If you are fond of wine and constantly adding to your wine collection from various sources, at some stage you may need more space to store your collection. This is when you need to look at at the possibility of building a proper wine cellar in your home.

Wine cellar design requires you to take many steps and you have to work in close collaboration with the contractor who will build your cellar. A good wine cellar must have the right environment and the ideal temperature for housing your wine collection. Cellars will of necessity be colder than the other parts of your home, and ideally should be built in a basement area, that will be better protected from the ambient temperature in your geographical area.

For a good design of a wine cellar, you need to look at the space that you have available and how you can best utilize this to help you to store your wine. You may require a greater area if you are also planning to use the wine cellar for wine tasting while you entertain guests. You will also require space for a refrigeration unit and racks to keep your bottles in the correct fashion. You may also require to provide storage space for wine accessories, glasses, and other liquor.

Check on any needs for permissions from the local authorities or other bodies before you even start a wine cellar design as there are regulations in most areas that can govern such construction. You can also get a number of suggestions from online sites that deal with wine cellars. Some of them will even help you with the design and give you a virtual look at any design that you work out with their help.

Wine racks can be bought from dealers in these items or you can have them custom made from wood to suit your particular needs. Your design will also have to take into consideration, requirements of power for the refrigeration and lighting, especially if you are planning entertaining guests in your wine cellar. You will do well to provide proper drains and sumps do prevent flooding if you are positioning your designed wine cellar in a basement. Wine cellars can also be part of garages, be built in spare rooms or closets, under the stairs and any other space that you have available in a home.

Your wine cellar must ensure that there is very little sunlight coming into it, as ultraviolet rays from the sun can affect the taste and aroma of wines. Wine cellars are better served with incandescent lighting rather than the incandescent type.