While we see many excellent cellars
with poor inventory control, we do come across other large wine
collections being stored poorly.
If your wine is being stored with the idea of aging some, and keeping others
in good condition, you are well advised to either find some commercial storage
space, while maintaining a small stock of “drink now” wines at home,
or developing a better cellar at home.
Wines stored in inappropriate conditions will age considerably faster and more
erratically than those properly stored. Your investment in wines is at risk when
they are being stored in conditions
- where the temperature fluctuates,
- where the temperature is
above 15 degrees centigrade,
- where the wines are exposed to
light
- where the wines are exposed to vibration.
If your wines are suffering from one of these conditions, it is time to do something about it.
Further reading
"Cellaring
Wisdom"
"The Effect
Of Cellaring Conditions On Your Wine"
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