Shelf Life and other things to know

[hotwine]

Welcome to the board, Mike. Your business idea is one I tried to pursue 20 years ago, and hit a mine field of state and federal restrictions here in the States. Hope you have better luck.

As far as "shelf life" goes.... wines will keep for months or years if your storage is sound: temperature in the range of 55-60F, relative humidity of 60-70%, dark and vibration-free. And the bottles should be stored on their sides, to keep their corks wet.

Foodie recently got out of the wine retail business in New York... maybe he'll pipe up.