Primarily drink sub $30 wines from Costco - mix of California Cab/Merlot/Zin, Bordeaux, Spanish Rioja or Riberas, South American Malbec and the occasional Sancerre or Rose.
Store about a case of really good 1st growth Bordeauxs (Latour, Mouton Rothschild, Lafite, Margaux, etc) and some pinot/cabs (Heitz, Dunn, O'Shaughnessy, Montelena, Duckhorn, Siduri, Frog's Leap, Colgin, Joseph Phelps) we pick up in Napa and Sonoma when we go up there a couple of times a year. Use cellar tracker app for inventory and to view ratings/tasting notes.
Storage is an older Eurocave Comfort 101 equivalent wine fridge (I forget the actual model since its 8 years or so old).
Tools are just the basics - a (free!) waiter style opener from Joseph Phelps, foil cutter, and an ah-so for older corks. Wine glass writer pens for marking wine glasses (easier than charms). Serve in Reidel decanters and glasses.
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