How to have wine at your second home?

Don't part with your wines: store your bottles

A second home is a privileged place for relaxation, but also for conviviality and pleasure, and all of this rhymes with the vinWhether it's the country house where we recharge on weekends, the seaside villa that welcomes us in the summer, or the mountain cabin after a long day of skiing, we gather there with family or friends to spend quality time, and of course, this is celebrated with good bottles of wine! We are therefore tempted to store wines in the cellar directly at our second home, but be careful, there are some precautions to take.

A suitable storage solution

First, you need to choose the storage method best suited to your home. If you already have a cellar, make sure it's well insulated, especially in areas with a summer climate, where cellars often experience significant temperature fluctuations between summer and winter that are detrimental to wine. Also, carefully check the humidity level in your cellar, because even with stable temperatures, an overly dry environment isn't ideal for your wines.

In the case of an apartment or house without a cellar, you always have the option of installing a wine cabinet. Useful for storing your wines once you arrive, these cabinets require an uninterrupted power supply to preserve your wines long-term, which is rarely the case in vacation homes. And beware of power outages!

The unexpected

Indeed, from breakdowns to flooding, not to mention burglaries, the biggest drawback of having a wine cellar at a second home is the distance. There's no way to keep an eye on your bottles or protect them in an emergency. Being so far away, you also risk forgetting about some bottles over time and ending up with wines that have passed their peak.
With remote cellar setup and management services, Cavissima This is a solution perfectly suited to second homes. The wines are stored and monitored under optimal conditions, and you have 24/7 access to your online wine cellar manager, with reminders for wines that are ready to drink. Then, simply have the bottles you want delivered to the location and date of your choice.