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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.
Latest articles
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N° 005
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Wine Cellar Cooling Not Working? 7 Common Problems and How to Fix Them
Wine cellar cooling unit not cooling, leaking, or icing up? Here are the 7 most common cellar cooling problems and how to diagnose and fix each one.
N° 006
cooling
Wine Cellar Humidity: Why 50–70% Matters and How to Achieve It
Wine cellar humidity below 50% dries corks; above 70% breeds mold. How to hit the 50-70% sweet spot with proper cooling, humidifiers, and vapor barriers.
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The guides we wrote so
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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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