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Some airflow is good to reduce stagnation on prevent mold buildup. I have an exhaust fan run on for 5 minutes a day at the coolest time of the day for this.

Hi Speck

I'l answer your question with another question. When you cellar is at 20degC initially, how do you propose to remove the heat?

Paul

If you live in Australia, then I doubt you will have an ambient air temperature to support even a 16degC fan control. Basically if you set your fan to come on at 14degC, it will hardly come on, especially when you really need to cool down the cellar, in summer.

Can anyone spare a few bottles from their quota?

Penfolds Bin 389
Woodlands
Vasse Felix
Howard Park
Fraser Gallop

I've got to take a trip to Dans this week.

Downstairs into my cellar, tomorrow night.

Opened a 2002 Pet. Hanlin Hill Riesling last night and it was fantastic. Yes, the 2002 is one great wine. Would you please tell me if your bottle was under cork or screwcap? Thanks, Adair This particular one was screwcap, but I've had the same out of my cellar in cork, with no noticeable difference.

Opened a 2002 Pet. Hanlin Hill Riesling last night and it was fantastic.

Agreed Craig.

Howard Park
Grosset
Petaluma

OK well good news, it doesn't look like the one in the picture.

I'll let me spiders take care of the rest.

10 minutes ago I walked down into my cellar only to have a small moth fly at me. It's the first time I have scene a moth in there. With my torch I took a better look around, noticed quite a few cobwebs which is normal, then a massive daddy long legs on the bottom the the staircase. I went back up st...

2005 Howard Park Riesling
1998 Glaetzer Shiraz
2002 Woody Nook Shiraz
2003 Wolf Blass Cabernet Sauvignon Gold Label
2001 Lindemans Shiraz Reserve
N.V. Oakover Muscat
N.V. Campbells Trophy Muscat

Some sparkling too, and there may be more... we'll see.

I'm having new years here so all good. I've got to go downstairs and stand some bottles up.

Excellent.

Be interested to see that Dave.

DV, the cellar is finished, but certainly not full.

There are a few thing's I'd like to do, like I'd love metal mesh racking throughout with some bin storage. Right now I use six 120 bottle bordex racks.

I'll take some snaps of it.

Well I have an underground cellar in Perth. When passive it was 16-24degC/60-70%RH through a year Now its 16-18degC/70-90%RH through a year. The very well insulated underground cellar means the duty on the A/C is very low, and even on hot days, the compressor runs for maybe 5 min per half hour.

N.V. Adinfern Sparkling Malbec
2002 Petaluma Hanlin Hill Riesling

Wynns black label cab sav.

St Henri 2004 I'm looking at an offer for this at NZD 58 (AUD 44 / USD 32) that expires tomorrow -- any thoughts on the vintage (or price)? Thanks Peter I would buy it... very very good, though I cannot find my note on it at the moment You won’t believe it but I actually paid $54AU per bottl...

No it wasn't a first selection range Shiraz.

Purchased from cellar door on release, and stored in my cellar since.

Closure was screwcap and decanted.

Delight to open, and drinking superbly now too. Could stretch another few years but I loved it at this age.

Anyone else having this issue at the moment ?


Its intermittent.

umm no.

Happs

wtf where is the steak.

Lee, yes these fluctuations are due to the compressor turning on and off. When I had a wine fridge I observed the same thing with a data logger like yours. I even see it in my below ground cellar when the aircon comes on now as well. http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/2439/cellarse8.png [/img]

I think its a review without a score.

plummy what dimensions is your cellar? where is the head unit located, what type of insulation/door etc. are you using? Where are you measuring the temperature, and how? Have you measured humidity?

My A/C is starting to be used less now that the cooler months are coming, which is great.