| Wine racks and storage options come in many | | | | or in do-it-yourself assembly kits. |
| different styles and purchasing budgets. Whether | | | | Wine racks made of stainless steel and wire grids |
| you are an avid wine aficionado, an aficionado in | | | | are less expensive. These decorative units can |
| the making, a wine hobbyist, or someone who | | | | have a place for short term storage and display. |
| wishes to protect valuable vintages from prying | | | | If you are in the business to sell wine, be sure to |
| eyes or place a cherished wine collection of | | | | showcase your collection with the best retail wine |
| sophistication and refinement on exhibit -- the | | | | racking possible to help you market and sell more. |
| where and how's of wine storage and wine rack | | | | The warmth of wood is a popular choice for wine |
| placement is an issue. | | | | racks to display and store your fine wines. |
| It's important to have an attractive and durable | | | | Softwoods such as Pine and Douglas Fir are more |
| wine rack storage system. It is a given that | | | | prone to warping but usually do not pose a |
| anyone interested in having a growing wine | | | | problem if obtained from a good supplier using a |
| collection would not want to do so behind a | | | | premium grade who will stand behind the wine |
| kitchen cabinet. | | | | racks' integrity, making these good, low-cost |
| Most oenophiles (a disciplined devotion to wine, | | | | options, mainly because they're easier to work |
| with strict traditions of consumption and | | | | with, and lighter to ship than hardwoods. |
| appreciation, simply put, a lover of wine) long for | | | | Distinctive wine racks also come in Maple and Red |
| a cellar of stocked wine racks, and since digging | | | | Oak. However, the best are made from more |
| out a cave in most instances for a wine cellar is | | | | expensive rainforest woods, such as Californian |
| impractical and exorbitantly expensive, stand alone | | | | Redwood. Redwood wine racks absorb moisture |
| wine rack options in a good environment is a | | | | with little warping. |
| good place to start. You do not have to live over | | | | The wine rack should be in a cool, dark area of |
| an arching grotto, or have the budget of an | | | | the house, such as the basement, cold storage |
| eighteenth century land baron, to cellar wine. You | | | | room or closet. The basement is often the best |
| just have to understand the basics of wine | | | | place in the house for your wine since concrete |
| storage pertaining to temperature, humidity and | | | | heats up and cools down slowly. But, be aware |
| light to do it right. | | | | that by the end of each season, accumulated |
| An important factor with wines is the place where | | | | heat or cold in the concrete can still make the |
| you will store the bottles to age. | | | | conditions less than ideal for long-term wine |
| Few environments are as potentially destructive | | | | storage. |
| to wine as the home. Too much humidity causes | | | | It's important to ensure that the room is dark, |
| mold and damages the labels. This is also why | | | | properly insulated to control the temperature and |
| cellars are often tiled rather than carpeted, as | | | | free from sources of vibration such as furnaces |
| carpeting holds moisture facilitating mold. Humidity | | | | or fridges. Avoid leaving food, cardboard boxes or |
| as high as 70 percent is desirable so corks don't | | | | paint in the cellar. The chemicals in these materials |
| dry out. When allowed to dry out, corks shrink | | | | break down over time and it's possible their odors |
| slightly allowing air into the bottles and oxidizing of | | | | can seep into the wine through the cork. |
| the wine occurs. This is also why the wine racks | | | | Don't have a full-sized room available to devote to |
| store bottles on their sides: the wine keeps the | | | | a wine cellar? You can transform a closet or |
| cork wet, and the oxygen out. | | | | pantry into a customized mini wine cellar - |
| Darkness is preferable, even though most wine is | | | | complete with cooling unit and cellar door should |
| bottled in colored glass to protect it against most | | | | you choose. |
| light damage. The proper storage temperature of | | | | Buying a wine fridge suits anyone who has limited |
| 50-60F enables wine to age slowly to its full | | | | space. |
| complexity. Excess heat cooks off its finer | | | | A wine fridge is temperature and humidity |
| characteristics, while too much chill retards its | | | | controlled. The kitchen fridge is too cold and isn't |
| maturation. | | | | humid enough for wine long term. Wine fridges |
| Wine racks are available in a wide assortment of | | | | come in half, full and double sizes, as well as large |
| materials, sizes and styles to suit any situation or | | | | walk-in style vaults. |
| decor for both home and commercial use: wood, | | | | Enjoying wine is about celebrating, relaxing, |
| metals like wrought iron and stainless steel, wire, | | | | enjoying conviviality and all that it encompasses -- |
| wall mounted or hanging as well as attractive wine | | | | taste, history, science, culture, friendship and |
| furniture pieces to complement the home, | | | | intimacy. So reach for that special bottle from the |
| restaurant or business. | | | | wine rack and enjoy! |
| Low-cost wine racks can be bought prefabricated | | | | |