Storing wine without a cool basement can be difficult. But more options are available than ever before. Here are a few storage strategies. Built-in units are also widely available and varied. Small air conditioners designed especially for wine cellars allow you to build your own cellar and keep it at ideal wine temperatures.
Many builders specialize in wine cellars.
Mark Sweeden of Mark Sweeden Construction in Rocklin is one such contractor. Some general storage facilities rent underground space. AllStar Self Storage on Folsom Boulevard has two underground floors with lockers ranging in size from 5 feet by 5 feet to 15 feet by 16 feet. There's a lot of mystique surrounding wine, especially when aging is involved. But the length of time a wine should be stored depends on personal taste and the qualities of the wine itself.