A few thoughts on cellaring

By Robert Mayne 

You may be surprised to hear that more than 95 per cent of wine purchased from pubs and retailers is consumed within 24 hours of that purchase. It’s one of the reasons that in recent years Australian winemakers have been putting a lot of effort into making wines that are approachable when very young, most notably red wines.

Nevertheless, despite these consumption statistics, some people still keep cellars going.

Some people do it as an investment, others for pleasure, some because they’re hoarders and some of generous spirit for their children. So I thought with this issue of our wine offers, I’d put a few thoughts about how to cellar wines and whether…