I also have a huge "cellar" problem.
I now live in a small flat ( apartment -- of 1 bedroom, one sitting room
and kitchen and bathroom.). I bulk age all my wines in my perpetually
darkened bedroom to ease the problem of temperature variation and I have a
small pantry which backs on to an internal "lobby" which contains a
reservoir of cooler air in summer and warmer air in winter. I keep about 140
bottles of wine in there quite successfully. Not ideal conditions compared
with my last house where I had a large understairs "cellar" which was more
or less at the right temperature ( ie slow to change) all year round. There
is normally no need for air conditioning in this part of UK and it would be
an expensive option..
We all try our best to minimise all sort of changes !
And it ain't ever easy!
"Joel Sprague" > wrote in message
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> Actually it's a high horse I absolutely agree with. Would love to have an
> underground cellar, just really not an option in this area(t least not
> unless you go at axtravagant cost, and even then, VERY likely to flood).
> Here in Oklahoma City area the "dirt" is all just red clay. so no
> drainage
> away from anything, and hideous to dig in. so you'd pay a huge amount to
> get it dug, and then have to deal with lack of any drainage.
>
> I'm really just kind of thinking ahead here, for now, living in an
> apartment,
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