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.
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Sizing your cooling unit, properly.
BTU math, ambient-temperature load, climate considerations and the most common — and costly — undersizing mistake.
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.
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.
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