You've invested much time and money in the careful selection of your wine and proper storage is essential to the optimal maturation of your prized wine. Temperature control is the most important element to consider. Proper temperature control allows your wine to mature as it was intended, preserving and enhancing its complex flavors and aromas. Equally important is the degree of temperature change. Rapid temperature fluctuations may cause pressure changes within a bottle, forcing the cork upwards and allowing air to enter the bottle, leading to oxidation. Humidity is also an important consideration to keep the cork and the bottle of wine in optimal condition. Lastly, wine should be stored in darkness in order to retain its clarity, aroma and flavor. Guarantee Wine Storage understands these elements and has built the facility that ensures you enjoy the 'fruits' of your labor.
Guarantee Wine Storage offers the highest degree of environmental control of any facility in New York City. Our facility is a secure, temperature controlled, humidity controlled, dark and vibration free structure made of cement and steel. This ensures that your prized wine will age at the rate it was intended. The cellar is kept at a constant 55 degrees and 70% humidity with no more than a 2 degree temperature and a 2% humidity fluctuation. Any variations outside these specifications are monitored through a computer and are sent to Guarantee Wine Storage's own 24-hour maintenance team to make the correction immediately. We do not have to wait for service from an outside company. In order to give you the greatest level of assurance, we run daily reports from the computer monitoring system that register the temperature and humidity levels of the facility at any given hour. We keep these on a back-up disc for your perusal at any time.