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Wine cellar questions

1/20/16       
Mike

Are there any species of would recommended or not?

I have a customer who got a quote from Wine Cellars of America and they talked about using ponderosa pine and redwood

They also talked about water-based stains and finishes. (Which I absolutely hate). Is there anything against or reasons why i cant use say Cherry with a pre cat lac?

Anything else you guys would recommend going in?

Its just storage, not cooled

Thx!

1/20/16       #2: Wine cellar questions ...
Edi Silva  Member

Website: silvawoodworking.com

I have done in the past with Redwood and another job with Mahogany. No stains or Clear coats. Wine experts saying that the chemicals from the finish can go thru the cork and Contaminated the wine.

Edi

1/20/16       #3: Wine cellar questions ...
Mike

Edi, can you email me drawings to show how you designed and constructed it? Im meeting with the customer tonight. Pls send to creativecustom@comcast.net

How do you deal with "mars" that may happen as a result of puuting things on shelves "without a finish"?

This will NOT be a cooled room. It's basically a walk in closet

1/20/16       #4: Wine cellar questions ...
Edi Silva  Member

Website: silvawoodworking.com

Hello Mike

Sorry but I don't have any drawings for the jobs we did.
How we dealt with the "Mars". Well it is a wine cellar, you gotta have that "old" beat up look. Also it was the customer idea of not finish because of the chemicals.
The other day I went to look a kitchen renovation and the people show me their wine cellar, I loved it, it look old and used, no finish on, and you can smell that scent of wine in the air.

Edi

1/20/16       #5: Wine cellar questions ...
Mike

What kind of wood?

1/20/16       #6: Wine cellar questions ...
Edi Silva  Member

Website: silvawoodworking.com

Redwood.

1/28/16       #7: Wine cellar questions ...
Ron Member

Mike,

I have built a few of these and I am in the wine business full-time. My last job was built into an alcove in a basement. Outside species was solid Birdseye Maple. Inside, the racks and those boxes divided by an "X" shape were built from Mahogany. I have never finished any of these components in any job. I have tried Pine and Redwood. The Pine twisted a bit. The Redwood was as good as Mahogany. I like how Mahog machines.

There is really no benefit to finishing any interior component. In a temp controlled cellar, wood movement is minimal. In an uncontrolled environment, machined pieces are very narrow. Most wine has a tight capsule over the cork so odors likely will not have any effect. I'd even say the finish could create the "mars" you mention due to the friction when removing or replacing a bottle.

Make sure you consider different bottle diameters as marketing continues to evolve toward some really fat bottles. Find out if your customer buys 1.5L and 375ml bottles. You may need to allocate a certain amount of space to these. Full cases can be stored in the individual partitions or those boxes with the X dividers. A standard 750ml bottle can be a Bordeaux bottle or a Burgundy bottle. The latter being much fatter in diameter. Absolutely take some graph paper and draw these to scale. My first job had too tight of tolerances.

In the future, if you are installing a temperature control or humidifier type unit, just follow manufacturers specs. Vapor barrier, etc.

As far as the mars, wine geeks handle their bottles with kid gloves. They do not want to scratch the labels which is basically the only identifiable means of the content. I don't think I sweat that detail.

Most wine geeks seeking a cellar are looking to showcase their treasures and "lay" the product down to improve. That's why they invest in temperature control units. What most don't realize is it is a tall order for any wine to survive, yet alone improve, for 10+ years.

Sorry, no pics. A computer crash a year ago lost most of my work.

Hope that helps


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