Optimum Wine Storage Conditions
The storage of a fine wine is the deciding stage of its
journey. Wine storage is as much a science as
winemaking. We know, because it's a science we have perfected over
many years.
Welcome to the world of Octavian Vaults, a wine storage service
like no other, brought to you by Cert Octavian. We give you the
world's best wine storage facility, Corsham Cellars, lying 100 feet
below the hills of Wiltshire. You could not find a more perfect
environment for the optimum maturation of fine wine.
Thanks to the depth of its location, Corsham Cellars enjoys a
naturally high level of humidity, essential for the health of your
wine. To ensure that your bottles' packaging and labelling remain
in good condition, we use sophisticated dehumidifiers to maintain
the humidity between 75 and 80%.
Closely linked to humidity is temperature, which needs to be
kept constant. Our underground cellars are gifted with a naturally
stable temperature and perfect insulation. This helps us to
maintain a steady 13 to 14 degrees Celsius, which is optimal for
your wine. At Corsham Cellars, wine is never subjected to ambient
fluctuations.
At 100 feet underground, our cellars are naturally devoid of
sunlight, which ages wine prematurely. Our vast complex also
ensures that wine is stored no greater than three pallets high.
This means that we need only light lifting equipment, thus cutting
down more vibration. Moreover, since our cellars are encased in
solid Bath stone, with floors that are 20 feet thick, vibration
from outside is non-existent.
To avoid stale air, Corsham Cellars has a remarkable ventilation
system; 9-foot propellers drive air into every corner of the
facility through miles of ducting. This ensures that the air in our
cellars is always circulated and refreshed.
This obsession, to create nothing but the finest storage for
your wine, has made us look into every little detail.