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 Sonoma
Energy-Conscious Wine Cellars in Sonoma
For a Sonoma cellar, assess the enclosure before selecting the cooling unit. Whether the space is inside the house or in a separate building, Wine Hardware helps you bring room dimensions, conditions and storage plans together in a practical equipment discussion.
- Showroom
- 1617 Locust St, Walnut Creek
- Phone
- (925) 944-1084
- Serving
- Sonoma, California
Your project
Plan the storage around your Sonoma 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.
Sonoma
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 Sonoma project
Tell us what surrounds the proposed cellar and how the space is used now. Work with your contractor on the enclosure, and use the selected manufacturer’s requirements to guide the equipment installation.
Review the room preparation
Consider insulation, moisture control, penetrations and the door together. Final requirements depend on the room and equipment, rather than one standard recipe.
Choose cooling for the conditions
Share ambient conditions and possible equipment locations. Compare the actual model’s operating requirements with the finished room.
Discuss outage planning separately
If power continuity matters to the collection, raise it during planning. Have a qualified professional assess any backup supply and confirm how monitoring behaves without power or internet.
How a cellar happens
From a Sonoma 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 Sonoma 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.
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Why Wine Cellars Need Dedicated Cooling
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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
Sonoma questions we get asked
How long does a Sonoma 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 Sonoma 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 Sonoma 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.
What happens to a Sonoma cellar during a power outage?
Cooling and some monitoring depend on power, and the rate of temperature change varies by room and conditions. Keep the door closed where practical and discuss an appropriate outage plan with your project team.
Start here
Show Mike the space in Sonoma.
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.
Nearby towns we also serve
More Bay Area service areas, supported from our Walnut Creek showroom.
Where to go next
The service pages behind every project on this page.
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What would you like to open here in Sonoma?
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.