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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 β 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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NΒ° 009
cellar build-out
How to Build a Wine Cellar in Your Basement: A Step-by-Step Guide (2026)
A step-by-step guide to building a basement wine cellar: framing, insulation, vapor barrier, cooling, racking, and a sealed door done right.
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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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buying guide
Wine Collecting for Beginners: How to Start, Store, and Grow Your Collection (2026)
Starting a wine collection? A practical guide to storing, organizing, and scaling it rightβfrom your first 50 bottles to a temperature-controlled cellar.
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Allavino
Dual Zone vs Single Zone Wine Fridge: A Buyer's Guide (2026)
Dual zone vs single zone wine fridge: the storage-vs-serving rule that decides which you need, the hidden capacity cost of dual zone, and matched Allavino picks.
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
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