The ideal obviously is to have a ventilated cellar with an hygrometry which is around 70 to 80 % and constant temperature of 10 degrees.

On the other hand, it is always possible to have a wine cupboard as long as you pay a lot for it.

Fortunately, it is possible to preserve your wine in suitable ways in the storeroom or in a cupboard provided you follow some basic rules.

It will be indeed necessary to envisage some basic installations such as :

1. Bases to lay down bottles
2. A sufficient insulation to avoid temperature differences
3. A complete darkness and only a subdued lighting when it's necessary
4. No vibration
5. Two small railings bars of high and low aeration, in the opposite direction from each other, which will allow a good ventilation.

The ideal temperature of preservation is between 10 and 15 degrees, but in the storeroom or in the cupboard it will be more between 15 and 20 degrees which will cause a faster evolution of the wine.

If you want to follow the evolution of a vintage you have selected, the only way is to open a bottle.