How to Build a Cheap Wine Cellar

In order to understand how to make the best wine cellar for cheap is to think as if you were recreating a refrigerator. Dark, very slightly moistened air, and pitch dark conditions creates the best storage for wines. Wine cellars are great for those who love wine, or want to become wine lovers. Cellars are great and a cost-effective solution, instead of going out of your way to a Winery or wine and spirits store. With some used pieces, nothing should cost you more than $100 to build you very own wine cellar.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Used wood
• Donated nails
• Hammer
• Black paint (enough to paint your wine cellar)
• Paint brush
• Air conditioner and heating unit
• Humidifier
• Saw

1. Acquire as much wood as possible, enough to make as many storage areas you will need for your wine cellar.

2. Ask friends and family for nails.

3. Choose a room for your wine cellar that has no windows, and all walls. You want to have a room that can be sealed easily from heat and cold elements, for temperature change is the major problem to bad wine cellars.

4. Paint your wine cellar walls and ceiling with the black paint. Let the paint dry for a full day.

5. Begin to build your wine racks to whatever sizes you need. Make typical rectangular shelving, with various sizes, such as some slots of 6"x6" and 8"x8".

6. Place the humidifier in the wine cellar, and turn it on, use the lowest setting possible.

7. Place the air conditioning and heating unit in the wine cellar, and control the temperature with 45 degrees Fahrenheit.

Tips & Warnings

• If possible, get the black paint donated.
• Keep the room 45 degrees Fahrenheit at all times.
• Replace regular light bulbs will black lights to create the darkest lighting possible.
• When building the wine racks, build it to fit your specifications. There is no requirements to this, and is totally up to you.
• Avoid temperature fluctuations, humid environment, and as much lighting as possible.

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on 1/2/2009 Great article.