Comments on: How Not to Stock your Wine Cellar: A Collection of Lessons Learned in 20 Short Years http://blog.wineenthusiast.com/2009/08/17/how-not-to-stock-your-wine-cellar-a-collection-of-lessons-learned-in-20-short-years/ Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:22:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Joe Cz http://blog.wineenthusiast.com/2009/08/17/how-not-to-stock-your-wine-cellar-a-collection-of-lessons-learned-in-20-short-years/comment-page-1/#comment-2599 Joe Cz Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:52:12 +0000 http://blog.wineenthusiast.com/index.php/2009/08/17/how-not-to-stock-your-wine-cellar-a-collection-of-lessons-learned-in-20-short-years/#comment-2599 @Steve in the Woodlands:

Above 70 degrees year-round isn’t going to do the wine any good, but at least it’s not much hotter, and presumably your thermostat keeps the temperature from fluctuating too much as it cycles your air conditioning on and off.

That said, you shouldn’t plan on aging your wine under those conditions. Six months to a year is about as long as I would recommend holding it.

]]> By: Steve in The Woodlands http://blog.wineenthusiast.com/2009/08/17/how-not-to-stock-your-wine-cellar-a-collection-of-lessons-learned-in-20-short-years/comment-page-1/#comment-2598 Steve in The Woodlands Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:59:15 +0000 http://blog.wineenthusiast.com/index.php/2009/08/17/how-not-to-stock-your-wine-cellar-a-collection-of-lessons-learned-in-20-short-years/#comment-2598 Inside our Houston home, the air temp. (humidty) exists in two states, each 6 mths duration: 74-76 degrees (65-80%); 70-74 degrees (55-75%). If stored on side in low light, how long will 2005 Napa Cabernet mature and keep proper? 6-mths? 1-year? 2?

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