"Lawrence Leichtman" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> "Dead Dick" > wrote:
>
>> "Joseph Coulter" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Sun, 7 Jun 2009 18:12:30 -0700, "Dead Dick" >
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >>I don't buy too many expensive bottles of wine; I have a handful of
>> >>$100+,
>> >>but most of my wine (about 30 bottles) is $30-$50 per bottle. The
>> >>remainder
>> >>is under $30. My question is, what kind of wine storage would you
>> >>suggest
>> >>for this beginners' collection? Thanks in advance for any help.
>> >>
>> > The short answer is, it depends.
>> >
>> > Where do you live, do you have basement with an unheated area that has
>> > a steady temp? What are you plans for long term storage? (are those
>> > $100 bottles for driniking in 20 years or when the occassion arises?)
>> >
>> > If you have a place for storage in the house that is great. If you,
>> > like me, live in a hot climate, Florida, even a small collection will
>> > benefit from a cooler. What kind and size depends on your needs and
>> > how large a collection you will have (it will grow to the limit of
>> > your storage if you are like most people.)
>> >
>> > Hope that helps a bit starts a dialogue.
>> >
>> > Joseph Coulter
>> > Joseph Couter cruises and vacations
>> > www.josephcoulter.com
>>
>> I live in the Seattle area. We don't have a basement. I keep my wine in
>> the unheated garage in the winter. During our short summer the
>> temperature
>> in the garage can get into the 80's, so I move the wine into the coolest
>> part of the house. Perhaps it would be better just to leave it in the
>> house
>> year-around.
>>
>> I have considered buying a refrigerated wine cabinet or an old
>> refigerator.
>> At this point, I can't imagine my collection growing to more than 100
>> bottles. And I probably won't keep more than a handful for more than 10
>> years.
>
> It is temperature fluctuation that does ill things to wine. If you store
> wine into the 80's the time frame for aging is sped up. Assume that a
> house if constant temperature is kept is 75º F so expect a 50% speed up
> in aging. If I had more than 5 $100 bottles I would have wine storage as
> having those age prematurely would nullify the investment.

Thanks for your advice. Now I need to research which wine storage system to
buy, or should I pay a monthly fee to get a storage locker?