| Consider the space you have to work with, the | | | | worth the bottles in the cellar, the cellar needs to |
| size and weight of the unit and make sure to add | | | | be cool to operate correctly. Wine coolers can be |
| the additional weight for the wine which averages | | | | either free standing, built in with the wine cellar or |
| about 3 pounds per bottle. When building a new | | | | can be hidden under the counter. To keep the |
| home the best time to think or install a wine cellar | | | | correct temperature in your wine cellar you need |
| would be when the home is being built, make sure | | | | to invest in good cooling system, the cooling |
| the specs include such things as a cooling system, | | | | system will maintain the temperature and humidity |
| shelving and storage, if you live in an existing | | | | and keep the wine tasting perfectly. The coolers |
| house find a space and make sure you plan it out | | | | vary in size, some having the capacity to hold |
| well. | | | | two to four bottles, while others have larger |
| The degree and the speed of the temperature | | | | capacities of up to 50 bottles. |
| change are critical to successfully storing and aging | | | | Wine cellars and racks for the home allow the |
| wine. Expertise lies in getting the temperature just | | | | individual wine lover to convert any space in their |
| right. Temperature is at the top of the list for the | | | | home into an instant cellar in a matter of |
| reason that it is the single most important factor | | | | moments. There are many different kinds of wine |
| to consider when planning or installing your own | | | | cellars, there are case storages, triangular shelves, |
| wine cellar. | | | | curved corners, half weights and many others. |
| Modular wine racks are a great investment | | | | The advantage of having a wine cellar is that you |
| because they can be modified to fit anywhere | | | | don't have to go out and get a bottle of wine |
| plus they are not expensive and they come in | | | | every time you are ready to sit down and eat, or |
| many different finishes and grains. Decorative | | | | want to enjoy a glass. Some of the popular wine |
| racks are available in a number of different styles, | | | | cellar accessories are metal racking, kneeling |
| ranging from metal racks to wrought iron racks. | | | | butlers, wine chillers, wine coolers, decorative |
| There are many different types of wine cellar | | | | bottle corkers, corkscrews, wine tags, bottle |
| racks to install in your wine cellar, the types are | | | | openers, and wine markers. |
| wooden, metal and there many others. It is | | | | The great thing about wine cellars is that you can |
| extremely essential to carefully store the wine | | | | sit back and enjoy a bottle of wine that you |
| bottles in the cellars and wine racks seem to be | | | | chose from you wine cellar. Bottles should be |
| the only possible solution to this need. | | | | stored on their side so that the cork remains |
| Having a system that can cool wine is very | | | | moist and they should also not be exposed to |
| important especially in a wine cellar, if you don't | | | | vibration or temperature change. |
| have a wine cooling system the wine cellar is not | | | | |