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Wine Cellar Preparation Guide
Consult your local building codes for more information.
Maintainingtheidealsenvironmentalconditionsforawinecellarrequiresattentionto
detailinpreparingthewinecellarspace.Achievingandmaintainingthoseconditions
willallowforproperdevelopmentofyourfavoritewinesandchampagnes.Bypaying
attentiontodetailsnow,theenjoymentofyourw inewillbemaximizedandyour
investme ntwillbeprotectedfarintothefuture.ThepurposeofthisWineCellar
PreparationGuideistooutlinetheproperwinestorageconditionsandprovideyou
withtheinformationnecessarytocreateandmaintainthoseconditionsinawine
cellar.
What are ideal wine cellar conditions?
Mostexpertsrecommendanaveragetemperatureo f55degreesFahrenheitforall
winestorageandproperwineaging. Coolertemperatureswon'tdamageyourwine
butwills lowitsdevelop ment. Te mperatures above70degreeswillhaveanegative
effectonwinethelongerit'sstored. Thestoragetemperaturesshouldnotbeconfused
withtheservingtemperat uresofwine,whichare10degreescoolerthanstoragefor
whites and10degreeswarmerthanstorageforreds. Although55degreesisthe
optimaltemperat ureforstoringw ine,keepingaconstanttemperatureisjustas
importantasthisidealtemperature. C onstanttemperaturefluctuationsarewhat
damagewineandaccelerateitsagingprocessthemost.
Theidealhumidityinyourwinecellarshouldbe6070%butanythingover50%is
acceptable. Highhumidity,80%ormore,maycausemoldtoformoncorksand
bottles.Inaddition,ideallongtermwinestorageshouldavoidheat, directlightand
vibration.
What’s the best location for a wine cellar?
Thebestlocationforawinecellarisbelowgroundlevelinabasement.Thereason
forthisisthatthetemperat ureisgenerallycoolerandmorehumidconditionsalread y
exist.Acornerofabasement,withtwoexteriorwallsandfreeofwindows,isideal.
Winecellarsbuiltabovegrade,wherebasementsdonotexist,simplyrequirespecial
attentionandmaterialstoproperlyinsulateandsealtheroomthoroughly.Oneof the
mosti mportantfactorsinchoosingawinecellarlocationisdeciding onthetypeand
locationof acoolingsystem.Mostcoolingunitsareinstalledthroughawalland
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