What You Should Know About Wine Cellar Design
You should learn all you can about wine cellars before you start your wine cellar design. The easiest part of a wine cellar design will be assemling the wall wine racks. Assembly of the other design elements may be a bit more challenging. You may be better off cellaring your wine at a facility that allows you to store your wine and then pick it up when you want to drink it.
The Right Temperature
The ideal temperature to store wine is between fifty and sixty degrees fahrenheit. To keep wine at a contant temperature may be more difficult than you imagine. The home heating system will be the main obstacle in achieving this constant temperature. If your heater is on during the daylight hours the rising temperature will far exceed the ideal wine storage temperature.
Your wine will be subject to a drop in temperature at night when the heating is shut off. Then due to temperature change the wine will have expanded and contracted. Using your basement is the best way to get around this, which will be a great substitute for controlled climate environments.
Unfortunately a boiler in the basement can cause those detrimental temperature fluctuations that are so bad for wine. To keep your basement cellar at the right temperature you should make sure your basement is well insulated with odorless insulating material.
Effects of Natural Light
Since there is a low exposure to light, your basement is the best location for your wine cellar design to protect your wine collection. Light speeds up deterioration in your wines. Because red wines normally come in dark colored bottles that reduct the light exposure this type of problem will be less likely to occur.
Champagne and lighter wines are extremely light sensitive plus they normally come in light colored bottles which amplifies the effect. So make sure your wine cellar design will accommadate this and prevent minimal sunshine.
Heavy Appliances
In you cellar design you should account for vibrations and movement. You wine should lay in a horizonal position. If there are any dryers or washing machines nearby your wine cellar this could cause a problem for your wine.
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