kia303
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Reged: 10/14/05
Posts: 13
Loc: Saratoga Springs, NY
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Ok my wife and I went back out to NY Wine Country this past weekend and bought a couple more cases of wine(4). I now will have well over 90 bottles of wine in my basement and decided that I need some type of storage solution. Keeping them in cases on the floor in the basement is no longer working.
I have two options;
Build a walk in(DIY) type of enclosure in my basement and add some type of cooling system, which I have to assume will cost me at least $1000 to do, not counting my labor. The positive is that I could build it large enough to hold at least 200 bottles, so I can grow into it.
Buy a wine cooler, not the fridge types that are only good for up to one year, but a better quality cooler for longer term storage. I have found one online for about $750, but do not know much about the company, I have provided the link. http://www.beveragefactory.com/wine...VP110%5CW.shtml
That particular model will hold 110 bottles and I could keep my normal everyday wines that will be consumed within 1 to 2 months in the basement like I am doing now. My basement is probably around 62 right now. I can keep the wine cooler in the HT room behind the bar and also be able to keep some other items in their so I do not need to buy a separate fridge for the HT.
Both have their pros and cons, what do the wine experts think for keeping the wine cool? I normally do not keep a bottle of wine for more than 2 years, but that has the potential to change.
-------------------- Wine and cooking is almost as much an obsession as HT for me!
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philwojo
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Reged: 11/01/05
Posts: 10
Loc: West burbs of Chicago!!
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I am no expert on this at all, so keep that in mind. I personally have a wine fridge and keep my small stash in there.
One thing that you will want to make sure of is that you keep the bottle's tilted down to keep the cork's moist. If they dry out they will let in air, which will ruin the wine.
Now if you are only storing for short periods this doesn't really become a factor, but if you are looking to keep bottles for several years that is when you need to keep this in mind.
It does not take much to tilt it downward to keep the cork moist, but you will also want to rotate the bottles from time to time in case the entire cork is not covered.
phil
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