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The Wine Majesty Journal
β Vol. III Β· 2026
Notes on wine,
storage & the cellars
that hold them.
Field-tested guides, brand deep-dives and design essays β 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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build-out
How to Convert a Closet Into a Wine Cellar: Complete Build-Out Guide for 100β300 Bottles (2026)
Turn an unused closet into a properly cooled 100β300 bottle wine cellar. Insulation specs, door requirements, cooling sizing, and racking layout.
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cellar construction
Wine Cellar Insulation and Vapor Barrier: The Complete Build-Out Guide (2026)
How to insulate a wine cellar and place the vapor barrier correctly: R-values, 6-mil placement, doors, and how the building envelope determines your cooling unit size.
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Long-form references β sized for the person planning a build, not the person scrolling. Bookmark, return, finish.
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Sizing your cooling unit, properly.
BTU math, ambient-temperature load, climate considerations and the most common β and costly β undersizing mistake.
9 min Β· Cooling
G / 02
Reading a wine rack spec sheet.
Material gauge, label-forward vs cradle, modular logic, mounting load β what every line on a manufacturer's PDF actually means.
11 min Β· Racks
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Humidity, light & vibration.
The three silent destroyers β and a working spec for a residential cellar that holds 60β70% RH for the next twenty years.
8 min Β· Cellar Design
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