Wine Racks and Storage
Storage of your wine bottles is important for an wine enthusiast.
Planning your Wine Bottle Storage is one the key ingrediants before determing what solution you will need. First how many bottles of wine are you going to have in storage? Then how quickly do you drink wine you are storing? Answers to these two quesions will help you get started. Decide how many bottles you will be collecting and plan for the future.
If you have less than 20-25 bottles and only want to keep around 20 bottles on hand, a small bakers rack or kitchen rack setup may be sufficient.
If you currently have 20+ bottles of wine in your small collection but hope to add 10-20 bottles of wine a month don't go small. Always plan out what you'll need and go larger. It can be very annoying and time consuming removing a bunch of wine bottles and then trying to install the new wine racks. You could also damage wine, misplace wine, and just overall cause yourself a headache. So if you need a 100 bottle rack go for at least a 150-175 bottle rack. Buy new racks well before you fill the old ones up. Figure in how quickly you drink the wine. If you drink it fast then large scale racks might not be the way to go. If you drink it slowly larger sturdier racks may be for you. Other options to consider for your wine collection include a wine room. If you have a wine room then the solution is simple; add your wine racks to your wine room. Although make sure the wine room has a proper cooling system and is out of the sun light; cool wine lasts longer. If you don't have a wine room but want to store wine for a prolonged period I suggest a wine cellar.
Wine cellars are really not that expensive for what they provide you with. They not only provide racks already installed but they also provide cooling and prolonged storage capability. The cooling unit inside of a wine cellar keeps wine stored at the best possible setting for as many years as you need. You control your wines settings and temperature.