How To Make a Perfect Wine Cellar

Have you ever wanted your very own wine cellar? Actually, you can have one for much less money than you thought possible. When you think of a wine cellar, a special room in a huge mansion where many servants are employed likely comes to mind. That just isn’t the case.

A “cellar” is an underground room. An underground room generally remains at a constant temperature year-round or close to it, and that temperature is cooler during the summer months and warmer during the winter months than the rest of the house. So, basically, if you have a cellar, maybe you already have a wine cellar and just don’t know it.

The problem here is that most of us don’t have a house with a cellar. Most of us live in smaller homes or in apartments without basements. Don’t give up. If you love wine, you can still have a wine cellar and you don’t have to deplete your bank account to get it. There are several choices.

The most important thing to remember about storing wine is that it needs to be stored in a horizontal position so that the wine stays in contact with the cork. This prevents the wine from “drying.” The other thing to remember is that wine needs to be stored in a cool place — not a warm place, and not a cold place, but a COOL place. And that place needs to be dry, as well.

Now, as to wine cellar choices: Wine cellars can be purchased, of course, or you can choose to turn a closet or an area under a staircase into a wine cellar. The room or space that you’ll be using as the cellar must be as level as possible and treated with a waterproof sealer. Keep the lighting as soft and minimum as possible and walls well insulated. If you have a window, it must be insulated and covered because the sunlight that comes through the window is not a good thing for proper wine storage.

By: Milos Pesic

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