Cellaring for the not-so-wealthy

[winecollector]

I had similar problems when moving into a townhouse three years ago. I started out with keeping my wine in the garage, and constantly kept an eye on the temperature. During an extreme cold spell, it was necessary to move the wine out of there, and into another part of the house. I was considering buying either one of those Eurocaves or a whispercool unit, but instead took a small storage room behind my garage and made it my wine cellar by partioning the room in half. It's well enough insulated not to drop below 55 degrees in the winter, and don't get warmer that 65 degrees in the summer. In addition, I have central air and a heating duct that I can open or close going into that room, so I can adjust the temperature some if necessary. Hope this helps some.

If all else fails and you can't do something like this, possibly consider buying a Eurocave or something comparable. If you don't have room for one, aaa...... ever consider moving, or putting on an addition?