55 Degrees – A Wine Storage & Lifestyle Blog from Wine Enthusiast

Don’t Play Tetrus with Your Petrus
Discussing wine storage capacity in terms of “standard” high-shouldered Bordeaux bottles is handy from a comparative standpoint, but fails to acknowledge the Burgundy, Rhône, and Champagne freaks among us—not to mention our tall Riesling, 500 ml Tokaji...

Wine Needs Sunblock Too
We all know the general warnings about keeping wine safe from heat, but as summer temperatures swell, what does this mean in practice? Surely a bottle can survive an afternoon in the back seat of the car, or a couple weeks in a sultry apartment?...

The dogma around wine storage can be offputting, but not as offputting as a 1996 Barolo that tastes like seaweed. And even if it doesn’t completely deteriorate, wine stored in substandard conditions can age at unpredictable rates and develop ‘off’ aromas...

Here is another picturesque example of how a custom built wine cellar can provide both function and beauty for any wine collection. We visited this customer out in Atlantic Beach, Long Island NY to see how this cellar turned out post installation and...