Thanks Andrew! That’s good to hear. I’d like to have as much standard racking and as little split racking as possible, because the standard racking is more versatile. i.e. It can be used for a variety of different bottles rather than 375s exclusively. After reading this I plan to cut down on fairly substantially on my initial split racking projections, and replace with standard racking.
That’s a great point! While I won’t have any double deep racking, putting any bottles which would otherwise slip through the gap in a standard size slot can absolutly be moved to the bottom. Thank you!’
Back in the beginning of collecting I thought halves wuld be a good idea. After years my opinion changed: poor storage oportunities, not enough wine, neither for a bigger party nor enough wine to track its evolution over a day or two.
For me it is a challenge to find optimal storing for those Imperials or Jeroboams and the long & slim German and Austrian bottles…
I previously posted somewhere else that I just cut some sheets from 1/8-in plywood that slid into individual rack slots to hold 375s. Since they weren’t permanently attached they can easily be slid out if I need to reclaim the slots for a 750.
As I don’t consume as much, nor entertain as much, I prefer 375s to 750s. Regret not buying more but happy I have producers like d’Angerville and Gruaud Larosse in 375s.
My solution for mags/375s/german-alsatian wines are bin drawers. (Some 375 racks between bins)
ULine makes cardboard mailing tubes that fit 375ml bottles, those tubes can then be placed onto a normal rack. Not an elegant solution, but a cheap one. This is what we use at our facility for racking 375’s
I have a combination of single-bottle racks, diamond bins, and racks for cases. I know that some people don’t like diamond bins, but I think that they are genius and I can’t imagine not building a cellar without diamond bins for the simple reason that they accommodate any sized bottle.
Some examples where you have 375s + 750s + mags + weird old Italian sizes, etc.
