Cellaring Wine - A Complete Guide to Selecting, Building, and Managing Your Wine Collection

If you are about to embark on a wine cellar project, don't start without reading this book first. Bursting with information on all aspects of cellaring wine (including some ideas you may not have even considered), this book is broken down into easily digestible sections:

Part One: Why Collect and Cellar Wine
1. Why Collect Wine
2. Selecting and Acquiring Wine
3. How Wine Ages
4. Cellar Size and Function

Part Two: Building and Using the Wine Cellar
5. Constructing and Equipping a Wine Cellar
6. Freestanding Units and Other Options
7. Record Keeping
8. Consuming and Evaluating Wine

There is also a useful reference section at the back detailing the key wine regions and useful resources for any wine enthusiast. The text is complemented with humorous illustrations from William Bramhall, providing an entertaining, yet highly informative read.

"If you are serious about collecting wine and care about storing it under optimum conditions, you absolutely must own this book." - Anthony Dias Blue

"More useful and practical information on how to build a wine cellar than I have seen in one place. I highly recommend it." - Christopher Howell (General Manager/Wine Maker, Cain Vineyard and Winery)

Jeff Cox is the author of From Vines to Wines, as well as contributing editor to The Wine News and senior editor of Global Vintage Quarterly. Jeff also regularly writes for Decanter and Fine Wine Folio.