for laying down long-term should not be a function of the amount
needed to fill the cellar. Empty racks can always be filled with the
everyday stuff. Buy according to your usage, not simply to fill the
empty slots.
Know that a cellar is meant to store wine for future consumption.
If your wine in storage never leaves the cellar and becomes a
permanent showpiece, you do not have a wine cellar, you have a
museum. You don’t want that. Great wine can improve with age,
but wait too long and you will have the most expen