Build a Wine Room in No Time!

A) Dedicate an area for your wine room.

B) Insulate the walls and ceiling with 1 ½ inch thick rigid insulation that has a vapor barrier on each side of the insulation (i.e. plastic or foil). The insulation is available in four feet x eight feet sheets.

C) Apply these 4 x 8 sheets against the walls and the ceiling by either gluing, nailing or stapling. This system should bring the “r” factor to 19 for appropriate insulation.

D) It may be possible to have the insulating 4 x 8 sheets with one side aluminum and the other a wood veneer to match the decorations of the room.

E) The wine room door must be insulated and should have a 360 degree weather stripping to keep the proper humidity (airtight). Glass doors should be double paned and thermal.

F) Racking can be all redwood, all wood or cellar trellis (solid redwood and powder coated black iron). Racks can be customized in size by 3 3/8, 3 3/4, 4, and 4 1/2 inch cubicles for the diverse sizes of wine/champagne bottles. 4" cubicles for champagne, 4 1/2" for Magnum (can only insert one in a double depth rack). 3 ¾" hold "Splits" 375ML.There are several options for wine storage: wine racking for individual bottles, wood shelves for case storage, tilted racks for presentation, diamond cubes for bulk bottle storage, decanting table and drawers, and clay racking for that rustic look.

G) The racks can be single, double or triple in depth for maximum storage. Wine tags for bottle identification and Wine software for wine inventory.

H) A wall that is 10 ft wide x 8 ft high x 22 ½ inch deep of racking will hold about 125 bottles per foot. 10 ft x 125 bottles = 1,250 bottles.

I) Modular all redwood wine racks are available single deep at 11 3/4". J) Wood shelving can be made to hold cartons or cases.

K) Wine racks can be shipped disassembled so the shipping costs can be significantly reduced. They can also come as modular pieces for easier assembly. Keep in mind the opening of the wine cellar and other door openings so that the pieces of your wine cellar can easily fit through. Assembly is pretty easy.

L) Redwood is resistant to humidity, fungus, rot, and mildew. Keep the wine room free of bad odors.

M) The proper temperature and humidity of the wine room will preserve your wine. The wine mate cooling unit must be properly sized for the area cooled. The cooling system needs to vent out into another room. For non venting areas, split systems can be used. Wine Mate is environmentally friendly and comes in many sizes and is UL approved (unlike other brands). The temperature should be 56* f or 14*c.

N) Other accessories or custom work such as wood carvings and moldings, wood designs, flooring, glass entry door designs, glass etchings, murals and other art work, can make the wine cellar truly spectacular.

O) L x W x H will give you the BTU needed for the size cooling unit needed to cool the room properly.

P) Glass should be insulated too.