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Overview

Having a wine cellar if you’re a serious collector is the perfect addition to your home. It will give you a very refined and stylish look for you to be able to display all of your beloved wines as well as allowing for the right atmosphere to store them in so they age well rather than have the potential of getting damaged by improper storing conditions.

Humidity and Temperature Considerations

You’re going to need to analyze the humidity levels overall in the cellar so you’re going to be able determine how much if any artificial assistance you’re going to need to make sure everything is kept at the proper humidity.  The thing that is the main determination is:

• Location
• Location
• Location

Depending on the area of the country that you live in you’re either going to need a complete climate control system or if you live in another you won’t need near as much should you place your wine cellar in a good location. You’ll want to take all of these things into account when you’re making your determinations for your wine cellar.

Make sure to install not just a thermostat but also a hygrometer so you’ll be able to keep a consistent and constant look on the conditions that are happening within the wine cellar and make any adjustments in order to ensure your wine ages properly. You should be looking at maintain a consistent 55 degrees Fahrenheit along with a 60-65 percent level of humidity. The hygrometer is the way that you’ll measure the humidity level in the wine cellar while the thermostat will of course measure the temperature level.

You should also make the investment for both a wine cellar conditioner as well as a wine cellar climate control unit so you’ll have humidity as well as temperature regulation within the unit.

The Humidity

It’s important to make an investment in both a wine cellar conditioner as well as a climate control unit. These will work in concert to control both the humidity and the temperature regulation.

Be sure to check the hygrometer every day or at least every other day at the latest. If you let the humidity in your wine cellar drop; even if it is just for a day or two, could have a profoundly adverse affect on the bottles cork. It will dry the cork to the point that it breaks the seal which can allow the wine to oxidize. You’ll simply want to turn on the wine cellars conditioner and let it run when the room is in need of some humidity. It can take anywhere from minutes to a couple of hours depending on the power of your conditioner as well as the overall size of your wine cellar. Keep check of the hygrometer to make sure you are tracking the progress.