{"id":7050,"date":"2022-01-10T08:00:33","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T07:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.d-vine.pro\/?p=7050"},"modified":"2021-12-09T12:13:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T11:13:53","slug":"how-do-you-start-your-first-wine-cellar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.d-vine.com\/en\/how-do-you-start-your-first-wine-cellar\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you start your first wine cellar?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, we are going to give you the answers to an all essential question: How do you start your first wine cellar? It\u2019s surely something you\u2019ve wondered about. To answer the question, we recommend considering five main criteria:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

1 \u2013 What type of wine drinker are you?<\/h2>\n

When do you drink wine? Do you drink wine with meals? If yes, is it mostly with dinner or with lunch? Or do you only drink wine when you have guests, or as an aperitif before meals? How you answer will affect your choice of wines, but also the quantity of each you want in your cellar.<\/p>\n

The first crucial step is to assess how often and on what occasions you drink wine.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

2 \u2013 Your profile: Wine connoisseur or novice<\/h2>\n

The second important step is to identify to which category of consumer you belong.<\/strong> The creation of a cellar will differ depending on whether you\u2019re a wine connoisseur or a novice.<\/p>\n

A connoisseur will no doubt fill his or her cellar with fine wine. That makes sense as they know how to appreciate it.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, someone with little wine knowledge, in theory, won\u2019t need to splash out on lots of exceptional bottles.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

3 \u2013 Budget<\/h2>\n

What you can afford is ultimately a major aspect in the decision-making process. What budget do you have? This is a question that you absolutely must ask.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The answers to the previous two questions will then dictate whether this budget is on the upper or lower end of the scale. It\u2019s worth noting, however, that based on an average price of \u20ac15 a bottle, you\u2019ll need to spend \u20ac450 for just 30 bottles. Of course, this budget can be more or less depending on the bottles you want to buy.<\/p>\n

One small tip: Consider ordering bottles by cases of 6 or 12 as you\u2019ll often get a better deal. Don\u2019t forget either that you may need to spend another important sum to buy a wine cabinet to store your bottles.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

4 \u2013 Cellaring logistics<\/h2>\n

That brings us to the actual physical cellar. So what\u2019s there to know?<\/p>\n

Already got a real cellar in your house? Brilliant! All you\u2019ll need to do is decide how to organize your collection of bottles.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve not got a real cellar in your house then two solutions are available to you.<\/p>\n