A temperature of 55° Fahrenheit and a relative humidity of 60-65% are ideal for long-term wine storage.
The cool temperature slows the aging process, while the high humidity prevents moisture inside the wine
bottle from moving into the cork and eventually evaporating into the air. You should consider the impact of
your lighting selection as well. Ultraviolet light exposure should be kept to a minimum as it tends to heat
the wine and increase the aging process.
While basements in most modern homes can be too warm and too dry to passively provide ideal
conditions for wine storage, wine cellars installed above ground typically require active conditioning to
achieve the ideal wine cellar environment due to higher ambient room temperatures. In most situations,
the perfect wine cellar environment will include an active air conditioning units such as those from our
supplier Whisperkool. Should you choose to actively cool your wine cellar using a wine cooling system,
you should follow the proper guidelines for how to build a wine cellar. Failure to properly follow these
guidelines may result in a cooling system failure and moisture damage to areas surrounding the wine
cellar.
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The cool temperature slows the aging process, while the high humidity prevents moisture inside the wine
bottle from moving into the cork and eventually evaporating into the air. You should consider the impact of
your lighting selection as well. Ultraviolet light exposure should be kept to a minimum as it tends to heat
the wine and increase the aging process.
While basements in most modern homes can be too warm and too dry to passively provide ideal
conditions for wine storage, wine cellars installed above ground typically require active conditioning to
achieve the ideal wine cellar environment due to higher ambient room temperatures. In most situations,
the perfect wine cellar environment will include an active air conditioning units such as those from our
supplier Whisperkool. Should you choose to actively cool your wine cellar using a wine cooling system,
you should follow the proper guidelines for how to build a wine cellar. Failure to properly follow these
guidelines may result in a cooling system failure and moisture damage to areas surrounding the wine
cellar.
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