Designing a wine cellar is a unique opportunity to create a space that reflects your passion for wine and showcases your collection. A well-designed wine cellar serves as a storage solution and a space for entertaining, showcasing your collection, and creating a comfortable atmosphere for wine lovers. When designing...
Why Is a Fine Wine Cellar Important? Here are some suggestions for arranging your wine collection in the cellar. Proper wine storage is essential whether you're stocking up on bottles to age for a while, just getting started, or have a carefully curated wine cellar filled to the brim...
Full glass wine displays provide refinement and charm to any commercial or residential setting. Glass enclosures can preserve and mature small collections or exhibit hundreds of vintages while maintaining two different serving temperatures. All-glass wine cellars can demarcate open-concept rooms or accommodate a few guests....
Most wine collectors recognize the critical nature of maintaining a specific temperature range inside a wine cellar. Many, however, miss the significance of humidity and the effect it can have on wine. To understand more about humidity in a wine cellar and the necessity of...
Wine cellars are specifically designed to be in cold and dark spaces. While there’s a lot of information on cooling available online, the element of darkness is often left out. Wine cellar designers have limited resources to create the perfect illumination for state-of-the-art cellars. The importance of lighting...
One of the most critical aspects of a wine cellar is maintaining the right temperature. A vapour barrier is one method of controlling the climate in this space. While most wine cellar owners are unfamiliar, with what a vapour barrier is and how it works, it's a good idea...
Every property owner has definite ideas of what they want their home to look like. When considering a wine cellar for their home, they will naturally want the space to blend seamlessly with their home's aesthetic. Today, there is a wide range of material options...
In days gone by, wine cellars were primarily functional wine storage spaces in homes. Precious wine collections were stacked and stored in a cool, dark environment, away from disturbances, sunlight and heat. The functional aspect was prioritised in wine storage, and they ignored aesthetics and...
Many people like the idea of buying different types of wines. However, when they get home, they simply place them with the rest of the wine bottles and forget they ever existed. When an occasion calls for it, you grab whichever bottle you find first and...
The extended lockdowns in many regions throughout the country have changed the way we live. Interestingly, it has changed our buying habits too. People that love their wines have found that in situations like the current one, it can be a challenge to source the...