DIY wine rack

Everyone knows about the beneficial properties of natural wine. A glass of high-quality, seasoned drink not only improves mood, but also serves as a source of natural antioxidants and vitamins. It’s nice to have several bottles at home for any occasion - unsaturated fortified or dry light table wines, fragrant vermouth or sweet sherry. It is best to store bottles with this drink on special shelves or racks, in a horizontal position. Do-it-yourself wine cabinet can be made of any materials. The main requirement for the material is that it should be strong enough and have an expressive, decorative appearance.

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Wine storage features

Delivering excellent wine to the festive table will help to demonstrate good taste and show respect for the host to its guests. Collecting wines is a rather expensive hobby and a special kind of art. In this case, you need to be well versed in the brands, as well as the features of each of the varieties of wines, to consider ways of its storage, since the quality and preservation of the collection will depend on this.

The following can be distinguished from the basic rules for storing a drink:

• Creating a constant temperature is the key to the long preservation of wine. At high temperature, the aging process of the drink is accelerated, the subtlety and freshness of the aroma disappears, and at low - this process slows down too much. The optimal temperature is: for grape wine - 10-12 degrees, for strong dessert drinks - 14-16 degrees.

Important! Sharp temperature fluctuations spoil the cork, which makes it possible for air to enter the wine, due to which it begins to oxidize quickly.

• Organization of indoor humidity within 64-81%. Such a microclimate helps preserve the cork's natural moisture and prevents it from drying out prematurely.
• The right lighting. Wine should be protected from light, especially from sunlight and fluorescent lighting devices.
• Peace. An important condition for storing wines indoors. There should be no vibrations, shocks and vibrations acting on the bottles, as this can significantly accelerate chemical decay.

Important! Often drinking wine, some like to keep corks. with which the bottles were clogged. If you are such a person, and you have already accumulated a decent amount of covers, look at interesting ideas about how to make a rug from wine corks.

• Horizontal position. Many are sure that in contact with a drink, cork affects the formation of its taste. But research has shown that wine storage is also possible in an upright position. Here, the main condition is that the cork should remain elastic and not let air into the bottle.

Important! If you are thinking about making a special cabinet for wine, you are probably a connoisseur of such a drink. In this case, you will probably be interested in information about how to choose a good wine.

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Types of shelving

Do-it-yourself shelves for wine can be made of the following materials:

• Wood. This material makes it possible to make a design for placing wine bottles of various configurations. The tree can easily be given any style and color, moreover, it does not scratch the bottle.
• The stones. Such racks are considered classics. In the wine cellar, they look natural and harmonious.
• Glass.
• Forging.
• Plexiglass.

Important! It is not always possible to close an open bottle with the same cork with which it was corked. There are a few tricks that you can put into practice if you sometimes have a bottle of wine left over. See different ideas in our separate publication. "How to make a bottle stopper with your own hands?".

In appearance, shelves of such racks can be:

• Inclined and cross-shaped. Such designs are considered one of the most convenient ways to store bottles, since containers do not roll.
• With cells for the location of each individual bottle. In this case, the wine cellar will be more efficient, but the racks will take up a lot of space.
• Regular shelves. With this design option, the cellar will have a maximum capacity.
• Presentation shelves. They are used to make the most valuable pieces of the collection immediately catch your eye.
• Retractable shelves. Here you can combine the placement of many bottles with maximum visibility.

Important! Embarrassment happens to everyone and in a variety of situations. So that you can easily deal with stains from an accidentally spilled drink, leave a note on our selection of ways, how to wash red wine.

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Making a cellular shelf for wine

The simplest wine cabinet with your own hands is a single-shelf design. To make it, you need the following:

• A piece of PVC pipe with a diameter of 100 mm.
• Adhesive matte tape.
• Hacksaw for metal.
• File.
• Paint of the desired color.
• Brush.

The process of making a wine cabinet is as follows:

1. Measure and cut a piece of PVC into pieces. The quantity will depend on how many cells you want to receive by choosing any length that fits harmoniously into the interior of the room.
2. File and smooth the edges of the pipes with a file.
3. Paste the prepared pipes with tape, and then paint them with a brush.
4. Fasten the pipes together with self-adhesive tape and fix the structure in a wooden frame.

Important! As a frame, you can use any compartment of the kitchen cabinet.

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Properly made do-it-yourself wine shelves and compliance with other conditions of the drink will preserve the aroma and taste of wine for many years.