If life was perfect, we would all have a below ground level cellar, and fill it with countless bottles of wines from the best wine producing regions of the world, slowly maturing in a perfect environment... However it is more often the case that people do not have a this ideal cellar in which to keep their wine.

Well, not having the ideal cellar, may not be as bad as it first sounds, there are several reasons for that. First, an increasing number of wines are made for immediate consumption: ie, modern winemakers are mastering the art of softening the tannins of the wine, therfore producing wines which are more round and supple, even at an relatively early stage in their life cycle, thus negating the need to store the wine for several years before it becomes pallatible. For those wines which do need to be matured for a year or more, it is essential to remember the key points to successful cellaring, so let us consider how we can find the most suitable place in the avaerage family home.

The best place will be dark; it will have a steady temperature as constant as possible staying within the range 10 to 17 degrees Celcius, it will be humid if possible, but should not be wet!; it is very impotant to avoid vibration; the bottles should be kept lying on their side, ensuring that the wine is in contact with the cork to ensure the wine does not have conact with the atmosphere. Minimum manipulation must occur, a children's playroom would not be the ideal place, and that is basically it. Some good examples of suitable storage areas would be a corner of a spare room, a closet, the bottom of a wardrobe.

Question - Can I add further wine racks on to my existing wood and metal or solid pine wine rack?

Answer - Yes - If you have a wood and metal wine rack you can using the wine rack clip joing system , If you have a solid pine wine rack you can join another wine rack to it we can supply extra dowels in packs of 25.

Question - How tall can my wine rack be?

Answer - We recommend a maximum wine rack height of 20 bottles or approximately 2 metres (78 inches). This is practicle, as anything taller than this becomes difficult to reach.

Question - Does my wine rack have to be screwed to the wall?

Answer - YES; In all cases wine racks over 5 holes high must be secured firmly to a wall using the fixing points provided. Care should be taken to use the correct rawl plugs depending on the type wall.

Question - How does the home and business range wine rack clip system work?

Answer - The wine rack Clip System is cleverly designed to create an extra row of bottle spaces in between the 2 wine racks being joined together – the system does not create a row of racking by itself but uses the 2 wine racks to create it. This provideds an almoset seamless join. The Clip System can be used vertically or horizontally – but please remember the wine rack must be secured firmly to a wall using the fixing points provided.

Question - Can I store half bottles in the wine racks?

Answer - Standard half bottles can be stored in all our wine racks; however you may find some very small bottles that will not fit

Question - Will Champagne bottles or Magnums fit in the wood and metal wine racks?

Answer - All our wood and metal wine racks are suitable for storing standard Champagne bottles.

Question - If I order a large custom made to measure wine rack how will it be delivered ?

Answer - Very large custom made to measure wine racks are manufactured in sections otherwise they would be too large to handle. The wine racks will be delivered with a joining system that enables the wine racks to be clipped together making the joint almost invisible – instructions are also provided. These joints can be vertical or horizontal.