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Properly storing wine keeps flavor and lets wine age so that you can taste its evolving, complex flavor. Buying a wine rack, however, can be pricey, especially for someone who is more interested in developing a robust wine collection, not decorating.

Properly storing wine keeps flavor and lets wine age so that you can taste its evolving, complex flavor. Buying a wine rack, however, can be pricey, especially for someone who is more interested in developing a robust wine collection, not decorating.

Before you begin construction, plan where you will put the wine rack. Storing the wine in the right environment is crucial to its flavor. Always store wine in a cool, dark, and slightly humid area. Never store wine in the sun or in the heat. It will cook the wine and ruin its flavor. Keep the temperature between 50 and 59 degrees Fahrenheit. Store the wine on its side so it keeps the cork moist.

Wine rack kits let you grow your wine collection piece by piece. Wall-mounted wine racks let you store nine to 36 bottles on one shelf. Wall-mounted metal wine racks make it easy to see the label of each bottle. Expect to pay between $50 and $100 for each shelf. Dont be afraid to ask the retailer for a discount if you buy many shelves at once. You can also buy matching wine islands so that you can store wine and have a tabletop in your wine cellar. Look online for the best selection.

Build your own wine rack for the lowest cost. Free plans are on the Internet, and youll probably need at least a table saw or jigsaw, a sander, and drill press. For simple projects, you can expect to pay less than $10 for equipment.

Probably the cheapest, but most effective wine rack you can build uses brick and wood planks. Stack the bricks for height, and use wooden planks with smaller wooden dividers for an easy-to-make wine rack.

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Displaying Your Wine With A Wine Rack Bar

The challenge when decorating a living space lies in the ability to provide a comfortable, functional environment while still including all of the design elements that you enjoy. With the display of items that have meaning to you, you draw people into your home and give them a glimpse into your personality. For wine lovers, the display of a beautiful collection can add instant sophistication to any room. And the functionality of a wine rack bar allows you to accomplish this while still maximizing space and providing useful storage.

A wine rack bar serves a dual function, storing and displaying wine bottles, while providing space for serving drinks. It can be a wonderful way to pull a room together, ridding it of clutter, and organizing wine bottles into an effective and usable system.

When choosing a wine rack bar, look first at the overall look of the room in which you will place it. Be sure the wine rack bar blends into your general d?cor; this can be achieved quite easily as wine racks come in a variety of styles, colors, and materials. Constructed of solid wood of many varieties, metal, and wrought iron, the wine rack bar can lend itself to a range of different decorating themes. So if a contemporary design is what you?re looking to achieve, then a wine rack bar made of metal or sleek wood will easily fit your requirements; if it?s a country feel you enjoy, then a lighter wood or even wrought iron design may help you achieve your desired result.

A wine rack bar should also correspond to both the size of your living space and the size of your wine collection. For the display of just a few bottles ? or in smaller living environments ? a simple, smaller wine rack bar will fit quite nicely. For larger wine bottle collections ? or in larger living spaces ? you can get away with a more grandiose wine rack bar. Additionally, if you also choose to display and store stemware and barware, you may choose to look for a wine rack bar that has a bit more accessories than the simpler designs.

Once you take space, style, and price into consideration you?re ready to find the perfect wine rack bar. Start by looking in furniture stores ? you may be surprised at the affordable beautiful designs. But no matter where you purchase your wine rack bar, you will surely find its presence one that brings organization and sophistication to your home.

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