Wine Storage Racks

Wine storage racks offer efficient and proper wine storage and kits can be bought online. Most popular materials include wood and metal and sizes vary from holding just a few bottles to storing hundreds. For small spaces pine wine racks offer an affordable wood solution. This wood offers a clean Scandinavian feel and many of the sizable racks (like one that holds 130 bottles) can be expanded to create larger wine rack systems. As with most wooden wine racks, you can paint, stain or leave natural.

For a decorative statement wrought iron wine racks continue to be popuar. These racks, whether small table top or larger floor standing models can create a focal point. Scroll-like patterning, so unique to wrought iron, makes for some of the most interesting and beautiful wine jails, trellis racks or countertop displays. For contemporary metal racks, the company VintageView, makes ones where you can view your wine labels/bottles and enjoy the display.

Wine rack buying considerations:

are you looking for a rack to be counter top, wall mounted or free standing?
do you want a wine rack kit? One that is stackable, bins and cubes, or a combination?
is your rack(s) for presentation and display, basic storage, or both?
do you want to be able to see the wine labels?

Looking for a wine rack kit for your cellar?

Racking systems are essential to storing wine in your cellar. Available, are a number of styles, configurations and materials to consider.

Rack materials: Wood is the most popular material used in racking systems and many view hardwoods to be the best choice. Redwood is an excellent choice for wine cellar racks because it, like oak and maple, is not aromatic. Cedar is used in racking systems, however, the odor from cedar may not be the best choice if you are looking to store and age wines for a long time. Mahogany is another nice hardwood to consider.
Metal wine cellar racks by a company called Vintage View are growing in popularity. These racks offer different storage whereby bottles are stored sideways allowing you to see and display the labels. These racks come in 1 bottle, 2 bottle and 3 bottle deep and are in 3 and 4 foot sections, which can be stacked.

Custom Racks versus kits: The benefit to buying pre-made racks is the savings you receive. When comparing a potential racking system kit from Wineenthusiast.com's Designer Series, for an 8' x10' wine cellar, it turned out that to accommodate a wine collection between 1,000 to 2,000 bottles the kit would cost around $5000 or ($3/bottle) versus custom racking at $10,000 or ($6/bottle).

Differences in design when buying custom; as with this example, illustrates cost increase; however, customization offers the inherent flexibility of design which allows for choice in features such as height and width, wood type, and creating a racking system designed as you wish.

To store individual bottles of wine, racks contain individual cubicles or openings. For bulk bottles of wine, diamond cubes are useful, and wood shelves can accommodate and display cases of wine. Other storage options include tilted racks for presentation, decanting tables and wine cabinets.

Where to Order Modular or Custom Built Wine Storage Racks
	The WineEnthusiast offers a full range of cellar and wine racks. If you're building a home wine cellar take a look at their extensive selection of modular wine racks kits or have wood racks custom built to fit your space.