Wine rack: tips for choosing for your apartment and home
Connoisseurs of good alcohol know how important it is to store drinks properly. This is especially true for expensive vintage wines.
For those who buy alcohol from time to time, there is no special need to buy a special device for placing bottles. You can limit yourself to a simple vertical stand for serving drinks to the table.
Those who are reverent about their personal wine collection and prefer to have at least a dozen copies of their favorite products in stock should think about choosing the right storage.
Features of home wine storage
You should choose a stand based on the weight:
From the size of the collection.
Room dimensions.
Style of interior design.
Recommendations for storing wines.
If the drinks are purchased for regular consumption and will not be kept in the rack for a long time, the last point does not matter.
If the wine cellar will contain mainly aged and collectible/vintage wines of value, it is necessary to provide them with horizontal storage.
Wood is the best material: it is more natural and more suitable for grape drinks, although the final choice, of course, depends on the tastes of the owners.
It is worth remembering that wines do not like vibrations, sunlight and high temperatures, so do not place the storage in close proximity to kitchen appliances or windows. It is better to give them a dark, quiet corner in the room or allocate a separate area in the house.
Options for storing wine in small houses and apartments
For small apartments, built-in or compact models are the best solution:
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Wine cellars
Located at the bottom or top of kitchen cabinets or in a separate niche.
Saves space and ensures the integrity and horizontal position of bottles.
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Special drawers
In kitchen furniture or a high table with compartments for drinks.
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Small racks with shelves
They are available in different sizes and allow you to place the maximum number of bottles in a minimum space.
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Hinged wooden or metal holders
Do not take up extra space and easily fit into any space.
Horizontal, inclined, wavy, multi-tiered and other types of stands that can be attached to the wall;
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Exclusive products
Custom-made for a specific room or a specially designated area (e.g. under the stairs in the house).
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Designer products
Among which you can find small models that will perfectly fit into any interior from hi-tech to country.
Coasters in the form of: a tree trunk with cells; a vertical metal holder with a staggered arrangement of bottles; cylindrical installations with a circular arrangement of drinks, triangular portable racks; metal cubes with leather straps for "hanging" wines.
Storage methods in spacious houses and apartments
It is more convenient and correct to keep wines in a cellar with a temperature and humidity level favorable for drinks, but only owners of suburban real estate can afford it.
In other cases, you can choose one of the following options:
Allocate a separate room in the house and decorate it in the style of a wine cellar.
Designate a specific area for storage and decorate it in accordance with the interior of the room.
Purchase a special cabinet for placing wines and other drinks.
Choose one of the models for ordinary apartments, providing additional cells or compartments.
Give preference to an exclusive design solution that suits the style of the home.
For example, an original wrought-iron stand that can be placed in the living room or recreation area.
When planning to buy a high-quality storage for drinks, it is worth considering that such a product will not be cheap.
The high price is explained simply: elite wines require a decent frame, simple plastic stands are suitable only for unpretentious budget products.
Update: 06.10.2018
Category: Wine and Vermouth