| Having trouble trying to find where you should | | | | can be called wine cellars, wine cabinets and wine |
| store your wine collection at? I have some tips | | | | refrigerators and all doing about the same thing |
| that may help you with this task. Ask yourself | | | | and that is storing and cooling your collection. |
| the following questions before we begin. How | | | | If you plan to store 5000 bottles of wine or more |
| many bottles of wine do you own or do you | | | | you might consider either renting space or building |
| want to store? Where exactly in the house will I | | | | a wine room. You can build a wine room yourself |
| be storing my wine collection or outside the house | | | | or hire someone to do it. A wine room does not |
| if that applies to you? After asking yourself those | | | | need to be elaborate it just needs to |
| two questions you'll be able to figure out what is | | | | accommodate your collection and have a cooling |
| the best wine storage option for you. | | | | unit or large wine cellars installed into the room. If |
| You can store wine in a cool basement, a rented | | | | you use a cooling unit (much like an air conditioner |
| facility or in your own customized wine room. If | | | | for wine) you may set up racks throughout the |
| you decide to store wine in a rented facility make | | | | room to provide enough storage space. |
| sure you are storing an ample amount of wine | | | | Here are some final tips for wine storage to |
| otherwise it could be too expensive for what you | | | | remember. Always store your bottles of wine |
| want to do. Once you have selected a location | | | | laying on their side and this applies to the bottle |
| simply choose the amount you want to store. If | | | | being on a wine rack or in a wine cellars or similar |
| you are storing 100-1000 bottle I recommend | | | | type of storage etc. Storing wine up right may |
| storing the wine at home in a cool basement using | | | | cause any sediment to form and harden at the |
| a pre-standing wine cellar. They can be expensive | | | | bottom of the bottle. This holds true especially in |
| but also inexpensive depending on your needs. If | | | | expensive bottles of red wine. Keep your |
| the amount of wine you are storing is a very | | | | collection in not only a cool place but dark and |
| small portion you can just set up wine racks in a | | | | avoid the sunlight at all cost for it may age your |
| cool basement and store them there. Keep in | | | | wine or disrupt the balance of the wine making it |
| mind that if you plan to store wine for a very | | | | taste different. If at all possible avoid storage |
| long time anything over 5 years I recommend a | | | | your wine near or around strong vibrations |
| wine cooling storage unit so that it will preserve | | | | because this to may disrupt the balance of the |
| the wine longer by keeping it cooler. These units | | | | wine and change or distort its taste. |