Cellaring Question

I leave boxed Champagne in the box and put the whole thing in the cellar. Might want to give it as a gift someday. Have never had a problem with humidity damaging the box, but if that should happen, well, you can always throw away the box /then/.

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I recommend taking it out of the box sometime before pouring and drinking it. ;-)

Other than that, it doesn't matter (other than the space it takes up), and you should keep it in the box or not, as you prefer.

] Hi, ] ] This is a potentially stupid question, but here it goes: ] ] I just got a bottle of Dom Perignon which comes in a box. I am ] wondering if I can keep the bottle in the box and put the whole thing ] into my home cellar. Or should I take the bottle out? The box looks ] real nice, sealed and all. It seems a pity to take it out. Any ] suggestion or experience? ]

I've performed the experiment in a very damp cellar over a number of years. The Dom boxes seem to weather it just fine.

-E

Thanks for all your responses.

Cheers, Patrick