Wine Cellar Design
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When you are passionate about wine you begin collecting it. It may be|Perhaps you sign up for a club for wine enthusiasts and now are acquiring rare wines. A growing collection of wine demands a proper place to store it all. A cupboard can smoothly be redesigned into a budget wine cellar to hold your brand new collection.
Before building your wine cellar you need to take a couple things into consideration. For instance where is the closet in relation to the rest of the house? Avoid converting a closet against an outside wall into a wine cellar. As the outside walls are in direct contact with the weather the temperature levels are not consistent and change dramatically. Choose an internal closet where your wine can be stored in a more stable atmosphere.
A critical part to storing wine is monitering the temperature changes that could take place. We are referring to sudden changes, slow fluctuations of a few degrees during the year doesn’t affect the wine much. Be sure not to let this continue as it can ruin a good bottle of wine. Temperature fluctuations are to be avoided at all costs when it comes to storing wine.
You’ll notice damage of this nature straight away. Look for the sticky deposit that often forms around the capsule. Over time the repeated growth and constricting of the wine will damage the sturdiness of the cork. As the temperature rises and falls, it is as if you were removing and replacing the cork each time. When this happens, minute quantities of wine may be pushed out along the edge of the cork allowing air to seep back in. The process of oxidation cannot be stopped once the wine contacts oxygen. Your wine is ruined. Between the temperatures of 54 and 57 degrees, the wine will age at the correct rate. Higher temperatures will age wine more rapidly and cooler temperatures will slow down the ageing process. Irreversible damage will be done if your wine is kept at a temperature above 82ºF for even a month.
Be sure to seal the walls to prevent moisture leakage. Mold like the humid environments that are good for wine. Also consider a high quality wine cellar refrigeration unit for reliable control of the temperature and humidity.
Next comes the construction phase. A DIY wine cellar builds the value of your wine! You will need to purchase a few essential items. You can get some cheap wine racks from a hardware store. With some cheap racks you’ll have a simple but very effective mini wine cellar. Wine rack designs will vary in bottle density. Price variations are more to do with aesthetics than efficiency. Individual racking is the most convenient for selecting bottles.
A great tip is to only put your wine racks on one side of the pantry. Then you may still have floor or shelf space available for wines that you purchase by the case. Constructing a custom wine cellar on a budget is simple and easy at home. Go for function over design to save money. Let your wine speak for itself.
The best part of aging and storing wine is when you finally get to enjoy a world class vintage with friends and family!
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