Definition of Wine Cellar
Wine Cellar can be defined as a room that is kind of dark and which maintains a
constant cool temperature. You need to know that in this case, no matter
the kind of wine cellar you own your wine will not change. In order to
achieve this wine cellar, it can be anything from the little spot under the
basement stairs to a huge grand room built specifically for the purpose
of the wine cellar. In any wine cellar, it is very important to maintain
constant humidity and temperature between summer and winter.
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Private Residence
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Types of Wine Cellar
The variety of wines you have is what is going to determine the type of
wine cellar.
If you have guest and parties all the times and you can drink up your
entire wine collection in eighteen months, then
you will require a dark, cool space which could be in
the kitchen or behind the furnace. But if you are a collector and and
own a lot of vintage wines, then it must be
properly stored in around 53-59 degrees Fahrenheit. It doesn't
necessarily that you must build an expensive walk in
wine cellar. You can buy the portable wine cellar that can store 100 to500 bottles.
Since these units are plugged into electricity, they usually maintain the required temperature are
pretty much
reliable.
Wine Cellar for Collectors
If you decide to turn your basement or an outgrown closet into a wine
cellar, you would need approximately R30 in space and has an insulated
door. You should also install a cooling unit in the wine cellar area because even an insulated room
can fluctuate between 15 - 20 degrees F per year. Another important
is to plan for growth in your wine cellar. Its a good idea to build a
wine cellar that is going to be twice as large as the wine cellar you currently own.
Custom Wine Cellar
We can define a truly custom wine cellar as a room with wall to
wall continuation and floor to ceiling of racking and design elements.
The wine
cellar can include some design elements which you can use at your own
digression like water fall display,
arches, horizontal and angled bottle display. Custom built wine racks
can come in All Malaysian Mahogany, Odorless Western Red Cedar and Heart Premium Grade
Redwood. A wine cellar can also be achieved in other wood
species at your desire or depending on price.
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