Published in the Financial Times, 14 November 2014
Working out where to store wine should be straightforward: avoid direct sunlight, excess heat or cold and fluctuations in temperature. Which means never keep wine in the kitchen, convenient as it might be to have bottles to hand. Dry air harms wine, so humidity should be above 50 per cent (and ideally about 70 per cent); and if you are storing for decades, vibrations are to be avoided as they may harm the wine.