
Wine Storage Expert Advice
Vintec's expert advice provides information about collecting, cellaring and serving wine. Discover articles, tips and guides from trusted wine experts.
Six expert tips for wine cellar care
The essential 'How To Guide' for the maintenance of your wine cabinet.
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Six facts about wine cellaring
Contrary to popular belief, wines sealed under screw caps also benefit from cellaring and ageing. In addition, they don’t need to be laid down for cellaring, whereas wines under cork do.
Guide to wine serving temperatures
Nothing spoils a wine more than serving it at the wrong temperature.
The benefits of buying “En Primeur”
“En Primeur” is a French wine trade term for wine which is sold as a “future”, i.e. before it is bottled. En Primeur therefore also means buying wine at its very first offering price.
Tips for organising your wine cellar and stacking your bottles
The first thing to know is that the capacities of all wine cabinets are expressed based on standard 750mL Bordeaux (shape and size). This is a standard among all wine cabinet and wine cellar manufacturers, as for a very long time it was the most common bottle shape.
How to choose a good wine cabinet
Whether you like to drink your wine young or let it age gracefully, it is a well-known fact that you must store it in a climate-controlled environment if you want to protect it from spoiling.
