Capacity
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, written by our team with the brands we're authorized to sell. No sponsored fluff. Just what we'd tell a friend.
Filter Β·
All 18
Latest articles
1β4 / 18
NΒ° 001
cooling
Wine Cellar Cooling Unit Maintenance: The Checklist That Prevents Costly Repairs (2026)
Keep your wine cellar cooling unit running for years. A practical maintenance checklist for coils, drain lines, filters, and the warning signs to watch.
NΒ° 002
cooling
Which Wines Are Worth Aging? A Collector's Guide to Cellaring (2026)
Not every bottle improves with age. Learn which wines are worth cellaring, how long to wait, and the storage conditions aging actually requires.
NΒ° 003
build-out
Wine Cellar Doors: How to Choose and Seal a Door That Protects Your Cooling System (2026)
The cellar door is the weakest seal in a climate-controlled wine room. How to choose, seal, and spec an insulated or glass door β and size cooling.
NΒ° 004
cooling
How Quiet Are Wine Cellar Cooling Units? Noise Levels, Placement, and the Quietest Setups (2026)
How loud are wine cellar cooling units? Compare dBA ratings by system type, learn the placement tricks that cut noise, and find the quietest setup for living spaces.
Reference shelf
The guides we wrote so
you'd only have to ask once.
Long-form references β 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 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
G / 03
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
Stop researching Β· Start planning
Read enough? Let us draft the plan.
Tell us your room, climate and bottle count. Within 48 hours we send a free cellar plan: floor plan drawing, BTU cooling sizing, bottle count and an itemized parts list in three price options. No charge, no commitment.