How do I start off making a good wine cellar?
Ever since I turned 21 I’ve been wanting to get my own wine cellar,how do I go about first making one or buying the best materials,second picking the right wines weather for decoration or drinking and third how do I build a pallet for it knowing whats a good taste or fruitiness or whatever?
First off, start buy finding out what wine types you like. sign up or go to local Wine Tastings, or just buy a few to try them. Your tastes and ability to discern them will grow with experience.
Second, assuming you have a home with a celler or basement, you will need to make sure you have the conditions controlled for the optimal storage of your future collection. This means tempurature, humidity, light, etc…
Third, finish the room however you like to suit your tastes, and install either prebuilt kit racks, or build them yourself. The materials depend on your taste mostly, but cedar proves to be good for cellar conditions as well as appearance.
Fourth, fill it up with your favorite wines and invite us all to come share a glass to celebrate your new cellar.
Here are a few links to get you moving towards designs and wines
http://www.grottocellars.com/index.php?cmd=13&catid=90&pid=74&gclid=CIuEpfjT2IYCFRBXWAod9H8c6A
http://www.wineracksamerica.com/?sr=adw15&kw=wine+cellars
http://www.grandwinecellar.com/default.aspx
http://www.wineloverspage.com/taste/post.phtml
Winemaking Lesson 9 – Adding Oak
