You may think wine cellars are only meant for the rich and famous or for someone who owns are large house, well that’s not entirely true. A cellar is by definition basement storage used primarily to store food and drinks especially wines for use throughout the year, a cellar will remain at a constant cool temperature all year round. As a collector and fan of fine wine, you may already know that good wine storage is very important.

When wine is properly stored, they will improve in aroma and flavor as they mature. The ideal temperature for wine storage is around 50 degrees Fahrenheit and humidity level at 50-70%. The conventional wisdom is that white wine should be served chilled and red wine at room temperature, with this wisdom, you should also be aware not to ever store your bottles in the cupboard next to the heater or cooker because the heat will make the wine taste muddy, at the same time never leave it out in the garden shed in sub-zero temperature as well as extreme cold will mute the flavours.

 

Most of us live in apartments or houses without a basement, that makes it somewhat harder to have a large collection of wines, and what most of us do is to pay a wine merchant a nominal fee to store them for us, the down part is the we can only store our wines by a couple of dozens at one time.

Having your own wine cellar does not require large renovations to your home or burning a hole in your bank account. The two main points to bear in mind are that bottles need to be stored horizontally and away from sources of heat. You can choose to pile them up on top of each other on a rack. Keeping the bottles on their sides enables the wine to be in constant contact with the corks, thus preventing them from drying out and loosing their flavours. Also remember not to store them too high as heat rises.

There are many types of wine cellars you can choose from depending on your budget and room size. The most basic ‘cellars’ found in most homes are simple components range from building blocks that will allow expansions as your collection grows. Some of us choose have our wine collection on display and this can easily be done by utilizing space under a staircase, converting a closet space or simply purchasing a self contained wine cellar that can be plugged in virtually anywhere in the house.

If you choose to convert the closet room to a cellar, there are a few important details to implement. First the room in which you’ll be using as the cellar must be as level as possible and treated with a waterproof sealer. Keep the lighting as soft and minimum as possible and walls are well insulated. If you have windows, it must be insulated and covered because the light that enters through the window is detrimental to proper wine storage.

Once again, building wine cellar or buying a self contained wine cellar may not necessarily be expensive; it depends on sizes, added technical features and decorations. However, a cellar is deemed an investment to protect your even more expensive investment which is your wine collection.

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