Wine storage - France

Blanquefort warehouse offering private clients online access.

Full details, in English, on their website. Storage temperatures range from 13-15° and humidity is between 75-85%.

The website does not offer much information at the moment but they did reply very swiftly to a message sent via their site. They have been going since 1999 and conditions are temperature- and humidity-controlled. They offer individual spaces (emplacements individuels) that can hold 36 bottles or des boxes (lock-up units) that take 300 bottles. The following monthly tariffs include insurance (capped) and on-line access and you can opt for a higher level of insurance cover at an additional premium: 13€ for one 36-bottle space, 21.70€ for 2, 41.30€ for 3, etc; or 100€ for a 300-bottle box, 152€ for a bigger (500-bottle) version.

Storage in the ancient chalk caves of Meudon, close to Paris and 50 metres underground.

Storage in the ancient chalk caves of Meudon, close to Paris and 50 metres underground. Constant temperature at 12 C°, hygrometry regulated at 80% humidity and ventilation, no noise nuisance or vibration, packaging protected from light.