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The Wine Majesty Journal
— Vol. III · 2026
Notes on wine,
storage & the cellars
that hold them.
Field-tested guides, brand deep-dives and design essays — written with our cellar designers and the brands we're authorized to sell. No sponsored fluff. Just what we'd tell a friend.
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Buying Guide
Wine Cellar Cooling Systems Explained: Types, Sizing, and Installation
The 4 wine cellar cooling system types — self-contained, through-the-wall, ducted, and split — explained, with sizing and installation guidance.
N° 006
buying guide
When to Upgrade From a Wine Fridge to a Wine Cellar: 5 Signs Your Collection Has Outgrown Storage
Five clear signs your wine collection has outgrown a fridge. Capacity, aging, and when a dedicated cellar finally pays off.
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allavino
Allavino FlexCount vs Vite II: Which Wine Refrigerator Is Right for You? (2026)
FlexCount vs Vite II: compare capacity, shelving, cooling zones and built-in vs freestanding to pick the right Allavino wine fridge for your collection.
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The guides we wrote so
you'd only have to ask once.
Long-form references — sized for the person planning a build, not the person scrolling. Bookmark, return, finish.
G / 01
Sizing your cooling unit, properly.
BTU math, ambient-temperature load, climate considerations and the most common — and costly — undersizing mistake.
9 min · Cooling
G / 02
Reading a wine rack spec sheet.
Material gauge, label-forward vs cradle, modular logic, mounting load — what every line on a manufacturer's PDF actually means.
11 min · Racks
G / 03
Humidity, light & vibration.
The three silent destroyers — and a working spec for a residential cellar that holds 60–70% RH for the next twenty years.
8 min · Cellar Design
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