Is Using the Wine Cellar Worth it?

[EvilRamenNoodle]

I'm done talking about this. Just let this topic die

[CAT ATTACK!]

yes absoutely!

[J-Curwen]

If youre somewhat in the early middle of the game and need money fast to buy something new, you should sell the wine.
But if you can wait 2 months, it will surely be worth it. Iridium quality means 2 times the money. If you dont mind going down into the cellar more often, cheese will work really well too, since you often get silver or gold cheese to begin with and the aging wont take long but wastly increases the selling price (silver 1.25x, gold 1.5x, iridium 2x)

[Awen]

Sure, why not? Unless you need the cash right away, it's essentially free money for waiting.

[EvilRamenNoodle]

Well, honestly most of you answered my question. Just not in the way you all are thinking. Taking 2 seasons to only double the price isn't as effecient as just selling the wine at the base price, concidering it only takes 7 days to make wine. Meaning, that if I make 30 batches of wine every month that sell for 500 gold a piece, after 2 months, I would've made only 30,000 from the aging process, but 120,000 from just selling the wine outright.

[EvilRamenNoodle]

Pardon me. What I meant to say was "make 30 batches of wine whenever I am able too", concidering I'll be making 4 batches of 30 every month with the second method.

[Pixel Peeper]

It's all about the time frame.

If getting gold right now lets you reinvest into something very lucrative, or your playthrough will be over less than a month from now, then you're most likely much better off selling the wine right away.

If you don't need budget right now and your playthrough is going to last another two months, then selling your wine before aging it is basically just you burning a big pile of half your money.

[I Kinda Fail]

I think it depends on various factors, like how much wine you're making. For an extreme example, let's say you have the wine cellar before the desert, and only have 1 starfruit wine. Then I'd say it's totally worth casking the wine. But if you're doing, say, cranberry wine, and going through it like crazy, then I'd say the cellar would be more useful for placing more kegs down.

Artisanal cheeses are pretty good with casks from what I hear.

[xicewindex]

If your going for a long playtrough (several years) yes.
If you stop at the two year mark, no

[Awen]

This thread gives me an idea for a great mod. It updates your calendar with a notice if at least one cask will complete that day.

[Pixel Peeper]

Originally posted by xicewindex:

If your going for a long playtrough (several years) yes.
If you stop at the two year mark, no

Doesn't really matter how long the playthrough lasts; it matters how long you've got left once you have Casks and how much gold you want to make in that time.

If you've grown 400 Starfruit over your first summer, you might want to sell 100 as Wine around the end of summer (for a quick 315k) and then just age the rest over autumn and winter.

Assuming you actually want that extra million gold, of course. I've got to admit, you usually wouldn't care.

[Mercy]

Its worth it. I have my first real batch of starwine in the basement right now. I pull in 130,000ish per batch normally. So I basically get a free 130,000 if im willing to wait an extra 2 months. It basically pays for itself after 1 big use. While its full I just sell my wine normally.

[EvilRamenNoodle]

I'm just not going to use the Wine Cellar. If I'm in a race to make the most amount of gold I possibly can within a 5 year period, than according to the math, it is NOT worth waiting 2 months to only double the price of the wine.

[EvilRamenNoodle]

Originally posted by EvilRamenNoodle:

Well, honestly most of you answered my question. Just not in the way you all are thinking. Taking 2 seasons to only double the price isn't as effecient as just selling the wine at the base price, concidering it only takes 7 days to make wine. Meaning, that if I make 30 batches of wine every time I empty them that sell for 500 gold a piece, after 2 months, I would've made only 30,000 from the aging process, but 120,000 from just selling the wine outright.

[EvilRamenNoodle]

Yes, I realize I am loosing TOTAL value, but total value isn't my goal. It's making as much as I can in a short period.

[Pixel Peeper]

Originally posted by EvilRamenNoodle:

I'm just not going to use the Wine Cellar. If I'm in a race to make the most amount of gold I possibly can within a 5 year period, than according to the math, it is NOT worth waiting 2 months to only double the price of the wine.

That makes no sense.

In such a freakishly long playthrough, you'd have lots of time to age the Wine. It'd be free gold. Not doing it means you'll end the 5-year period with less gold than you would if you aged the Wine.