“Once … in the wilds of Afghanistan, I lost my corkscrew, and we were forced to live on nothing but food and water for days.” — W.C. Fields, My Little Chickadee (1940)
Whether you live in a tiny New York City apartment or have a mansion with enough space for a wine “cave,” there’s no reason not to preserve this precious resource. Many units are now available for properly stowing your favorite vintages. Even if you don’t drink wine yourself, you may wish to have a bottle properly preserved for guests. In this article we’ll look at self-contained refrigeration units, bottle dimensions and a few ways to store wine.
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When planning your wine cellar, keep in mind the common dimensions of a 750-milliliter bottle: about 3 inches (7.6 centimeters) in diameter and 12 inches (30.4 centimeters) high. For example, if you allow 14 inches (35.5 centimeters) of width per rack and 4 inches (10.1 centimeters) of height per bottle, a racking system that is 56 inches (154.5 centimeters) wide and 84 inches (213.3 centimeters) high will hold 84 bottles at maximum. The advantage is that you need much less depth than configured in a conventional diamond bin or wooden rack. There are numerous rack systems on the market that you can buy and easily install. Just keep in mind the weight. An 84-bottle rack will need to securely hold about 250 pounds of wine.