Serving Orinda
Custom wine cellars in Orinda
A lower-level room can offer space for wine, but the cooling still needs a path for its heat. Bring Mike a floor plan before equipment locations and wall openings are fixed.
- From the showroom
- Visit our Walnut Creek showroom
- Showroom
- Walnut Creek
- Mike
- (925) 944-1084
What we build here
What a cellar in Orinda could look like
A downstairs room or the space beneath a staircase needs its own once-over. Measure the sloping ceilings, obstructions and access, and have the existing enclosure looked at before deciding what can be stored there.
Start with the enclosure
Mike reviews moisture, insulation, the door and the surrounding rooms with the contractors he brings in. The cooling is chosen for the finished space, not the current one.
Use the ceiling shape
Compare rack heights and case storage against the measured ceiling line. Keep the low areas useful without blocking access.
Discuss nearby living space
Tell Mike where people work, sleep and gather. Equipment placement, air movement and service access all belong in the design conversation.
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 Walnut Creek cellar
A lower-level room done properly: redwood, a long aisle, lit display rows.
Look for: the lit display row running the length of the aisle.
Nearby
Three towns over
Same showroom, same equipment, different rooms. These are the neighbors we work in most often.
Straight answers
Asked in Orinda
- Can my Orinda storage room work without cooling?
- Measure the existing conditions over time, warm months included. Share those readings and your storage plans with Mike before deciding what equipment the room needs.
- Where does the heat from the cooling unit actually go?
- The unit needs a suitable place to release heat, with the clearances and airflow its instructions require. Send Mike a floor plan to compare equipment locations before ordering.
- How long does a cellar in Orinda 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 Orinda 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 Orinda 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 Orinda?
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.
