Build Your Own Wine Rack (In An Afternoon)

By Pankaj andy


A good drink is what even        2 inch more than the length   
Gods enjoy and to most a good    of the wine bottle although we
wine is the best drink in the    advise around 15 inch for a   
world. The connoisseurs of       single racking. There are many
wine say that to find out a      designs and most of them in   
good wine is to smell and        different geometrical patterns
taste it. Not is the case with   but the best out of them is   
the wine racks. It is much       the rectangular one which is  
harder a task than that for      quite safe.                   
you get to know the                                            
insulation, humidity and         If you are thinking over some 
temperature that your wine       color, although it all        
needs besides the ambience       depends upon the color of the
that your wine drinker needs     walls and other surroundings,
and lot other things.            we recommend the dark ones.   
                                 They give a more romantic and
Because of the specific          elegant look. Redwood and the
requirements of the wines in     mahogany generally do not need
terms of the humidity, etc the   to be painted.                
wine racks can be only few                                     
types in the texture although    There are certain precautions 
they may vary in terms of the    that need to be considered.   
design, the space they tae and   There should be no electrical
the number of wine bottles       installations where you are   
they can hold.                   preparing to have your wine   
                                 rack. The lighting system at  
For building your own wine       the ceiling is called the can
rack the first thing that you    lighting and it should be     
should be sure of is that        around 15 inch from the wall  
whether your walls have          for a single deep racking and
sufficient insulation            around 28 to 30 inch for      
otherwise you will lose nearly   double deep racking. The doors
all of your good wine. A good    and the windows of the bar    
insulation ranges from R11 to    should be properly installed  
R19 depending the outer          so that they maintain         
temperature, as basement         insulation of inside from     
cellars may need more            outside. The rack should not  
insulation. After having an      interfere with the door,      
optimum insulation the next      window or any type of switch. 
thing you should consider for                                  
building your own rack is the    Besides the above ones there  
material. The options            are certain racks called as   
available are redwood,           counter top racks meant for a
lattice, country pine and        few bottles ranging from 1 to
mahogany. Redwood offers a       12 and generally they are     
soothing look to the bar while   suited for a small gathering  
the country pine allows an       and are best kept on a table.
artistic environment. You can    Similarly there are certain   
also have metal ones but they    racks which are rightly called
require extra care and not       hanging racks for they hang   
much can be offered in terms     to the ceiling or the wall and
of designs.                      they serve the purpose of     
                                 both a show piece and a       
For each bottle there should    functional small rack.        
be a 4 to 6 inch breathing                                     
space that will help in not                                    
only easy accessibility but                                    
also for cleaning purposes.                                    
You shouldn't forget to keep                                   
the width of the rack at least   

About the author:
Pankaj andy writes wine rack topics. Learn more at http://www.thevinestore.com.


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