DIY Custom Wine Cellar

Designing Your Custom Wine Cellar

Love of wine has made moved many a person to constructing a home wine cellar. Materials for such an undertaking can easily be found at many stores and a large variety is available online. Make sure you design your wine cellar properly, taking into consideration all the factors that make for optimum wine storage, aging, and wine cellar construction. Designing your wine cellar is a step not to be overlooked or hurried. As they say “God is in the details.”

Your wine collection likely deserves the very best, though your budget often will dictate the end level of quality for your wine cellar. A more affluent wine enthusiast may choose to craft an elegant custom wine room, complete with display cases, wine tasting tables, elegant fixtures and finishes, and custom wine racks. However, many a wine lover cannot afford such luxury, or may wish to let the wines speak for themselves and opt for a more discreet wince storage system. A simple room, cabinet, or pantry is all that is required to store and age wine.

The kinds of wine you have and intend to have in your collection will dictate the kind of storage you ultimately settle on. Will you store tub wines, crates of wine, or select vintages and individual bottles? Each needs a different wine cellar setup.

A cellar doesn’t have to be in a basement or underground. These areas are best because they have an easily maintained constant temperature, low levels of light, and manageable humidity levels. The ideal temperature to store wine is between 50-56 F. It is essential that the temperature remain constant with no sudden jumps or drops that could damage and shock the wine as it ages. Noise and vibrations can also disturb and affect the aging, another reason why underground wine cellars are often the best. Wine racking also plays a large part in controlling vibrations and constant temperature. Marble is a a very good material to build your custom wine racks out of as it does not transmit vibrations and maintains a cool temperature even if there are short spikes due to unforeseen circumstances.

Designing and construction your custom wine cellar can be as expensive or cost effective as you desire. Thanks to the internet you can find all the information you need, as well as discover materials and complete kits at low costs for the construction. Whatever you decide on, having a wine cellar will most certainly increase the quality and value of your wine collection, as well as raise the levels of your wine enjoyment to new heights.

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