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Wine Cellar Truths And Myths


By Polly Perrot


Wine needs to be stored properly in order to taste good. Wine needs to be kept in the ideal temperature and humidity in order to age well. If you want to make sure that your wine collection is kept well, you should be willing to invest in a good custom wine cellar. There are a lot of myths out there regarding custom wine cellars, and this article will tackle a few of them. Read more of this page and learn the truth about wine cellars.

Some people think that location is the most important factor in building a custom wine cellar. This is a myth because the truth is, location isn't everything. Although it is best if your cellar is situated in a cool and humid place, this does not necessarily mean that your cellar needs to be in your basement. The fact is that you can use any area in your house, as long as there is space available and that space has the qualities needed for wine storage.

Technology is so advanced now that the location of a cellar does not matter much. There are versatile cooling systems, as well as vapor barriers that can make sure that the conditions inside your wine cellar remain in the ideal range, regardless of the changes outside the cellar.

There is another myth that a lot of people also believe in, and that is how your wine cellar should not be painted or stained inside because paint is toxic to you and to the wines. This is not entirely true today. Before, wines had high levels of VOC, or, Volatile Organic Compounds, which were carcinogenic and neurotoxic. But today, we already have eco-friendly paints and stains available on the market that have low levels of these compounds.

The last myth that we are going to tackle is that people believe bigger and bulkier wine cooling systems are more efficient than smaller units. Actually, the size of a unit does not matter. What matters is that the unit performs according to what it was intended to do and that is, keep your wines in the ideal temperature and humidity.



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