{"id":19703,"date":"2014-07-12T06:57:04","date_gmt":"2014-07-12T10:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/?p=19703"},"modified":"2014-07-13T21:39:02","modified_gmt":"2014-07-14T01:39:02","slug":"build-wine-cellar-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/build-wine-cellar-design\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build a Custom Wine Cellar: Calm, Cool and Collected"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"cellar<\/a>$5,000 – $50,000+ CUSTOM WINE CELLAR<\/strong><\/p>\n

As their collection continues to grow past wine racks<\/strong><\/a> and wine fridges<\/strong><\/a>, some wine drinkers retro-fit their existing basements to make them ideal for wine storage, rather than rely on natural conditions.<\/p>\n

Since renovating your basement, or building a custom cellar, can involve several trades — electrical work, insulation, carpentry, lighting, engineering, masonry and interior design — it’s advisable to hire an experienced contractor or a cellar consultant.<\/p>\n

First, analyze your existing basement conditions to identify humidity levels<\/strong><\/a> and hot and cold spots, in relation to the ideal range.<\/p>\n

This will tell you what a\"winend how much insulation you need for walls, doors and ceiling; and where it needs to go; and what specialized heating, cooling and humidifying units required.<\/p>\n

Just as a kitchen fridge doesn’t provide the right humidity, a standard air-conditioner is also not suited to long-term wine storage.<\/p>\n

In fact, a large cellar may even require a dedicated power plant, separate from the main system that heats and cools the home.<\/p>\n

The fortunate oenophiles are those who can include a cellar in their plans for a new home: they can insure the proper conditions are created from scratch.<\/p>\n

In such a case, consider whether you’ll use the cellar for storage only, or for entertaining as well.<\/p>\n

Some collectors like to dine in their cellars, surrounded by bottled history. This not only means a larger cellar, but also more robust heating and cooling units to keep the temperature constant.<\/p>\n

High-end cellars can be intoxicating fantasies.<\/p>\n

The options make the creative juices flow faster than anything Bacchus could pour: mood lighting to evoke a Tuscan sunset, glass-rinsing sinks, antique furniture, limestone floors, carved doors, map drawers to show where the wines originated, and even a sprinkling of imported Bordeaux dust on the bottles for the instant authentic look.<\/p>\n

Some collectors like to go high tech with computerized alarm systems that page owners during break-ins or power failure (now not such a remote possibility). Others install high-speed internet connections, to pull up wine reviews from the web when they open a bottle or to send gloating e-mails to absent friends.<\/p>\n

Some keep online cellar logs that are connected to bar-code scanners, to keep track of what they buy and drink.<\/p>\n

Books on Building a Wine Cellar<\/strong><\/p>\n

How and Why to Build a Wine Cellar by Richard Gold. Wine Appreciation Guild, ISBN: 1891267027. $22<\/p>\n

Cellaring Wine: A Working System for Selecting Wines to Age, Storing Them, and Drinking Them When They Are Just Right by Jeff Cox. Storey Books, ISBN: 1580174744. $14<\/p>\n

Cellar Book: A Logbook for Personal Wine Records and a Guide to Good Cellar Practice by Hugh Johnson. McArthur & Co \/ Mitchell B. Co, ISBN: 1840000937. $19<\/p>\n

The Wine Collector’s Handbook by Linda Johnson and Michael Broadbent. Lyons and Burford Publishers, ISBN: 1558214607. $25<\/p>\n

Custom Wine Cellar Builders<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reputable custom cellar builders include Rolf Thorhauge in Ottawa at 613-841-6795 or rolfswinecellars@on.aibn.com as well as C.A. Paradis at www.caparadis.com.<\/p>\n

You can read more about them both in these articles about wine cellar consultants<\/strong><\/a> and wine cellar trends<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Gary Rose of Rosehill Wine Cellars in Toronto at\u00a0888-253-6807 or www.rosehillwinecellars.com is also a reputable custom builder.<\/p>\n

Which custom cellar builders would you recommend?<\/p>\n

Here are wines to stock in your cellar<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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