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classicman · 10-20-2008, 11:59 PM

What UT said - the moisture is to preserve the corks, but that is not as much an issue with a lot of the companies going with synthetic and or having the bottles properly tilted. Put a thermometer down there and track it a bit. Unless you are storing some really expensive wines you should be fine.

10-20-2008, 11:59 PM	#1
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	What UT said - the moisture is to preserve the corks, but that is not as much an issue with a lot of the companies going with synthetic and or having the bottles properly tilted. Put a thermometer down there and track it a bit. Unless you are storing some really expensive wines you should be fine. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt