Wine Storage

A Quick Guide To Good Wine Cellaring

Your wine is a valuable and treasured asset, too important to risk being ruined by poor cellaring. Kennards Wine Storage provides the ideal environment for long-term wine storage to help it mature to its full potential. Our private cellars are available throughout Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide for your convenience.
You can now easily enjoy the benefits of your own dedicated cellar space.

Temperature Stability Wine will prematurely develop if stored in an environment that has large temperature variations, particularly if these occur frequently. Wine should never be stored in temperatures that are too cold (under 12ºC) as this will inhibit the development of the wine. Similarly, wine stored in temperatures that are too warm (over 19ºC) will cause overly rapid development of your wine. Our temperature control systems ensure the wine cellar temperature is very stable. The variations cause corks to expand and contract which leads to oxidation of the wine. Suitable Humidity If wine is stored in conditions that are too dry, the cork will shrink and cause leakage. Too moist, and mould and contamination may occur. Kennards Wine Storage maintains moderate humidity levels (55%-75%) to avoid these problems and assist in the optimum wine development conditions. Movement & Handling Wine is a sensitive and fragile product. Frequent jolts or vibrations during its development can be detrimental. Storing wine next to the fridge or in the laundry exposes it to constant vibration and should be avoided. At Kennards Wine Storage you control every movement or handling of your wine. You don’t have to worry about storemen or forklifts moving it, like in a managed warehouse operation. No one else has access to your wine, so all movement and handling is performed by you. Light & Storage Frequent exposure to light is detrimental for a wines development. The Kennards Wine Storage Cellars are enclosed and the wine will only see the light when you visit. Again, when your wine is not under your control, who knows what light it is getting?

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Wine Oxidation

Wine Bottles should be layed on their sides to keep the corks moist, help prevent cork shrinkage. If the cork shrinks, small amounts of air can enter the bottle and the wine will then oxidise. Oxidation then decomposes the wine which leads to loss of desirable flavours and change in colour. However, with the advent of the screw caps replacing corks, the oxidation problem may soon be a thing of the past.

Screw Cap Wines in Storage

Screw cap bottle closures have dramatically changed wines. The inert nature of the screw cap differs from the natural, organic and inconsistent cork seal. Screw caps have been adopted in Australia on-masse by producers.

Cork taint and wine oxidation have been eliminated.

Initial concerns about wine cellaring being compromised have been laid to rest. Wines sealed and stored with screw caps in the 1980's are tasting beautifully in recent taste tests. It is considered, that there is enough oxygen in the headspace for suitable aging. In addition, much of the aging and settling process requires no oxygen.

Screw caps actually offer a more predictable and consistent aging process so should make wine cellaring even more rewarding.

Temptation Resistant

Undoubtedly, the biggest villain in premature consumption of your wine is you! Storing with Kennards Wine Storage removes the temptation from your home and will help you to preserve those treasured drops.

Wine 'Drop' Service

This unique service allows you to get your wine delivered directly to our Storage Centre from your wine merchant - we will accept the wine delivery and then contact you so you can put it in your cellar. This saves double-handling wine by having it delivered to your home or office, then bringing it to your cellar.

Private Lock-Up Cellar - 8 cases to 500 cases.

At Kennards Wine Storage your wine is stored in your own private space. Your own private lock-up cellar, no one else can touch, see or move your wine. This gives you great peace of mind. We have a range of sizes so you can grow (or shrink) your collection easily.
The space is custom designed for wine cases and ease of retrieval. Most small cellars (8, 12, 24, 48 case capacity) are only 2 cases deep.

Security

Your space is locked and alarmed. Only Kennards customers can get into the wine cellar room and only you have a P.I.N. and key to your personal cellar.
Our storage properties are also monitored with digital closed circuit T.V. systems.

11 convenient locations with unlimited free access(7 Days)

With 11 convenient locations, our wine storage centres are always close to your home or work, for easy access.

Access to your cellar is free and unlimited. There are no retrieval or handling fees, and no store persons moving and shifting your wine.

24 hour access also available in select locations.

Sydney: 5 wine storage centres
Melbourne: 4 wine storage centres
Adelaide: 1 wine storage centre
Brisbane: 1 wine storage centre

Insurance Available

For your added peace of mind you can cover potential loss or damage of your valuable wine through our insurance cover.

Kennards Owns Its Property

Cellaring with Kennards offers the addition peace of mind of being of keeping your wine under the roof of a property we actually own. We are not tenants. We do not have a monthly rental obligation, nor do we have a fixed ended lease.

When cellaring with Kennards you have the additional certainty that our freehold ownership provides. In fact, Kennards is the only wine storage company that owns its properties - all the other wine storage operators are tenants. We are not going anywhere! Why risk keeping your wine in the uncertainty of a leased property, and in the hands of a tenant?

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Cellar Management

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