There comes a time in your life as a wine enthusiast when you take a leap and decide that you are ready to buy more than just one bottle of a wine you have taken a liking to. It strikes each of us – we get bitten by the wine bug and we want to store a few extra bottles for another occasion.

And there is good reason for this point of view. We discover a wine we enjoy, and when we go back to purchase another bottle we are advised that it is sold out and the winery no longer has any stock .

Good wine, unlike many other consumer products, is a finite commodity for each particular vintage. It is a great idea that when you discover wines that you are passionate about that you locate a suitable wine cellar in which to cellar them for future consumption – one that keeps the wine in excellent condition while the wines mature under controlled conditions.

Storing wine correctly in a temperature and humidity controlled environment is essential in order to assist the managed aging process of the wines being stored and one of the top cellars I have come across in the past few weeks is a BYO (Build your Own) Wine Cellar – either a single cabinet version that can hold 160 bottles, or a double cabinet version that is capable of holding 320 bottles of wine.

Is capacity for 320 bottles enough storage capacity for your needs?
Cellaring capacity of up to 320 bottles is definitely enough cellar space, unless you are throwing dinner parties with huge numbers of guests every other weekend.

A few years back I built a wine cellar in my house that could hold up to 3000 bottles of wine. I began to fill up the wine cellar as my passion for wine grew however it reached a point where it was not possible that I could consume all the wine I had acquired and unfortunately some of my wines spoilt before I could drink them. After selling my house a new owner proceeded to do the exact same thing! You don’t require wine storage capacity for 3000 bottles of wine is the point that I am making! A BYO deluxe wine cellar is an inexpensive option to purchase and assemble in your own home, providing you with a temperature and humidity controlled wine cellar with adequate capacity for all your wine cellaring requirements.

First things are to consider the amount of wine you are realistically going to cellar, then check your living space for a suitable location probably in your living room, dining room, or your den – and no renovations are required.