Wine storage - USA

The only storage facility in Manhattan, located in a certified World War 2 fallout shelter underground. A thick-walled (vibration-free) brick building by the Hudson River keeps relative humidity at around 70% and temperatures are controlled at 55 °F. 

Open storage costs $5 per case per month.
Private lockers costs are below.

• Up to 8 cases: $127.50 per month (ave $15.94 per case)
• Up to 12 cases: $127.50 per month (ave $10.64 per case)
• Up to 20 cases: $187 per month (ave $9.35 per case)
• Up to 30 cases: $240 per month (ave $8 per case)
• Up to 50 cases: $355 per month (ave $7.10 per case) 

CWS say they have 'tasting areas and staging tables so our clients can enjoy the experience as a hobby or connoisseur. There's plenty of room to enjoy working on their collection or sharing a glass with another client or my staff. Most of my staff are formally educated in wine fundamentals'. There's also a sophisticated online system, including maturity advice.

Classic has a wine storage solution to meet your needs with sizes ranging from 12 cases to well over 1000 cases. Five locations at Dallas, Fort Worth, Southlake, Frisco and Oakland (Ca).

Near Seattle. Provides lockers with 9-84 case capacity at 57°F and 60-70% humidity.

Preserve your wine collection safely in the climate-controlled wine storage facility at Fairways Storage & Wine Cellar. Choose a suitable vault size from the numerous options available.

Contact: ftv107@aol.com

Underground, temperature-controlled storage with the convenience of online access, receiving and shipping at prices comparable to self-storage.

The storage facilities most obviously attuned to the private collector in an old cold war bunker so that they can claim these cellars in rural Connecticut 'were originally built to withstand an indirect hit from a nuclear warhead' which is certainly a unique feature, along with its 12-ton bank vault door. Temperature is the standard 55 deg F and relative humidity 70 % and, unusually in the US, the fees, which are charged per case per month rather than in often awkward specific volumes, include insurance against theft and breakage.

Locations throughout California.

From small to custom-designed vault spaces.

• Small ($45/month) – up to 18 cases
• Medium ($79/month) – up to 30 cases
• Large ($139/month) – up to 60 cases

Capacity estimates are based on standard Bordeaux case size.
A limited number of private wine cellars are available for large collections (generally more than 200 cases).

Wine storage, wine shipping, moving and packing in protected environments at controlled temperatures, from 1 case or 5,000 cases. They also provide delivery and a pickup service throughout New England region. They offer receipt and shipment of wine to and from their warehouses in Napa Valley. Locations: Framingham, Stoughton, Napa Valley.

Also have a wine store in Chelsea, NY.

Specialist wine storage in Houston provided by custom-wine-cellar designer and builder, Jost Lunstroth. Private lockers ranging from 32-case size to +400-case size.

Noteworthy for offering a web-based app service with full inventory, stock photographs and tasting notes accessible by members over the internet. Their storage facility is kept at 55°F and 65% relative humidity. To withdraw a wine all the customer need do is select that wine in the app and it will be made ready for collection or delivery via courier.

Portland’s original wine storage vault. Near the Willamette Valley, founded in 2000, Portland Wine Storage is an owner-operated facility dedicated solely to wine. This downtown Portland building is convenient and secure, providing 55 degree, 70% humidity control in a cave-like subterranean atmosphere, with 24-hour secure access and case storage for any size collection.

Contact: info@portlandwine.com

Also at Solana Beach.

They say, 'Individual wine lockers are available in 15 sizes from 10 to 150 cases. You provide your own lock and key, so only you have access to your wines. In addition to holding a constant 55 degrees, our warehouse is alarmed, outfitted with video surveillance, remote environmental monitors, and fully equipped with a sprinkler system.'

The oldest and largest storage facility in the Pacific Northwest, founded in 1995. 20,000 square feet of climate-controlled wine storage, with a lounge area for clients to use. Box storage, racking lockers and walk-in cellars in a range of sizes, secured by your own lock and key, plus economical pallet storage for handling larger quantities or for short-term needs (eg while moving or remodeling your cellar).

Two professional wine storage facilities in Orange County, California: Santa Ana and Newport Beach. Locker sizes range from six-case lockers up to luxury 1,000+-case walk-in storage units. Commercial refrigerated pallet storage available at the Santa Ana facility on a short or long-term basis.

Previously Marin Cellars in San Rafael just north of San Francisco. Operates on the locker model. StorQuest is a big company offering self-storage on a much more general basis in Arizona, California, Colorado and Hawaii but this location has the facilities for temperature- and humidity-controlled wine storage. According to the StorQuest website, wine storage is also offered at their Anaheim Hills branch.

Fully below ground level with 5,000 sq ft of storage. 80% of the space available is for bulk 12-bottle-case storage, 20% set up for racking single bottles (two-deep in each slot). Temperature-, humidity-, and light-controlled environment with security and fire-suppression systems. Opening hours from 10am to 9pm every day of the week, accessed by electronic key card.

$300/yr for a 12-case locker (or $25/months per case); free cellar relocation for 3 or more lockers.

Based in the Bronx. Used by Christie's New York.
Membership options are available.
Handling fees apply.

Twenty Twenty Wine charges from 450 dollars a year for a 24-case locker to 2,500-3,000 dollars for a 100-case unit, open only to those whose wine lies within them. Owner Bob Golbahar says his staff will do inventories and maturity assessments for a 'nominal charge'.

Vin Cella provides a clean and safe environment with 24-hour temperature and security monitoring with back up.

Vinfolio’s Full-Service Wine Storage Facility of 45,000 sq ft is in the heart of Wine Country in Northern California. With private collector clients in all 50 states and 20 countries internationally, Vinfolio provides white-glove storage services for the global wine collector. Services include: receipt of shipments, individual bottle inspection and barcoding, online collection management and cellar analysis tools via its proprietary software, VinCellar, and both domestic and international shipping on demand. The facility provides high-level security and is kept at 55 degrees F and 65%-70% humidity. NB this is not a self-storage locker facility based on the US model but more like Octavian in the UK.

A bit like Octavian in the UK they have many advantages but one serious disadvantage: monthly charges (payable every six months) are levied assuming a minimum of 40 cases. Western Carriers are the professionals just outside New York City and in northern California who store millions of cases of wine for the wine business and the major auction houses. They also specialise in moving wine collections within the US for those who are relocating their cellars. They offer on-line access to inventories 24/7 which includes drink windows and valuations via their own sophisticated tracking software. Temperatures are maintained at 56 deg F and relative humidity about 65%. Sotheby's Wine Department operates on site within the facility.

Located in Windsor in Sonoma County, CA. Full-service storage facility that offers basic locker rentals and adds services for additional fees. Individual lockers and bulk storage. 55 degrees/70% humidity with 100kw backup generator. 24-hour video surveillance. Fully alarmed. Vault doors are secured by Digilock computer keypad locks. Master computer system identifies and tracks all activity in each vault. Deliveries accepted and shipping services provided with sister company Wine Country Shipping (fees apply). Tasting lounge and conference room are available.

3521 V St NE, Washington, DC 20018
dcstorage@zachys.com