Cellaring for the not-so-wealthy

[hotwine]

Any cool dark place will do, especially if you're not planning on long-term storage. I used a closet in the guest bedroom for several years, but didn't try to keep any particular wines longer than about six months. Rackage can be whatever is handy, to keep the bottles on their sides. I've used college-style bookcases (planks set on stacked bricks) and cardboard boxes; sometimes the boxes would get so old they'd fall apart. It really doesn't matter what you use, as long as it keeps your wines cool, dark and quiet.