Buried in the Sand

[SleepyDave]

Italian Wine Cellar.jpg

I came across the attached picture of an Italian cellar and noticed the sand covering the bottles. I suppose this would reduce temperature fluctuations as well as protecting from the light.
Has anyone tried this idea for aging bottled wine? I suppose the Italian climate is a bit hotter and drier than ours so not sure about problems with damp.
I have been thinking about making insulated wooden crates to hold approx thirty bottles and now I am toying with this idea of topping these up with sand - or maybe expanded polystyrene pellets.

[Cellar_Rat]

They sure is not just brick dust, judging by the state of the walls


Seriously, anything that reduces temperature fluctuation is a good thing. Fluctuation doesn't matter as much as speed of fluctuation. if they get seasonal variations that is okay if they get daily variations that is not good.

[fatbloke]

Builders foam Dave......goo on, you know you want too ;D

[NorthernWiner]

They sure is not just brick dust, judging by the state of the walls

This is what I was wondering as well.

Look at the dates on the bottles. Remnants of allied bombardment during the second world war, perhaps?

[Cellar_Rat]

Look at the dates on the bottles. Remnants of allied bombardment during the second world war, perhaps?

Good call. It is not a winemaking process I have ever come across. Where did the photo come from?

[SleepyDave]

Here's the link
//www.montalcinoreport.com/montalcinoreport/contact.html

[Abervin]

You could try what the Georgian's do and burry a big clay jar in the garage! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh9AcMFTvUM

[Cellar_Rat]

Good video ....is the lip sync off or has the presenter been sampling too much

[Abervin]

....is the lip sync off or has the presenter been sampling too much

Maybe the viewer needs to achieve the same level of sampling before watching

[Cellar_Rat]

I like your thinking !!