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Planning on storing a painting? When you prep the painting, you should wrap it in sheets, not plastic. Plastic can keep damaging moisture in, but sheets will allow airflow. Art storage experts can help you make sure your pieces are prepared properly.

Unfortunately, you won’t always have space in your home’s wine cellar for those cases of a rare vintage you were able to win at auction. Storing them in our secure facility can help you ensure that you’ll be able to savor this wine for years to come.

Only 1 percent of the wines made are meant to be aged. Ninety percent of wines should be consumed within the first year. The other 9 percent should be aged for five years maximum, which means 99 percent of the wine made every year should be drunk within five years.

Michelangelo's David originally stood in the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. It was installed in 1504, and only 23 years later the left arm was broken during a riot in 1527. After more damage over the years, including a broken finger and broken toe, the sculpture was moved to the Accademia Gallery, in 1873.

Have you ever wondered why wine bottles are not made from clear glass? Wine and bright light do not mix well. Exposure to light can cause oxidation, which can make a wine age prematurely.

Sure, a small wine fridge or wine rack can be easily tucked somewhere out of the way, but the wine collection of a true connoisseur can take up a lot more room. Fortunately, wine storage makes it easy to have room for your collection.

Do you ever worry that the bottles of wine that don’t fit in your home’s wine cellar could begin to lose the flavor profile they’re so renowned for having? Let’s talk about how using our storage facility can give you the peace of mind that your wine will taste precisely the way it should when you’re ready for it.

Did you know that it is best to store wine at a relative humidity of 60-80%? If the air is too dry then the cork can become too porous and fail to preserve the quality of the wine. Climate controlled storage is the best solution to ensure great tasting wine.

Wine glasses curve in at the tops to help contain the aroma. Those aromas are why wine testers swirl the wine in the glass and don't fill it more than one-third full. The swirling releases the aromas, and the space in the glass keeps it from spilling.

The fluctuation of temperature in the average American household means that they are not conducive to successful wine storage. As rooms cool down and warm up with the time of day and seasons of the year, your wine collection will suffer.