About Wine Racks

Matt asked:


I am remodeling a house and was thinking of adding a few extras. I am finishing the basement and thought of adding one room down there as a wine room with wine racks and an island. is this something that would raise the value of the house, or is that just something for a very expensive place? this is a middle class house in Pittsburgh. If it isn’t worth doing, what are some ideas for rooms that would up the resale value?

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Barbara Tobiasz asked:


Many experts seem to agree that wine dates back to 6000BC. For centuries European homes have chosen wine as their favorite dinner beverage. In America, it has now become their staple drink as well. Few environments are as potentially destructive to wines as the home. Too much humidity causes mold and damages labels. The current issue is where can we store our wine safely and display our favorite vintages. The wall mounted wood wine rack has come to consumers rescue.

It is a given that anyone interested in having a growing wine collection would not want to do so behind a kitchen cabinet. Whether you are a wine hobbyist or a wine aficionado, you wish to protect valuable vintages and wish to place a cherished wine collection on exhibit for others to view.

The wall mounted wood wine rack helps you taste the wine with your eyes. It is a gorgeous piece of furniture that will enhance any wall in any room. It is an excellent alternative to the expense of investing in the construction of a wine cellar. It will also save you space as well as money. The savings from the wine rack will allow you to have more money to expand on your wine collection. These wall mounted wood wine racks offer the consumer elegance, security, and advanced engineering that allows you to age your wine with confidence. This wall accessory is well worth the initial investment.

There are numerous styles, sizes and types of wood wine racks available. You can find wood wall wine racks that store from five bottles up to hundreds of bottles at full capacity. When making your selection, you will have many different types of woods to choose from. Some popular wood types are mahogany, maple, cedar, fir, birch, pine, redwood, oak and cherry.

You should choose a wood that fits in well with the rest of your decorating scheme. Wood offers beauty, warmth and function. It is strong enough to hold a lot of weight, yet it is easy to maintain or repair. Wood is also one of the best materials to absorb vibration. You are able to paint wood in a rainbow of colors or apply any finish or stain to match your existing decor.

This wall accessory should be hung in a cool dark slightly humid area. It is best to keep a consistent temperature between fifty and fifty nine degrees Fahrenheit. Never hang the rack in direct sunlight or heat. This would cause your wine to cook and spoil. Corked wine bottles should be stored horizontally to keep their corks moist and prevent shrinkage, which would allow air to penetrate the bottles and destroy the wine. Wax sealed bottles require vertical storage or their content will leak away.

As an additional touch, you can purchase racks with added features built in. Some of these features will automatically make this wall accessory the focal point of your room. It can be as simple as having lighted mirrors that shine on your collection.

Adding glass shelving always brings classic style. Tray storage is a great devise and is a covenant way to help serve your company. Adjustable shelves give you versatility to move your collection around for proper fit. Levelers ensure that your bottles are lying appropriately to keep the cork moist and holding the integrity of your investment.

There are some wall racks that have slide through slats that hold the bottom of the glass upside down.

You can purchase wall mounted wine racks that are already assembled and ready to hang. Just make certain when you mount the rack to the wall that it is tightly secured and it has good balance. The last thing you would want is your wine bottles to slip or fall to the ground.

There are also companies that will custom make a wood wine rack to your design and specifications. If you want that custom made look without the expense there are kits available that come with wood pre-drilled and all the tools needed for easy installation.

For most home users, when it comes to the investment in these wall mounted wood wine racks, you can expect to spend anywhere between twenty five and five hundred dollars. This all depends on the style, size, wood, and construction of the piece. Rest assured you have so many choices there is definitely a rack to fit anyone’s budget.

Enjoying your glass of wine is all about relaxing, celebrating, friendship and intimacy. So reach out for that special bottle from your wine rack and enjoy!



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lead your heart dont follow it asked:


I am trying to hang up my wife’s wine rack and its not on studs and it keeps coming out of the wall is there a way to do this. she wants it centered on the wall and there are no studs for the screws to grab ahold of. any ideas will be helpful

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Space Cadet #5 asked:


Every night that she wasn’t in the mood, I washed bottles, mixed ingredients, added yeast, stirred the pot, transferred to locked chamber, and then racked for bottling. I am getting close to harvesting my first batch, and I need ideas for the label. What should I call it?

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Shijina asked:


Wine may have an acquired taste but their some cases where the wine tastes really bad as it might have been spoiled. The wine can get spoiled when it has not been properly stored or it has not been bottled properly. The wines can get spoiled even in cases where it has been left open for a long period of time.

Hints when the wine is spoiled:

Wine has a different taste with the distinct taste from each other. Those who are not regular drinkers of wine require some kind of help to find out whether the wine is fine or is it spoilt or it is a wine which they do not like. The following are the signs of a bad wine:

•    A brownish color of wine

•    Vinegar like taste

•    Moldy taste

•    Some kind of stains along the sides of the wine

Incase you find any of these signs then you can be assured that the wine has got spoilt. If you find any of the characteristics in a wine in a restaurant then it is essential that you just sent back the wine.

Tips to prevent wine spoilage

The main reason as to why the wines get spoiled is because of improper storage, excessive heat and inadequate re-corking can easily make the wine to become bad. But all these things can be prevented. It is always important to remember that the wine can easily be spoilt in excessive heat, remember to store your wine in a dark, cool place at a temperature between 41 – 59 degrees Fahrenheit. The best place where you can store your wine is a pantry or in a basement.

Incase the wine is made of the natural cork then it is essential that you keep the cork of the wine moist and tight. Another major reason why the wines get spoiled is oxidation. Hence it is always advised that the wines which are leftover need not be saved for consumption on another day. This is more appropriate for the old wines than the younger wines. It is important to note that you store the wines on their sides and the best places where wines can be stored on their sides are the wine racks.

Steps for saving wine: Incase you are intending to save the left over wines, and then here are few ways in which you can do so.

Refrigeration: Once you refrigerate the wines the rate of growth of the bacteria becomes slow.

Decanting: The leftover wine can be put in a smaller bottle so that the wine can be in lesser contact with oxygen. Most of the people say that this method is ineffective but as per theory this method seems to be working.

Vacuuming: This method involves the utilization of a sucker tube that takes off the entire vacuum from the bottle; the instrument used is as simple as a rubber bung and a pump. But it is important to note that this method seems to render a dull and lifeless wine in flavor.



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Al Hardy asked:


Consumers have many choices of Wine Rack Cabinets when it comes to storing wine today. Everyone from the casual enthusiast to the wine connoisseur can use a beautiful and functional way to store those special bottles. Choosing the right Wine Rack Cabinet for your needs and style is easy with a little research.

First, think about how much wine you would like to store.

Do you only need to have a few bottles handy, or would you like to organize an entire wine cellar? Perhaps you need something in between. Think about how much space you have in your home to store your wine bottles, and if you need additional space to store accessories like openers and glasses. Thinking about your space and organizational needs is the first step in selecting Wine Rack Cabinets.

Now that you have an idea of the quantity of wine to store, and the size of your space, it is time to start browsing.

If you have a small amount to store and no floor space, a hanging wine rack would work best. You can find hanging racks made of wood or metal. Some may have shelves above for storage, or may simply hold bottles. They come in designs ranging from vintage to traditional to modern.

If you have a small amount of wine and are looking for something more traditional, try a wine holder that stands. Some are made just to hold wine, or some have table tops like a small end table. You may also look into caddies that allow enough space for pouring drinks on the top surface and storage below.

For those looking to store a larger amount of wine, try Wine Rack Cabinets.

Wine Rack Cabinets have endless possibilities. You can choose to have part of the cabinet open for decorative display, or the entire cabinet can have doors to blend in with your decor. There is room to store many wine bottles, and also any additional supplies like glasses. They may have glass insets to view the contents.

You may also choose to have a cabinet that is refrigerated to keep your wine chilled. Wine Storage Refrigerator would be a good choice if you want to serve your favorite wine to your guests at the perfect temperature. Wine Storage Refrigerators come in many different types, shapes, sizes and prices. You can also check out Dual Zone Wine Refrigerator here.

With all of the choices you have in Wine Rack Cabinets, it is a good idea to do a little research on the Internet. You will be able to find the perfect Wine Cabinet to fit your needs and budget!



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concerto asked:


I could be wrong here, but I thought the idea behind a wine rack was to store the wine bottles tilted so that the cork does not dry out.

But if I only buy wine that has a plastic cork (it just so happens my favorite wine uses them) do I need to still store the bottles on a tilt?

I was thinking that the benefit of the plastic corks is that they don’t dry out like real cork corks.

Please help me wine connoisseurs!

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Barbara Tobiasz asked:


For many people, give them a good vintage bottle of wine and their in what I call euphoric bliss. In order to truly understand why wine is so popular around the world, you would have to collect wine as a hobby. Then after years of personal experience tasting a variety of different wines you would become what is known as a wine connoisseur.

For those of you, and you know who you are, who have collections of fine wine in your home, you are aware that you must store you wine properly in order to preserve the quality of your collection. It is far too easy to let a fabulous vintage turn to vinegar in no time at all.

For those of you who are just starting out, you need to know what you have to do in order to keep your bottled wine from spoiling. It is often said that ignorance is bliss, but ignore your collection of fine wine by standing the bottles straight on a shelf and you will soon see (and taste) how good wine is not supposed to taste.

For the novice wine collector, you are the individual who has a need to know that you have to preserve the cork in the wine bottle by placing the bottle on its side. This will keep the cork from drying out and breaking the seal to the precious wine inside.

You must also know that keeping wine at a cool temperature is a must. Temperatures too warm or too cook will damage your wine. The result is an embarrassing moment when you have friends over, you pop open a treasured vintage and a distasteful expression appears on their faces.

None of this will ever happen if you take good care of your wine collection. An easy way to take care of your vintage wine is to store your wine on a wall mounted wine rack. These wall mounted wine racks are easy to install. Depending on the amount of wine bottles in your collection, you have a variety of sizes, styles and features to make each and every wine bottle in your collection extremely happy to live a long and tasteful life.

So now let’s go over your options and you can see for yourself what type of wall mounted wine rack best fits into your wine collecting lifestyle.

I’m going to start with the Cioso wall-mounted wine bottle holder. This simple straight vertical bar wine bottle holder has eight rings integrated into the bar. There are, of course, enough rings to hold eight bottles of wine by inserting the bottle neck.

If you have a larger collection of vintage wine, then the Deluxe wine & glass wall wine r rack may be something that you may be interested in. This 3-tiered wrought iron wine rack has three shelves that hold 4 bottles per shelf. Also, the bottom of this rack is a wine glass holder that holds the wine glasses upside down by sliding the inverted glass base into the provided slots. Very decorative.

For my last example today, let’s take a look at the Series Twenty-Seven bottle wall mounted wine rack. You guessed it. This wall mounted unit holds 27 bottles of your prime vintage. Much like the Cioso wall-mounted wine bottle holder, this wall mounted rack boasts superior air flow, so all bottles will receive the proper temperature although they are stored three bottles side by side and nine rows tall. Perfect wall mounted unit for slightly larger wine collections.

If you are looking to store larger collections of wine, you might want to look into floor standing wine racks.

Wall mounted wine racks serve two purpose. They help keep your vintage wine from spoiling over time. They also can add a decorative charm to a kitchen or dining room. Those of you who have a passion for fine wine will want to have a wall mounted wine rack in order to show off your good taste.



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Jewels asked:


I am thinking about buying a wine rack from their website, but I’ve never heard of them and wonder if their merchandise is of high quality, or just looks nice. Since it will be holding wine bottles and stemware, construction is pretty important. If you’ve bought anything from them before, what did you think?

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