Wine Cellar Equipment - How Do You
Choose?
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Wine Cellar Equipment - How Do You Choose?
Wine cellars are typically underground so that they are kept from bright light and high temperatures
which can cause wine to spoil. You can either build shelves for your cellar or buy from a commercial
builder. It is very important that the shelves allow the wine to lie on its side keeping the cork moist.
Otherwise the cork could dry out. The area that you plan to use must not be too moist or it will cause
your wine to rot. Wine cellars need to have a consistent temperature and humidity. There is equipment
is available to monitor both of these. It would be best to have the monitoring equipment so that you
know whether your wine is being kept at the correct temperature to allow it to age.
Wine Cellar Cooling Systems
Eighteen degrees Celsius is an excellent temperature for storing wine. The best thing to remember
when storing wine is to keep the cold in, no heat, and control the moisture levels. A wood door may
be used as long as it has good weather stripping and a threshold. Some people use metal doors, which
is ok too as long as they are insulated well.
Basements are the best choice for a cellar because they can be easily remodeled to maintain the ideal
temperature. As long as there is good drainage for the excess moisture to be funneled away from the
wine there should be no problem. Wine cooling systems need not be expensive but they must work
correctly.
Many good cooling systems are available depending on the amount you want to spend. They are not
any noisier than a bathroom exhaust fan. There must be a room next to the wine cellar for exhausting
the warm air from the cooling system. This room needs to be at least as large as your wine cellar and
if it is bigger that is even better. The room temperature cannot be more than 30 degrees warmer than
the cellar.
Wine Cellar Lighting
Since lights generate heat, low voltage lighting is required. Track lighting is an option that works
well. If you use overhead lighting, you have to be careful of the moisture barrier. Using timers is a
good idea, along with motion detectors, this can be a good way to regulate the lighting so that your
wine doesn't get too much light.
If your cellar is in a basement, lighting is an important factor. It has to be monitored so it doesn't
cause the temperature of the wine cellar to get too high. Use a separate circuit breaker from the
cooling unit to hook your lighting into. Although you don't want the lighting to be too bright, you
want enough to be able to see when you are in the cellar. Wine cellar lighting is an important factor if
you want your wine to age properly.
Wine Cellar Doors
The door needs to be an exterior grade door. It has to have weather insulation stripping on all four
sides. A threshold must be used to form a tight fit when the door is closed. If air is escaping around
your door, the temperature cannot be maintained at the best level for keeping your wine from spoiling.
Wood doors are fine if they are solidly constructed. However you can use a metal door as long as it is
insulated on the inside. Many people prefer the wood door over the metal due to cost and availability.
Wine Cellar Décor
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Your décor can be as fancy or as plain as you want it to be. Some people go all out and have
mahogany doors, fancy wine racks, decorative lighting, bars, and almost a set up good enough to live
in. However a wine cellar can be relatively plain with storage for the wine that you build yourself. It
doesn't matter to the wine as long as the temperature is consistent and the room isn't bright as all
outdoors.
The racks for the wine come in all kinds of sizes, shapes, and materials. Some people like the iron
wine racks. The tasting table is used in cellars for either a display item or an actual tasting table. Wine
glass racks and tabletop wine racks are all fine to have if that is the décor you prefer. Nonetheless the
main objective for your wine cellar is to age the wine at the precise temperature and conditions that it
requires.
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