Is metal the best construction material for a wine rack?
Tuesday, 17 August 2021
Pop quiz: What is the Best wine racks & best material to build a wine rack?. . . Answer: It doesn’t really matter all that much. We know a bottle of wine weighs about 3 pounds filled and a cellar is a moisture rich environment. So any material that can hold the weight (times the
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Hospitality Minded Design: Q&A with Chris Noel of Vintage Cellars
Friday, 05 February 2021
For more than two decades, Vintage Cellars has been a powerhouse wine cellar design firm serving the Southern California market (and beyond), creating gorgeous displays in high-end real estate and commercial properties like Marina Kitchen (San Diego), Del Frisco’s (Chicago), and 71 Above (Los Angeles). This article was originally published in the 2021 catalog. Get
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Designer’s Touch: Q&A with Sandy Horwitz of Innovative Wine Cellar Designs
Friday, 05 February 2021
If you want to know where the wine cellar industry has been and where it’s heading, there a few wine cellar builders with better insight than Sandy Horwitz, owner of Innovative Wine Cellar Designs (a VintageView Elite Wine Cellar Builder) in Scottsdale, AZ. This article was originally published in the 2021 catalog. Get yours! By his
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A Guide to Creatively Designing Wine Cellars with Restraint
Tuesday, 29 December 2020
There are more options than ever to create beautiful wine rooms. From designer wine racks to great choices in wall treatments, glass accents, and more. We love the possibilities. But, with so many amazing design features available, it can be easy to create a little too loudly. more wine rack 101 That’s why we’re offering these 4
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Allen Palmer of Hollen Industries Answers All of our Retail Wine Rack Questions
Monday, 30 November 2020
There’s been a movement towards boutique wine shops trying to differentiate themselves through design and interaction. Allen Palmer is the President of Hollen Industries, in Alberta, which is a premier one stop shop to find tailored supply and design solutions for retail shops and more. After 12 years working in the procurement industry, he decided
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Marc LeBlanc of Liquor Lodge on why investing in design is so important for boutique wine retailers (and 7 other questions answered)
Tuesday, 17 November 2020
When photos of Liquor Lodge hit our Instagram feed, it stopped us in our tracks. The images showed such careful design consideration in a retail environment, focusing as much on the environment as the wine itself. When we later found out this Jasper, Alberta, liquor store used a bespoke interior designer firm, Laurie Griffiths Interior
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3 Things to Consider When Planning a Modern Wine Cellar Project
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
Imagine a dark, cool, underground cellar dug into a hillside in France. Now try to recreate this in your own abode. Since we don’t all have subterranean caves in Europe, we have to plan accordingly. And probably add a glass wall and a wine cellar display. Because that’s super cool if you do it right.
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The DIYers Guide to Building a Wine Wall, Cellar, or Display
Monday, 13 April 2020
This style of wine wall is a perfect DIY project. While we spend much of our time working with top design/build professionals on stunning commercial and residential wine rooms, our products are also designed in such a way that most DIYers can create the wine wall of their dreams on their own. Here’s what you
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Wine Cellar FAQs: Can wine racks be installed into drywall?
Friday, 03 April 2020
When diving into the most elite wine collections, it is not surprising to find great vintages of Chateau Petrus, Screaming Eagle, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, and other rare finds that can be worth thousands of dollars or more per bottle. Many wine collectors get a little timid about storing such value on a wall mounted
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The Glass Wine Cellar: Picking between single-pane frameless and multi-pane glass options
Wednesday, 25 March 2020
It doesn’t take much more than a few minutes of searching Houzz, Instagram, Pinterest, and the web in general to find numerous examples of glass wine display or glass cellars. This goes against every piece of common sense that we’ve come to understand about storing wine safely for decades, years, even months. What gives? Two
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