How do I start off making a good wine cellar?
Ever since I turned 21 I've been wanting to get my own wine cellar,how do I go about first making one or buying the best materials,second picking the right wines weather for decoration or drinking and third how do I build a pallet for it knowing whats a good taste or fruitiness or whatever?
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First off, start buy finding out what wine types you like. sign up or go to local wine tastings, or just buy a few to try them. Your tastes and ability to discern them will grow with experience.
Second, assuming you have a home with a celler or basement, you will need to make sure you have the conditions controlled for the optimal storage of your future collection. This means tempurature, humidity, light, etc…
Third, finish the room however you like to suit your tastes, and install either prebuilt kit racks, or build them yourself. The materials depend on your taste mostly, but cedar proves to be good for cellar conditions as well as appearance.
Fourth, fill it up with your favorite wines and invite us all to come share a glass to celebrate your new cellar.
Here are a few links to get you moving towards designs and wines
http://www.grottocellars.com/index.php?cmd=13&catid=90&pid=74&gclid=CIuEpfjT2IYCFRBXWAod9H8c6A
http://www.wineracksamerica.com/?sr=adw15&kw=wine+cellars
http://www.grandwinecellar.com/default.aspx
http://www.wineloverspage.com/taste/post.phtml
1st of all u’l need a spade…hohoho
tempature and humidity and light
Building your own wine cellar is for people with serious $$$. I recommend that you buy a commercially produced wine storage unit, such as a Eurocave. I’ve seen them as cheap as $100 for a twelve bottle version. As far as help in choosing wines for cellaring, start reading wine magazines. Wine Enthusiast is a good start as it’s an easy read and covers the spectrum from inexpensive to astronomical. Finally, drink lots of wine! Go to as many wine tastings and (if possible) wineries and sample as much as you can. Experience is the only way to educate your palate.
I have a wwine cellar it is 10 x 12 and its my pride and joy, Ihad mine put in my basement..I did most of the framing and sheetrocking myself, you can get good racks ,,,cedar is best ..from several places get a copy of wine spectator mag and you will see dozens of ads for racks, you can get them mail order. hte most expensive thing is the refridgeration unit they cost 500 and up.picking the right wines is up to you,whatever you find you like, as far as cellaring french,itialian and the blue chip california cabernets cellar the best As to how you develop a sophisticated pallate,taste and try as many wines as you can and learn how to properly taste…any wine bool can teach you the baisics
I am the cellar manager for the Ontario Wine Society and we use a private company to cellar our wine. However, their website has a great article on the basics of wine storage. Check it out and it should be able to answer a lot of your questions.
http://www.finewinereserve.com/basics_wine_storage.htm
If you have any further questions, you can e-mail me or the owner of the company.