If you would like to have a place in your home to store wine, find a place exposed to little noise and with a constant temperature of 12-15 degrees. It must be dim, ventilated and have a constant humidity of 70-75%. If it can be totally or partially oriented toward the north, with a certain isolation from other parts of the house, so much the better.
Further, it should be borne in mind that chemical products, fumes, strong odors, sun, heat and sudden changes in temperature are all negative where wine’s evolution is concerned.

The bottles must be kept in a horizontal position, ensuring that the wine touches the cork.
The shelves can be built-in, or made of wood, tile or even hard plastic.

Another, albeit less personalized, way to conserve wine in your home are the temperature-controlled wine cabinets. They come in different sizes, and can hold up to 120 bottles. The wines must be ordered according to the various temperatures.
In the upper part, red wines at 15-17 degrees. Below, the whites at 10-11 degrees.

The wines to be selected: the most appropriate number of wines for a private collector seeking a more or less varied collection would be from 75 to 100 bottles.

We propose a representation from the main vinicultural areas of Spain, chosen by qualitative criteria such as: Ribera del Duero, Rioja, Jeréz, Penedès, Somontano, etc. A marked presence of Priorat wines (QAO Priorat and AO Montsant), a few bottles of cava to open in the short term, and a lesser inclusion of great French or German white wines.

As for the type of wine, we recommend the following breakdown:

80% red wines and 20% white wines
60% collector’s wines (crianza, reserva, gran reserva)

It is also a good idea to keep a notebook on your own cellar, listing the information on the wine, the date, establishment and price of purchase, and, if available, a tasting score card, list of traits, etc.
Thus, you can have reference information on your wine’s evolution, profitability and stock as the bottles are consumed.