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The 2009 London Wine Show Unleashed

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

This month sees the return of The Wine Show, held at The Business Design Centre in Islington from Thursday 22nd – Sunday 25th October. It’s the country’s biggest consumer wine show and well worth a visit if you have even a slight interest in wine!

A great chance to taste a large number of wines from all over the world and meet world famous wine critics such as Oz Clarke and Tim Atkin MW. With the option to buy wine at the event it’s a great chance to get your cellar topped up and discover new and interesting wines.

Having thoroughly enjoyed last year’s event, I would highly recommend heading down, although Friday and Saturday evenings are not for the faint hearted!

Tickets range from £12.50 – £55.00 depending on which level of tantalisation your palate desires. Visit wineshow.co.uk for full event details.
Cheers,

Matt

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Wine Is Like Men, Some Turn To Vinegar

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

…But The Best Improve With Age

When on holiday, we all like to make the most of bargains we can get while away. Wine, one of life’s true pleasures, is one of our most favourite items to bring back. Quite right too! The cost of a bottle of wine in England has soared by 44p in the last 12 months. Tax hikes have led to the average price of a bottle of wine to leap up to £4.26. In any case, if you’re in Bordeaux, it would just be bad manners not to bring back a bottle or two!

Once you get home, however, your new found love needs a good home. Unless, of course, you plan to drink it all at once! At Big Yellow Self Storage, we know that there are key factors that contribute to good storage of wine. Temperature, light and vibration are all very important to ensure your favourite tipple does not turn into nasty plonk. We can place your wine in one of our specially designed wine self storage units. Whenever you decide to have that dinner party to tell friends about your fantastic holiday, you can ensure that the wine will taste just as brilliant as when you bought it.

Visit the wine storage area of our site for more information.

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Did You Know: Wine Storage

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

…that wine storage is essential to the success of any collection? If you enjoy collecting fine wines then storage options are a top priority. Consistency is the most important aspect of this, as temperature needs to remain at a constant 50-60 degrees. There should also be plenty of ventilation of the area and this wine storage should be far away from the main area of the house. You do not want to have your wine collection suffering due to too much vibration and you need to keep any source of light to a minimum.

If you plan to store 5000 bottles of wine or more you might consider either renting space or building a wine room, speak to us about our temperature controlled self-storage units today.

Big Yellow Wine Storage Facility

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Welcome to our Wine Blog!

Sunday, September 20th, 2009

I’m Matt, the wine manager at ‘The Wine Cellars’ located in Big Yellow Self Storage’s Fulham branch. I’ve worked in the wine Industry for the past 8 years and have a passion for wines from all over the world, a passion that I hope to share with you!

We’ll be publishing news, events and tasting notes from the world of wine here, with an extra special focus on premium fine wines and those that deserve to be treated with the upmost care and respect!

We have some of the world’s finest wines stored in our cellars and we are dedicated to making sure that they are kept in perfect condition. Like you, we want your wine to taste the best it possibly can, no matter how long it is stored with us for.

Wine lovers stay tuned!

Matt

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