am contemplating a similar set up in my basement along with a total reno. Live in the NE, so thinking I could probably get away with passive but if I’m going to go through the whole process mine as well set up to be cooled
Pfft. If you weren’t so busy landscaping your yard, building decks and BGE sheds, and essentially terraforming everything within 200 yards of your house, you could dig a little hole in the ground and have a wine cellar yourself
Nah. That is for canned goods and food preservation experiments, etc. The top is a solid shelf all the way around for that stuff. Good idea to store a decanter in there.
That is really lovely,!
And you must feel a special feeling having done this yourself.
You should be quite proud!
I did not see any mention of a cooling system and may have missed it as I tend to skim read.
However, if your mention of green meant it is “au natural” I think that is super.
I travel France a great deal visiting Chateaux and such and so many use the hundreds of years old caves and I believe nature does a fine job.
Champagne houses with amazing cellar and Domaine’s in Burgundy have hundreds of year old storage and o not add cooling systems
and crack open old bottles and they are excellent.
I’m guessing you are not in earthquake country, but you may want to think about this little trick if you are going two bottles high in each layer: For slope-shouldered bottles, put the bottom layer in neck first (punt facing you). Then put the second layer in with the neck out, nestled between the necks of the bottom layer. This is much more secure than the ‘glass on glass’ technique you are using on the right side, second layer.