Cellar cooling units
WhisperKOOL, Wine Guardian, CellarPro and CellarCool — through-wall, ducted, split and ceiling-mount. Sized against your room's heat load, not its square footage.
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Wine cellars in Pleasanton
Home Wine Tasting Rooms in Pleasanton
If your Pleasanton cellar will be a place to open wine as well as keep it, plan those uses together. Wine Hardware helps you consider bottle access, a serving surface, lighting and cooling before the room becomes a rack layout alone.
- Showroom
- 1617 Locust St, Walnut Creek
- Phone
- (925) 944-1084
- Serving
- Pleasanton, California
Your project
Plan the storage around your Pleasanton room
What do you want the room to do for your collection? Bring Mike a photo, dimensions and a rough bottle count to compare the storage and cooling choices for your project.
Pleasanton
Project location
Cellar planning and equipment advice from Walnut Creek.
1617
Locust Street showroom
Bring dimensions and photos to start the conversation.
1973
Family run since
Mike joined in 2001 and bought the business with Cari in 2014.
15
Bay Area cities
Residential and commercial cellar service areas.
What we build here
Options to consider for your Pleasanton project
Describe how you expect to use the finished space. A room that people spend time in needs a different conversation about circulation, access and cooling than one used briefly to collect a bottle.
Leave space for serving
Mark the proposed counter and nearby glass storage on the plan. Check that people can move without obstructing the racking or door.
Make labels easy to read
Discuss lighting placement with your designer and contractor. Include its effect on the room in the cooling assessment.
Plan for the actual use
Explain how often the room will open and how it connects to the house. Select equipment against the enclosure and expected operating conditions.
How a cellar happens
From a Pleasanton floor plan to a stocked cellar
Agree on the scope, equipment and current lead times before ordering. The schedule depends on the room, products and work your contractor needs to complete.
Tell us about the room
Where the wine will live, how many bottles you own now, and how many you expect in five years. Photos and a rough sketch are enough.
Measure and check the envelope
Dimensions, insulation, vapour barrier, glass area, power, and where the heat can go. This is the step that prevents expensive surprises.
Design and capacity
Rack elevations, bottle count by bottle type, cooling options and finishes — reviewed before anything is ordered.
Order and coordinate
We supply racking, cooling, doors and refrigeration, and give your contractor rough-in notes for power, framing and condensate.
Prepare to fill the room
Review the layout and equipment instructions with your project team. Then bring your wine and accessory questions to Mike at the showroom to plan how you will stock and use the space.
The parts
What goes into a Pleasanton cellar
All of it is stocked or ordered through the Walnut Creek showroom, and every one of them is a decision we can make with you before you buy.
Rack kits and custom racking
VintageView metal, Modularack pine, redwood and mahogany designer kits, and fully custom millwork when the room refuses to be rectangular.
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Wine refrigerators and cabinets
Compare Transtherm wine cabinets and Marvel built-in refrigerators when a full cellar room is more than you need. Check the exact model’s ventilation, access and bottle-fit requirements.
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Glassware and cellar accessories
Corkscrews, preservation systems, decanters, tags and the small things that make a finished cellar usable on a Tuesday night.
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Cellar reading
From the Wine Hardware blog
Explore racking, cooling and capacity questions before you plan the room.
Wine Cellar Cleaning & Climate Maintenance
Cellar cleaning and climate maintenance work best as a routine tied to the room and equipment. Keep rack care, owner-approved unit maintenance and observed readings in one record,
Planning Wine Cellar Bottle Capacity
Wine cellar bottle capacity should be counted from a usable layout. Assign ordinary bottles, broad shapes, larger formats and future purchases to verified positions, then check ret
Is a Custom Wine Cellar Worth the Investment?
A custom cellar is worth considering when it solves storage and access needs that matter to your household. Compare the complete construction scope with suitable alternatives, then
Custom Wine Cellar Construction Cost Factors
Custom wine cellar costs become clearer when the work is separated into a complete scope. Identify enclosure construction, cooling, racks, lighting, delivery and installation, then
Before you decide
Drive over and put your hands on it
Photographs flatten everything. Racking depth, the weight of a glass door, the actual noise a cooling unit makes at three feet — those you have to stand next to.
Visit the Locust Street showroom on a weekday, or arrange a Saturday appointment to discuss your plans.
1617 Locust StWalnut Creek, CA 94596(925) 944-1084
Pleasanton questions we get asked
How long does a Pleasanton cellar take?
Timing depends on design decisions, product availability and contractor scheduling. Contact Wine Hardware with your plans and target date so the next steps and current lead times can be discussed.
Do you come out to Pleasanton to measure?
To work out the measurements your room needs, call Mike at (925) 944-1084. Bring any dimensions or photos you have. You can discuss whether a site visit would help, who would handle it and which drawings your project needs.
What will it cost?
Cost depends on the room preparation, racking, cooling and finishes. Send dimensions and a bottle count so we can discuss the scope and the information needed for a project quote.
Can you work with my Pleasanton contractor or architect?
We can discuss the cellar scope with your contractor or architect. Bring the plans to review construction details, equipment requirements and responsibilities before finishes are fixed.
Can a Pleasanton cellar include a tasting area?
It can be considered as part of the design. Share the intended use and layout so Wine Hardware can discuss storage, circulation and cooling with your project team.
Start here
Show Mike the space in Pleasanton.
A photo, dimensions and a bottle count give Mike a starting point. Call (925) 944-1084 to work through the layout, cooling and choices that shape the budget. This beta form does not email the store.
Where to go next
The service pages behind every project on this page.
Start here
What would you like to open here in Pleasanton?
Bring Mike a photo and the collection you have in mind. Call (925) 944-1084 to compare storage options for your room, or visit the Walnut Creek showroom to see the equipment in person.