For Uncorked Explorers a wine “cellar” is anything from a few bottles in a dedicated storage place to a temperature controlled underground complex filled with thousands of wonderful wines.

Stocking a Wine “Cellar”

Having a range of wine available at the drop of a hat prepares you for any type of meal that may come your way. Time to make soup out of those potatoes that are just starting to bud and the leftover carrots and onion? Thai takeout tonight? You’ll be ready with the right wine for those occasions and more. You get my point.

The type of cellar you set up will, of course, depend on the space you have available and are willing to dedicate to it. Unless you have a sizable house, with a basement tailor made for a wine cellar, and plan to stay there indefinitely - is there anyone like this left out there? - you are probably looking at something more modest. .