A Dozen Wine Storage Ideas for Your Precious Bottles
Quaffer or connoisseur? How often you enjoy a tipple can help determine how best to store your wine
If you imbibe every day, you might need your vino close at hand. If you abstain until the weekends, it may mean you can stash your wine somewhere other than the kitchen or dining room. And whether you drink red, white, Champagne, or a combination of all three, will help you determine the size of the shelving you require, and whether it is worth considering a dedicated wine fridge.
If you are tight on space, you might need to get creative with your wine storage. However, if you have the luxury of a spare room under the house in which to house your collection then you can go for broke! Most importantly, wine needs to be out of direct sunlight, away from the heat and steam of ovens and stoves, and laid down if the bottle is corked.
Below you’ll find a host of ways to conceal and showcase your vino…
If you are tight on space, you might need to get creative with your wine storage. However, if you have the luxury of a spare room under the house in which to house your collection then you can go for broke! Most importantly, wine needs to be out of direct sunlight, away from the heat and steam of ovens and stoves, and laid down if the bottle is corked.
Below you’ll find a host of ways to conceal and showcase your vino…
2. Try a concealed wine cupboard
A cupboard, such as this one in a kitchen in St Ives, Sydney, not only keeps your bottles handy for cooking and quaffing, and dust free, it makes use of a small nook in the kitchen.
A cupboard, such as this one in a kitchen in St Ives, Sydney, not only keeps your bottles handy for cooking and quaffing, and dust free, it makes use of a small nook in the kitchen.
3. Go underground
A room to dedicated to wine is a dream for many. Sydney designer Sarah Davison says she created this bespoke space for a pair of local Mosman bon vivants.
A room to dedicated to wine is a dream for many. Sydney designer Sarah Davison says she created this bespoke space for a pair of local Mosman bon vivants.
4. Opt for outdoor wine storage
Eliminating the need for an Esky or tubs of ice at backyard barbecues, these built-in wine fridges hold dozens of bottles of wine or Champagne.
Eliminating the need for an Esky or tubs of ice at backyard barbecues, these built-in wine fridges hold dozens of bottles of wine or Champagne.
5. Utilise the end of a bench…
This Adelaide kitchen makes use of the end of a bench, creating a streamlined and eye-catching nook that holds two full cases of wine. You could create a similar look with a kitchen island.
This Adelaide kitchen makes use of the end of a bench, creating a streamlined and eye-catching nook that holds two full cases of wine. You could create a similar look with a kitchen island.
6. …or the whole bench
This built-in under-bench wine rack is a key design feature of this large kitchen, while the small climate-controlled wine fridge fits seamlessly into the corner.
This built-in under-bench wine rack is a key design feature of this large kitchen, while the small climate-controlled wine fridge fits seamlessly into the corner.
7. Discover underfloor storage
A subterranean cellar accessed through the kitchen floor is an unobtrusive and functional way to stash your bottles. And fun, too!
A subterranean cellar accessed through the kitchen floor is an unobtrusive and functional way to stash your bottles. And fun, too!
8. Go up high…
Hard-to-reach cupboards, like these ones, can be good places to hide wine, as unlike other pantry items, there’s often no reason to return the bottle after you remove it. Bottles are also easily grabbed by the neck when you want them, but placed here they are also not too visible if you are trying to curb your intake.
Hard-to-reach cupboards, like these ones, can be good places to hide wine, as unlike other pantry items, there’s often no reason to return the bottle after you remove it. Bottles are also easily grabbed by the neck when you want them, but placed here they are also not too visible if you are trying to curb your intake.
9. …or down low
This slimline drawer, in the space that traditionally acts as a kitchen kickboard, offers a space-saving wine storage solution.
This slimline drawer, in the space that traditionally acts as a kitchen kickboard, offers a space-saving wine storage solution.
10. Stock the dining room
An integrated cabinet in the dining room means that your next bottle is always close at hand.
An integrated cabinet in the dining room means that your next bottle is always close at hand.
11. Create a secret stash
This clever storage unit has suspended brackets to hold a fair number of bottles, and is tucked away. It’s ideal for keeping the ‘good wine’ hidden.
This clever storage unit has suspended brackets to hold a fair number of bottles, and is tucked away. It’s ideal for keeping the ‘good wine’ hidden.
12. Go natural
This natural wine shelving system has been created by boring directly into rock. The natural cooling elements of the rock keep bottles at the optimum temperature for storage. And it looks great as well.
This natural wine shelving system has been created by boring directly into rock. The natural cooling elements of the rock keep bottles at the optimum temperature for storage. And it looks great as well.
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If wine is your passion, dedicate a wall of your home to it. This wall of wine designed by Victoria’s Bagnato Architects, has the capacity to hold more than 500 bottles. The dramatic feature not only looks good, it provides a means of carefully storing bottles and showcasing a collection.