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How to Protect Your Wine From Heat, Power Outages and Earthquakes (Yes, Earthquakes) — WSJ

Eric LeVine lives in a 7,000-square-foot Foursquare Craftsman home in Seattle that was built in 1912. In 2007, he completed a 2,000-square-foot addition that included a garage, a home theater, a sunroom and a deck. Mr. Levine, founder and chief executive officer of CellarTracker, a website and app for cataloging wine collections, and an avid wine connoisseur, also built two subterranean wine cellars as part of the addition. With 500 square feet of space, the cellars can hold 8,000 bottles, although his personal collection currently consists of 3,200. “A huge temperature-controlled, humid… Read More

Yes, You Should Insure Your Wine Collection. Here’s How.

If you have a wine collection worth $200,000 or more–and you haven’t taken out an insurance policy–your investment may be in jeopardy. Even if you aren’t storing a bottle of ultra high-dollar Chateau Lafite 1869 or Cheval Blanc 1947 in your wine cellar, you likely own some valuable vino that should not only be protected from spoilage but also protected from disasters. However, experts estimate that fewer than 5% of wine collections are properly insured. In other words, your wine—and your investment in it—could go down the drain if the bottles accidentally… Read More