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Create a Basement Wine Cellar and Storage Area with Simple Remodeling
by Jane Smallman
Refacing Cabinet Columnist
Not many houses have a ready-made wine cellar, so finding the right storage conditions can be difficult. However, with some careful remodeling, you can transform your basement into a wine cellar.
Why Should Wine Be Kept in a Cellar?
Having the right storage conditions is very important, especially if you intend to keep your wine before drinking it. Wine is very sensitive to changes in temperature and humidity. A cellar provides the necessary storage conditions to stop wine from spoiling and actually help it improve its flavor and aroma.
What Conditions Should a Wine Cellar Provide?
For proper storage wine needs the following:
- a constant temperature of approximately 14 degrees Celsius/57 degrees Fahrenheit
- humidity of around 75% to prevent corks from drying out
- racking to enable bottles to be stored on their sides
You can create all these conditions in your basement by remodeling and installing the right equipment.
Basement Remodeling To Create a Wine Cellar
If you want to turn your basement into a wine cellar, you must think about the kind of remodeling necessary to create a storage area where you can control temperature and humidity, block out excessive vibration and light, and safely place the bottles on a rack. If you want the best wine storage area, it's important to think about these things:
- Climate Control/Cooling System. Installing one of these is essential to achieving the right temperature and humidity
- Insulation. Floor, ceiling and walls must be well insulated to maintain temperature and humidity levels
- Lighting. Block off natural light to prevent wine spoilage, but make sure you install sufficient artificial lighting.
For many basements some simple remodeling will mean that you can create a wine cellar that will provide the perfect storage conditions for your precious bottles.
About the Author
Jane Smallman runs a mountain guiding business with her husband. Her early training was in hotel management and she has worked in the hotel industry in France, Holland, the US and the UK. Following this she worked in an administrative capacity for a number of not-for-profit organizations in the UK, including the International Planned Parenthood Federation and the Refugee Legal Centre. While doing this she earned a degree in Social Sciences through distance learning with the Open University. After graduation she progressed to the University of Sussex as a full-time student where she was awarded a Masters Degree in Social and Political Thought.
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