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How to Build a Wine Storage Rack

There is no shortage of expert opinions on wine. How to smell it, taste it, and what types of glasses to use with different types of wine and so on. Likewise, there is plenty of information and advertising about various types of wine storage and why it is crucial to find the right type of storage facility appropriate for you home and whether or not to chill your wine before you serve it. There is surprisingly little information on what sort of data does one need to bear in mind before pondering on how to build a wine storage rack. 

Different wines (reds, whites, and blushes) have different temperature and humidity requirements so how to build a wine storage rack can prove to be a very confusing task. Fortunately, the requirements are not the type that needs to be maintained with a precision of up to two decimal places. A majority of wine racks are divided into the two categories of wood and metal with another much smaller group made of a hybrid construction of wood reinforced with steel. While the designs are plentiful, the final problem of how to build a wine storage rack is entirely dependent on the amount of space available and the number of bottles that you plan to store. 

The first thing to do before you start on how to build a wine storage rack is to make sure that the wall supporting the rack is properly insulated. An improperly insulated wall will quickly and efficiently ruin all the wine that you store in the rack against it. The ideal range of insulation for wine storage is between R11 and R19. Some basement will require more insulation depending on external temperature. Once the insulation is in place the next question in the list of how to build a wine storage rack is the material used for construction. For obvious reasons, you cannot fabricate metal racks at home unless you own a factory. Hence, your choice comes to wood and you will have options like redwood, lattice, mahogany, and pine. Pine might make for a better looking rack but in basement cellars it is best to go for the cheaper redwood. 

An important aspect of how to build a wine storage rack is to avoid building something that is too cramped. You should leave a minimum of 4 inches as free room to provide ease of access to the bottles and make cleaning easy. Also, remember that since you will be storing the bottle horizontally, the depth of the wine rack must be a minimum of 2-3 inches more than the height of the bottle when it is standing upright. There are many designs that you may choose to experiment with but the safest is to go for a regular geometric pattern to ensure maximum strength to the structure. 

No information on how to build a wine storage rack is complete without the final coat of paint that will go on the wine rack. For racks not stored in cellars and out of sight, the colors will naturally have to be matching with the home décor though the use of darker shades is highly recommended.  
  
Lighting, or rather its lack, is important in the location of your wine rack and you must ensure that the wine rack stays in darkness and feels the light only when you are using it.  

Counter top and hanging wine racks are more for display and immediate usage, not for long-term storage.

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