61 articles
Wine Education
The reading that makes a collection more fun to own: grapes, regions, labels, glassware and serving temperatures, explained the way Mike explains them across the counter.
Tipsy Tuesday
Wine Racks Guides & Advice
Rack depth, bottle tilt, ladder runs and display rows, the details that separate racking that works from racking that only photographs well.
- 16 articles
How we answer a cellar question
Three steps, and none of them start with a product.
It is the same order we use on the phone, and the same order the articles follow.
Measure the room
Length, width, ceiling, wall build-up, the door and what is on the other side of every surface. Bottle count comes out of that, not out of a wish.
Organizing Your Cellar for Easy Bottle Access37 min readRead the articleSize the cooling
Work out the room's construction and heat load before choosing a unit. Mike checks equipment location, airflow and service requirements with the contractors he brings in.
Cooling Small Wine Closets9 min readRead the articlePrice the whole thing
Racking, cooling, door, finish and install, as a range you can plan around. Then you decide what to do first.
How Much Does It Cost to Build a Wine Rack?5 min readRead the article
The rest of the shelf
Everything filed under Wine Racks
16 articles, newest first.
Expandable Wine Racks for San Ramon Homes
5 min readWine Tasting Tools for Beginners
21 min readHow to Choose a Wine Rack for Your Home
5 min readWine Storage Options for Small Spaces
58 min readWine Rack Dimensions and Bottle Clearance Guide
5 min readDIY Wine Rack Planning and Assembly
28 min readDo Wine Racks Need to Be Tilted?
23 min readTraditional vs Modern Wine Rack Styles
24 min readWood, Metal, Glass and Acrylic Wine Rack Materials
16 min readWall, Floor, Built-In and Hanging Wine Racks
33 min readCustom vs Off-the-Shelf Wine Racks
29 min readCustom Wine Racks for a Home Bar
10 min readDesigning a Wine Display With Custom Racks
25 min read
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Wine Tips
Short, practical answers to the questions we get across the counter every week, from serving temperature to what to do with a cork that broke.
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Basics
Start here if the wine is new. Tasting, serving, storing and buying, without a single word you have to look up afterwards.
From the shop
What we sell for Wine Racks
Wine Hardware stocks these in our Walnut Creek showroom and sizes them for real rooms. Prices are current; freight on the heavy items is quoted with the order.
Start here
A photo is a good place to start.
Wondering what the room could hold? Call Mike at (925) 944-1084 with a rough bottle count and the dimensions. He will help you compare layouts and cooling before you buy anything.