Don’t fantasize, make your dream wine cellar a reality!
Typical home wine cellars are storage rooms primarily used for storing wine bottles at the appropriate climate and temperature. Most wine cellar designs are made for underground (basement) of the house where there is direct contact with the surrounding soil.
However, many don’t have accessibility to the basement area or other spare space in the house,in which case wine cellar cabinets offer a unique way to preserve your wine collections.
A good quality wine cellar design will allow you to keep your wine safe from possible contamination from the environment and outside influences. You should choose wine cellar design which insures the best possible conditions too keep your wines until you decide to enjoy it. Some wine cellar designs present a stylish surroundings for wine tasting and custom wine cellars are becoming a popular places for dining and other social experiences.
When choosing the best wine cellar design for you, you have to take into consideration following question:
- is your home wine cellar intended to be for maximum storage or as a showcase cellar?
- do you have a constant or growing collection of wines?
- do you need a cooling system? Wine cellar designs vary depending if it’s a passive cellar or one with wine cellar cooling units installed.
- think about what kind of shelving/racking do you prefer?
- do you wish to rack all walls, from floor to ceiling or to what height?
- where will you put your doors and will they swing in or out?
- are there any obstructions such as pipes, windows, light switches which can influence you wine cellar design?
- what material is your floor made of (tile, cement..)?
- do you wish to install a wine cellar cooling unit and what’s the best location for it in your wine cellar plan?
Naturally, you may not know the answers to all these questions. To help you make best decisions and take all the necessary steps in choosing wine cellar design which will serve you best, I’ve prepared a FREE Minicourse “How to Build Home Wine Cellar”. If’s free, so sign up (to the right of the page) today and find answer all your questions!
