How To Create Your Own Custom Wine Cellar
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For The Serious Wine Collector and Their Growing Wine Collection
You know you have been converted from a casual wine drinker to a serious wine enthusiast when you are starting to think of ways on how to create your own custom wine cellar. Indeed, building your own wine cellar is one of the first steps to becoming a bona fide wine connoisseur.
However, it is perfectly fine for even small collectors to have their own wine cellar these days. In fact, some people have wine cellars that are barely more than a cupboard in terms of size but still functions in the same way as the larger wine cellars.
Controlling the Temperature and Humidity
The main purpose of a custom wine cellar is to enable you to have complete control over the temperature and humidity in the area. Generally, all wines need to be kept in a cool environment but the actual temperature of your custom wine cellar would depend on the kind of temperature and humidity in your location.
Choosing a Style For Your Wine Cellar
When building your own custom wine cellar, there are many different styles and designs that you can choose from. Traditionally, wine cellars are found in the basement of the house, with several shelves containing dozens of wine bottles. While this style is still quite popular nowadays, there are also many modern styles that are not only functional but also very aesthetically appealing.
One of the most significant deciding factors to consider in building a custom wine cellar is the size of your available area. Obviously, you can’t begin a large wine collection or cellar, if the only space you have is as big as a closet. But even small spaces will do just fine for your wine bottle storage.
When Your Creating Your Cellar
The overall look of your home should also be taken into consideration when creating a custom wine cellar. Naturally, you want to create something that will blend nicely with the interior design of your house instead of sticking out like a sore thumb.
The structure of most custom wine cellars is simple enough that any handy homeowner will be able to make it on their own. However, if you are not that confident about your carpentry skills, it would be better to hire a professional designer. You will have to spend extra on professional fees but you can rest assured that your wines will be properly protected at all times.
What Are Some Of The Qualities of Good Wine Cellars?
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A wine storage facility normally built underground for storing wines in bottles and barrels in, is what we all know as a wine cellar. To ensure that the stored wine remains fresh even after many years of storage, the cellar should have favorable environmental factors. This means that the temperature and humidity of the cellar have to be regulated at levels that will not affect the quality of the wine.
When a wine cellar is built above the ground, it is referred to as a wine room while those that contain less than 500 bottles are referred to as wine closets. Building a wine cellar mainly ensures that wine is protected from heat and light, which will compromise the quality of the wine. Wine is a perishable beverage that should be protected from fluctuating temperatures, heat and light as well as vibrations and light. Wines that are stored in wine cellars maintain their freshness over a period of time and even become better in complexity, flavor and its aroma.
For a wine cellar to be rated as worthy, it should be able to keep the wine in its original freshness and also improve its quality. The right temperature in a wine cellar should range from 5-18 degrees Celsius and have very few variations. If the temperature changes, it should change by less than 10 degrees Celsius or less. This temperature level was arrived at because caves in France where wines used to be kept ranged around that temperature.
If the temperature is higher than 18 degrees Celcius, the wine will mature too fast and cause the wine to lack some qualities of a well-matured wine. If a wine has matured too fast, it will taste like vinegar as opposed to regular wines that have a sweet and savory taste.
A wine cellar can be actively cooled or passively cooled. Proper insulation and professional work should be done if a wine cellar is to have active cooling systems. These cooling systems need to be installed in order to ensure that the humidity and temperature of a wine cellar are monitored. Most people do not use this type of cooling system unless the weather is too hot. Areas that are naturally very cools are the best areas to have a passively cooled wine cellar. Passive cooling systems do not require any energy to operate and are normally in the basement of a house. They are therefore cheaper albeit unreliable sometimes.
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