Dear Cellar-less in SoCal

A Rubbermaid type bin in a dark closet.

 

I just use my hall closet in the center of the house. I placed a thermometer around the house in various potential cellaring areas to find where had the most consistent temperature.

 

Cellaring Evolution: cardboard boxes in a dark closet --> wine cooler kept @ 50-55C in my room --> off site temp controlled storage

Future Evolution: bumping up off site storage space to accommodate for purchasing at a much higher rate than consumption

 

I'm using a couple of cardboard boxes on a cement floor in the corner of my basement. I'll be moving to more durable boxes soon and have been thinking about building some shelves soon. I feel like I'd dig into my cellar more if I could see my bottles on a regular basis.

 

Unused closet in the middle of the house, and have some at my girlfriend's as well.

 

A cellaring facility in Irivine half way between work and home, its awesome

 

No cellar.
I buy a few Parabola's each year and finish the last one right around when the next batch comes out, same with Abacus, Eclipse, and any other limited releases that I want to enjoy throughout the year.

 

Like most BA's I started with a box in the closet and have slowly worked my way to a better accommodations for my bottle friends. I know have a large wine fridge holding just under 200 bottles and over flow in a chest freezer with a temp controller that is mainly used for fermentation. Living in Orange County the temps are to volatile to not have a controlled set up.

 

I use a mini bar that opens and shuts and can hold a good amount of bottles