How cold is too cold?

[Oenotheque]

While I am sure that there are members that would disagree, here is my take...<P>If I had to choose between to warm and too cold, I would take too cold 100 times out of 100. It has been shown that the wine is not adversely affect by temperatures as low as 40F which is what 4C, they just age more slowly.<P>The other key would be just how long are you planning on aging your wine in this unit? "Provenance" doesnt mean shit if you are going to drink it in a month, hell the wine has been in worse conditions being shipped to and stored at your local store for the year+ until you bought it.<P>Also take into account that there is a difference between wine storage and wine aging. Aging assumes you expect a better product when you take it out than what you put in, few wines are capable of this. <P>So in conclusion if this is home to your 8 bottles of 82 Mouton that you hope to consume in 2020, id go shopping again. If it is your 8 best bottles of say $20-$50 cali cab that you are drinking on occaisions as you go, I would say that you are fine.<P>O.