Wine Storage Benefits

Wine evolves in the bottle and matures to its peak best under controlled conditions for storing and nurturing wine.

• Free up room in your house or apartment by keeping a small portion of your wines at home, and the remainder under the controlled conditions that will ideally nurture and mature your wine.
• The cost of storage for age-worthy wines is far less than the premium you will pay to acquire these wines later, if you can find them at all.
• The provenance of your wines is assured because you know they are being stored under ideal conditions.

Temperature

Maintaining a constant temperature, preferrrable 55F, enables wine to age to its full potential. The Wine Grotto has backup cooling units for use during primary unit servicing. In addition, the facility's block walls are insulated with 7" of rigid insulation minimixing the effects of outside heat load in the event of a power outage.

Humidity

A relative humidity of 70% is considered ideal for wines. A lower relative humity can cause corks to dry, allowing wine to spoil. While a higher relative humidity can cause corks and labels to mildew.

Vibration

Vibrations experienced by wines stored in household wine refrigerations will impair your wine's quality aging process. The mass of The Wine Grotto and the construction materials used, help to minimize this effect.

Light

Natural and incandescent light harms wine, while flourescent light does not. Home storage frequently exposes wines to these harmful rays. The Wine Grotto uses flourescent lighting only.