- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
Need Advice from all of you Wine Connoisseurs..
Posted on 7/26/15 at 11:18 am
Posted on 7/26/15 at 11:18 am
Decided to start cellaring wine that I've been buying. I have a spare room to do this. I'm trying to decide what would be better and more cost efficient...a 200+ bottle wine fridge or turn the closet into a cellar. The closet is 10 ft wide X 10 ft tall X 4 ft deep. Of course, I would need something installed in the closet to keep at optimal temps. Anyone care to share their expertise?
6
Posted on 7/26/15 at 11:28 am to Scoobahdoo
quote:
a 200+ bottle wine fridge or turn the closet into a cellar.
I think we just became best friends
Posted on 7/26/15 at 11:41 am to Scoobahdoo
200 bottle fridge can be filled pretty quickly if you're serious about buying wine. I would look at putting in a cellar.
Make sure to call your insurance company. They will usually put a cap on what you can cover when it comes to wine.
Make sure to call your insurance company. They will usually put a cap on what you can cover when it comes to wine.
Posted on 7/26/15 at 11:42 am to Scoobahdoo
Cellar strictly for the aesthetics. Both would lead to the desired effect so why not go all out
Posted on 7/26/15 at 11:49 am to Scoobahdoo
quote:
The closet is 10 ft wide X 10 ft tall X 4 ft deep.
What is the approx cost to convert a closet this size into a cellar? I assume you'd need to seal the door pretty heavily. Any concern structurally with humidity and continuous cold temp?
Posted on 7/26/15 at 12:06 pm to Scoobahdoo
My uncle had a cellar put in a year ago. Are you in the NOLA area? I can get you a phone# for the guy who did the work.
Posted on 7/26/15 at 12:13 pm to Oenophile Brah
Unfortunately, I'm not. I'm in the Lafayette area...
Posted on 7/26/15 at 12:53 pm to Scoobahdoo
Is the wine you are buying cellarable? Throwing a random number out there, but say 90% of wine should be drunk within a few years of being released. How many bottles a week fo you drink?
So if you just want to amass a wine collection, which hey nothing wrong with that, just store cases in a closet. Put money towards fridge or cooling unit into more wine.
If you really need to climate control for a smaller section of your entire inventory, see if you can rent space at someone else's wine cellar.
So if you just want to amass a wine collection, which hey nothing wrong with that, just store cases in a closet. Put money towards fridge or cooling unit into more wine.
If you really need to climate control for a smaller section of your entire inventory, see if you can rent space at someone else's wine cellar.
Page 1 of 1
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News