect the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics too much for that.
Also known as the 2nd law of "Where's that 99 point Cabernet I was saving for a special occasion?...
Along with organizing the cellar, use dedicated software to help keep it that way and help finding the bottle you want tonight. I my case, CellarTracker has been indispensable. It's a true database program that allows for custom queries as well as its stock selections. It's easy to use and affordable.
For certain types of collections that works very well. For others it might be too time intensive. But worth a try.