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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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cooling
How to Cool a Glass Wine Cellar: Heat Load, Glass Specs, and the Right Cooling System
Glass walls can triple wine cellar heat load. How to size cooling for a glass wine cellar, which glass to spec, and the right Wine Guardian unit.
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allavino
Allavino Wine Refrigerator Capacity Guide: How to Choose the Right Size for Your Collection (24 to 305 Bottles)
How to size an Allavino wine fridge to your real collection: bracket-by-bracket model picks from 24 to 305 bottles, plus the 78% packing rule most buyers miss.
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cooling
How to Size a Wine Guardian Cooling Unit: The Complete BTU Sizing Guide (2026)
Learn how to size a Wine Guardian cooling unit by cubic feet and BTU/h. Step-by-step heat-load math, a worked 200-bottle example, and the right model for any cellar.
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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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