10 Fabulous Ways to Store Your Wine
Even if you don’t know your Shiraz from your Chardonnay, you’ll be punch drunk with these spectacular wine cellars
While many of us might simply pick up the odd bottle of wine on a weekly supermarket trip, others are true wine buffs, revelling in a wine’s grape, nose and vintage. For such wine connoisseurs, there can be nothing more pleasurable than constructing your very own wine cellar – or an extra-special wine rack at the very least – in which to stash your prized bottles of plonk…
Hang it up
A simple, vintage wine rack is all that’s needed in this modern-rustic kitchen. It may look modest, but it holds a surprising number of bottles.
A simple, vintage wine rack is all that’s needed in this modern-rustic kitchen. It may look modest, but it holds a surprising number of bottles.
Create a glass box
There are lots of things to love about this wine cellar: the simple, glass surround is like a kitchen take on the shower enclosure, while the long rows of bottles are perfectly in tune with the horizontal wall planking. Then, of course, there’s the wine itself…
There are lots of things to love about this wine cellar: the simple, glass surround is like a kitchen take on the shower enclosure, while the long rows of bottles are perfectly in tune with the horizontal wall planking. Then, of course, there’s the wine itself…
Go for the glow
Looking like something straight out of a sci-fi movie, this neon-bathed wine cellar is a true spectacle. Even if you’re not a wine connoisseur, you can’t fail to be wowed.
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Looking like something straight out of a sci-fi movie, this neon-bathed wine cellar is a true spectacle. Even if you’re not a wine connoisseur, you can’t fail to be wowed.
Discover how to work with neon
Max out on modern
This sleek, glass box of a wine cellar could easily be mistaken for a modern art installation and fits in perfectly with this basement family room. And if the wine runs dry, it’s still beautiful to look at.
This sleek, glass box of a wine cellar could easily be mistaken for a modern art installation and fits in perfectly with this basement family room. And if the wine runs dry, it’s still beautiful to look at.
Go for wall-to-wall stone
Antique stone floors and walls are reminiscent of an ancient wine cellar in the heart of the Mediterranean. The stone flags and bricks not only keep the room at a steady temperature, but ooze old-fashioned charm and culture.
Antique stone floors and walls are reminiscent of an ancient wine cellar in the heart of the Mediterranean. The stone flags and bricks not only keep the room at a steady temperature, but ooze old-fashioned charm and culture.
Dig deep
Basements are the perfect place to house a wine cellar. Here, triangular-shaped cubbyholes and wooden boxes create a traditional contrast against the very modern structure.
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Basements are the perfect place to house a wine cellar. Here, triangular-shaped cubbyholes and wooden boxes create a traditional contrast against the very modern structure.
Browse a selection of stylish basement conversions
Fit in a small unit
If you don’t have the space or budget for a dedicated wine cellar, why not squeeze in a modern-day, electrical version? Neat and compact, they generally have separate temperature zones so you can store white and red wines in the same unit.
If you don’t have the space or budget for a dedicated wine cellar, why not squeeze in a modern-day, electrical version? Neat and compact, they generally have separate temperature zones so you can store white and red wines in the same unit.
Maximise unused spaces
Understairs areas are generally pressed into service as cloakrooms or storage. But transforming this redundant space into a well-equipped wine cellar is another, frankly more exciting, option to add to the list. Simply ingenious.
Understairs areas are generally pressed into service as cloakrooms or storage. But transforming this redundant space into a well-equipped wine cellar is another, frankly more exciting, option to add to the list. Simply ingenious.
Use a mix of materials
The juxtaposition of the metal wall racking and rugged stone walls works so well in this wine cellar. And the excellent lighting is a masterstroke, highlighting the texture of the stone while making it a breeze to locate favourite bottles of wine.
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The juxtaposition of the metal wall racking and rugged stone walls works so well in this wine cellar. And the excellent lighting is a masterstroke, highlighting the texture of the stone while making it a breeze to locate favourite bottles of wine.
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Do you have designated storage for your wine? Tell us in the Comments below.
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This is clever: a lift-up hatch embedded into the kitchen floor reveals an underground wine cellar with integral spiral staircase. With the lid shut tight, nobody would be any the wiser.