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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, written by our team with the brands we're authorized to sell. No sponsored fluff. Just what we'd tell a friend.
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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.
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Wine Cellar Humidity: Why 50β70% 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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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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