When I was growing up in Ukraine, every time I stayed at my grandmother’s house, we would go into her root cellar to pick something delicious for our next meal. She would open the creaky door ...

In a peaceful time, a typical Ukrainian root cellar is an underground structure that’s used as an alternative to a refrigerator for storing crops, preserves and ferments.

The question: My wife and I are building a new house. We are planning to include a root cellar, and I thought that this would also be an ideal place for my collectible wines.