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Best-Laid Plans

St. Louis collectors Eric and Kelli Schaefer build a cellar for the ages

Best-Laid Plans
Eric and Kelli Schaefer’s cellar. (Anne Matheis)
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From the Dec 15, 2019, issue

St. Louis collectors Eric and Kelli Schaefer embrace the wide world of wine with their dining room cellar.

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