Serving Alamo
Custom wine cellars in Alamo
A dining room, an under-stair alcove or a garage bay: start with the space you have. Tell Mike what the room is now and how the collection is growing, so he can plan the storage around both.
- From the showroom
- Visit our Walnut Creek showroom
- Showroom
- Walnut Creek
- Mike
- (925) 944-1084
What we build here
What a cellar in Alamo could look like
Start with a count of individual bottles and unopened cases, then tell Mike how you buy. If you bring home a few cases a year, the layout should make those easy to store without crowding the bottles you open during the week.
Give cases their own space
Compare open case shelving, bins and individual rows. Bring the dimensions of wooden cases and large-format bottles so the layout matches what you actually own.
Check the proposed room
An interior room and a garage conversion need different prep. Mike checks the insulation, door, cooling placement and access with the contractors he brings in before choosing equipment.
Plan for another row
Talk about future racking while you plan the first run. Leave access and service space in the plan, and check that matching parts are available when you are ready to add.
What we do here
Four jobs, one showroom
We plan and supply the cellar. Mike sizes the storage and cooling, orders the equipment, and schedules the contractors he brings in for the build and installation.
Design and capacity
Rack elevations and a bottle count by format, so you know what the room holds before anything is ordered.
Racking
VintageView metal, Modularack pine, redwood and mahogany kits, and custom millwork when the room refuses to be rectangular.
Cooling
WhisperKOOL, Wine Guardian, CellarPro and CellarCool, sized against the room's heat load rather than its square footage.
Install coordination
Delivery, the install date and the contractors Mike brings in, coordinated from the showroom so the room is ready when the equipment is.
The nearest finished room
Step inside the Danville cellar
Stained alder racks, brickwork and a stone tasting counter in a finished Danville cellar.
Look for: the stone counter, and where the bins give way to single bottle slots.
Nearby
Three towns over
Same showroom, same equipment, different rooms. These are the neighbors we work in most often.
Straight answers
Asked in Alamo
- Can an Alamo garage become a wine cellar?
- Sometimes. It depends on the enclosure, how hot the garage gets and what the equipment needs. Send Mike photos and dimensions and he will assess it with you before scheduling his crew.
- We buy by the case. Does that change the racking?
- It changes it completely. Cases want open shelving or bins, not individual slots, and the two need different depths. Bring the dimensions of the cases you actually buy and Mike will split the wall between them.
- How long does a cellar in Alamo take?
- It depends on design decisions, product availability and the schedule of the contractors Mike brings in. Tell Mike your plans and target date and he will walk through the next steps and current lead times.
- Do you come out to Alamo to measure?
- Send whatever dimensions and photos you have to (925) 944-1084. Between you Mike will work out whether a site visit would help, who handles it and which drawings the project needs.
- What will it cost?
- It depends on room prep, racking, cooling and finishes. Send dimensions and a bottle count and Mike will talk through the scope and what he needs to put a project quote together.
- What if I already have a Alamo general contractor or architect?
- Mike works alongside them when the cellar is part of a larger project. Bring the current plans while the construction details, equipment requirements and finishes can still move.
Cellar reading
From the Wine Hardware blog
Racking, cooling and capacity questions worth reading before you plan the room.
What would you like to open here in Alamo?
Bring Mike a photo and the collection you have in mind. Call (925) 944-1084 to compare storage options for your room, or come to the Walnut Creek showroom and see the equipment in person.
