Signature Cellars can custom-build your cellar, offering a completely unique, one-of-a-kind design tailored to your needs or your architect's specifications. While bespoke wine cellars may cost a little more, your exclusive cellar will provide the precise control needed to store and age your wines efficiently, all in a design that reflects your personal taste.
At Signature Cellars, we offer a complete turn-key solution to create your dream wine storage, from initial design concept to practical completion, and ultimately, you enjoying your wine. Your cellar will meet your requirements and be scalable to accommodate a growing wine collection. With extensive experience in designing and installing custom-made wine cellars, we will ensure you have an efficient and beautiful space to store your precious wine collection.
Our bespoke wine cellars are unique projects, with prices dependent on several factors including materials, lighting, optional extras, and the size of the project. We will collaborate with you and your architect through a comprehensive design consultation to meet your needs before finalizing the schedule of finishes and final costing.
Prices are dependent on the size of room and type of finish required. Please enquire for more details by calling Signature Cellars on 1300 570 636 or via our contact page.
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While modern and contemporary designs have their own allure, traditional and classic cellar designs have enduring charm. The interiors of traditional wine cellars are predominantly crafted from timber, offering a stunning visual appeal. The natural beauty of timber provides a calming effect, it is beautiful and versatile making it functional. Timber offers a classic look that provides the warmth richness that goes well with traditional cellar design styles. The use of timber in wine cellars dates to ancient times, the earliest known timber wine cellars were built by the Egyptians in the 4th century BC. These cellars were made from cedar, and they were designed to keep wine cool and humid.
Classic cellars possess a timeless quality, making them a preferred choice for many customers. Traditional cellars are elegant and majestic, embodying a design concept deeply rooted in wine culture. Their rustic, well-worn appearance appeals to many wine enthusiasts. At Signature Cellars we recommend traditional or classic wine cellars for those seeking an authentic, old-school wine cellar experience and ambience.
Your custom-made wine racks will be hand-crafted from high-quality western red cedar in our workshop here in Sydney. This timber is strong and lightweight, with an attractive colour and grain. Its softer texture helps prevent label damage. The natural tannins in the wood make it resistant to moisture and mould, making it ideal for the high-humidity environment of a wine cellar without requiring staining or lacquering. Additionally, it has a pleasant and distinctive aroma.
Contemporary wine cellars are ideally suited for modern homes and come with sophisticated systems to monitor and control the environment. When it comes to contemporary wine cellars, we use modern materials, designs, and techniques to give the cellar the signature contemporary feel our clients want.
You won't need to compromise on design or quality, as our cellars look beautiful and seamlessly integrate with your home's decor, regardless of the material. Powder-coated steel wine racks are cost-effective, resilient, and durable, streamlined and simple they offer a contemporary look and feel, while also offering flexible storage and can easily compliment your home’s architecture; so even if your home has a traditional English-cottage style decor and design, you can install a contemporary wine cellar. The two styles can work in harmony to provide a seamless design flow and an exciting feature in your home.
Metal wine racks are also more affordable than traditional timber as the fabrication is less labour intensive. We custom build racks and assemble them into any design or configuration that you require. Metal racks enable us to build a stunning wine cellar at a fraction of the cost of traditional timber racking.
There's no single right answer and it really it depends on your house. Under-stair spaces, spare rooms, garages, basements and even converted cupboards can all become beautiful cellars, provided the spot is away from direct sunlight, kept fairly stable in temperature, and not sitting right next to something like a laundry or kitchen that generates a lot of heat and moisture. During your design consultation, we'll assess whatever space you're considering and let you know honestly if it needs any extra work to become cellar ready.
It comes down to the racking layout more than the raw floor area as the depth, aisle width, and whether you want single or double-depth storage all affect the count. Rather than guessing off square metres, we work out your bottle target with you first (including room to grow) and then design the racking configuration to suit, so you're not left with a beautiful cellar that's awkward to actually use.
We handle it as part of the build. A wine cellar needs proper insulation and a vapour barrier to keep the internal environment stable and stop moisture migrating in from the surrounding structure — it's not something we leave to chance or bolt on afterwards. It's factored into the design from the outset, especially for cellars going into spaces like garages or under-stair voids that weren't originally built for climate control.
Modern cellar cooling systems are designed to run quietly in the background, and we'll talk you through servicing needs as part of your consultation so there are no surprises down the track. The right unit for your room depends on its size and location, which is exactly why we assess each project individually rather than recommending the same setup for every cellar.
It varies quite a bit depending on the size of the room, the finish you've chosen, and whether any structural or envelope work is needed before we install. Because we manage the whole process we can give you a realistic timeline once we've scoped your specific project, rather than a generic estimate.
Absolutely. One of the nice things about a bespoke build is that the racking style doesn't have to match your home's existing architecture. We've done contemporary metal cellars in period homes and classic timber cellars in more modern builds, it's about designing something that works for you, not forcing a particular look.
Yes, that's something we plan for from the start. Bespoke cellars are designed to be scalable, so if your collection outgrows the original layout, the space and racking can be built with room to grow.
It's a full turn-key service, so that means we're with you from the initial design concept right through to practical completion, so you're not left coordinating separate tradespeople or suppliers along the way.
We combine your vision, your architect’s plans, and our expertise in cellar design to create a stunning, vibrant, and memorable space for you
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