Howie Hart
The Hart of Buffalo
6389
Thu Mar 23, 2006 4:13 pm
Niagara Falls, NY
David Creighton
Wine guru
1217
Wed May 24, 2006 10:07 am
ann arbor, michigan
Jenise
FLDG Dishwasher
44586
Tue Mar 21, 2006 2:45 pm
The Pacific Northest Westest
Bob Hower wrote:I keep my 100 or so bottles in my basement which is about 4 feet below ground surface. I have a simple rack system, the room is dark, and in the winter the temperature fluctuates between 55˚ and 60˚ degrees fahrenheit or so depending on the weather and whether or not the radiator in the adjacent room is on. My concern is that during the warmer months - July and August mostly - the ambient temperature in my wine room gets up into the mid to high 70's, and I suppose in the in-between months it is somewhere inbetween. I like the idea of keeping appropriately made wine for some years to mellow, and I have accumulated 10 or so bottles of Chateauneuf du Pape that I want to take good care of. But I also don't want to be overly uptight about this. I know I could invest in a wine cooler, but I am suspicious of them. It seems to me that no matter how well made they are, there is a compressor in there running a good amount of time and it has to be vibrating the wine at least on some molecular level which can't be good for it. What would you counsel? Thanks.
Bob
Ian Sutton
Spanna in the works
2558
Sun Apr 09, 2006 2:10 pm
Norwich, UK
Bob Hower wrote:Just how important are fluctuations of say 5˚- or even a little more sometimes - in air temperature over a season would you say? Are there scientific studies about aging and temperatures?
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