Are you going to (re)build and want to create a storage for your wine? Is it an underground wine cellar or an above-ground wine room? A walk-in wine cabinet, a glass partition and behind it your wine storage?
This is what a good wine storage should meet:
- A constant temperature between 10° C (winter) and 14° C (summer)
- A high humidity level between 60 and 75%.
- Sufficient aeration
- A dark environment
- A vibration-free environment
- Free of odors
A Stand-Alone, Underground Wine Cellar
When building a wine cellar without adjacent rooms, temperature won’t be an issue—provided there’s no underfloor heating above it—but the relatively high humidity inside the wine cellar will be. So always ensure proper ventilation in the wine cellar.
An underground wine cellar with adjacent rooms
If the wine cellar is part of a larger basement and these rooms are heated, the wine cellar will eventually become (too) warm, no matter how well it is insulated. In these cases, it’s a good idea to include a wine cellar cooling system in the design to achieve the all-important storage temperature of 12° C. Choose from: INOA, Tahoma and a low-temperature split cooling unit.
An Above-Ground Wine Room
If you’re dreaming of a walk-in wine cabinet, here are some important points to keep in mind
- The room should be well insulated, preferably an insulation value of R 2.8.
- There should be no heat sources in the room, if there are, they should be insulated (e.g. heating pipes).
- Aeration is recommended (a vent and a crack under the door will do).
- A wine cellar cooling system will need to be installed to control the temperature and humidity, please note an air conditioner is not suitable.
- A water drain should preferably be provided for wine cellar cooling, but if that is not possible, there are other solutions to consider in the form of a barrel, large (wine) bottle, condensation pump, etc.
- Is a glass partition provided? If so, make sure you choose the same insulation value used in exterior facades.
Wine Cellar Design
For wine cellar design, please refer to the various wine racks that EuroCave has to offer.
