Are You Ready To Buy Wine Racks?

Guest post by Zee Bacaling

After all the globe trotting you’ve been seeing on this site, from Mexico to Portugal and even to a Dutch city that starts with an apostrophe! No, I’m not joking, did you read about Den Bosch yet?

Anyway, you might have been buying a few wines while reading along with these world travelers.  Or, you might have 8 cases piled up in your garage and you keep meaning to go to Home Depot to at least look around for something quick and easy to do.

So you want to buy wine racks but are not sure where to start.

It has a lot to do with the amount of wine at hand, the type of wood, the amount of space available. You may also have to consider the space needs of your wine accessories, and the main purpose of your wine rack.

Will it simply hold your wines, or would you like it to include a tasting table?

When you buy wine racks, you need to do a full review of your options, as your wine rack should last a lifetime. We assume you already know the four key elements of wine storage: temperature, humidity, light, and the storage units themselves.

So here are few tips to keep in mind when you start on your wine rack buying adventure. We promise you that just like shopping for fine wines, looking around and buying wine racks that fit your needs perfectly is just as fun!

• Get wine smart: know and understand the difference between total bottle capacity and racked bottle capacity. How many bottles will be resting on racks, and how many will be resting on other bottles? The distinction is important because when bottles rest on bottles, they can break or get scratched, or the labels can smudge or tear. Bottles on bottles also are much harder to access than individually racked bottles.

• If you have a large home you may want to buy larger wine racks. If you are staying in a smaller place then maybe a hanging wine rack, or one that rests on your counter will do.

• Find out the size capacity of the wine rack openings inside the wine cabinet or wine rack. Some allow larger bottles and others do not.

• Check the surface smoothness of the wine rack. You will be pulling bottles in and out of it, so make sure that when you buy wine racks, no scratching or tearing of the bottle labels will happen.

• Fancy those smaller self-contained cabinets that often look like little refrigerators? Well they are excellent at providing the conditions of true wine cellars: steady cool temperatures, set humidity, and limited light.

• Buying off-the shelf is easier and cheaper, but know that you can also purchase wine racks custom-made to fit your specific space.

Guest Author: Zee Bacaling is with the Marketing Department at Wine Cellar Innovations. She loves writing about wine racks and wine cellars and looking at the amazing photos that come through from client’s wine storage solutions. Follow them on Twitter or find them on Facebook.