On Sun, 4 Sep 2005 18:03:41 -0700, "Steve Dannenbaum"
> wrote:

>Thanks for the reply. I have A/C and keep it around 78F. I think that might
>be too warm for wines. I think that I might want to keep some wines for
>several months; perhaps for special occassions. I'd prefer not to keep them
>in my fridge. Do you think that I should just store them at room temp?

For several months? Yes, personally I would just store at room
temperature.

Keep the bottles in a dark place. And cooler if possible, but I would
not worry too much about that. You implied that you have not had
problems with reds, so your white wines should be OK too.

Just one proviso. As you mentiioed a tight budget, I presume you are
not talking about wines that typically cost 100s of dollars per bottle
here. If you have a high value cellar it might be reasonable to spend
a few more hundreds of dollars on a wine-fridge as an insurance
against A/C failure.

Let's see what others think. At least we have more facts to work with
now.

Best wishes
--
Steve Slatcher
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