There is really one good reason to store wine, it will taste its very best if you do! This helpful guide with detailed text 342 colour illustrations will guide readers where and how to store wine. Collecting strategies, the proper aging of wine, and safe load capacity for your racks are featured. Proper storage temperature, lighting, humidity, vibration, tilt, and the use of cork and other bottle closures are discussed. Readers will find everything to create a functional wine cellar that will reward their efforts for years to come. Explore basement construction and renovation techniques, earth cellars, and the adaptation of an existing home basement for increased storage capacity and maintenance of proper environment to provide terrific wine every year. AUTHOR: Dagmar Kreutzer and Martin Palz are experts in the field of wine cellar construction and operation. SELLING POINTS: Learn how to construct and maintain a wine cellar Renovate a basement into a wine cellar Reviews wine from around the world 342 colour photographs
