A glass of good wine during a meal can not only lift your spirits, but also saturate your body with useful substances, vitamins and antioxidants. If you are a fan of European cuisine, you will certainly fully agree with this statement. But any product or drink can retain its useful properties only if the storage rules are followed. Meat - only in the freezer, eggs in special trays, vegetables in the lower compartment of the refrigerator. Wine will require exactly the same "special" conditions.
It is recommended to use shelves for wine bottles. Called not only to fulfill their primary purpose - preserving the noble drink - they allow you to add a certain "zest" to the interior of a house or apartment.
The cost of this type of furniture is far from the level of chairs and stools. It is rather a kind of art, so be prepared to pay a tidy sum for a quality product, or consider the option of creating such a piece of furniture with your own hands.
Statistics cannot lie when they say that more than 91% of all purchased wine bottles are drunk within the first 24 hours. But a true wine connoisseur knows that the entire “life” of this amazing drink is a long, complex process that has embodied an entire science since ancient times, which continues to develop and improve to this day.
Direct sunlight, vibrations, humidity, temperature are the main factors that completely deprive a newly-minted sommelier of his hobby, which is the main reason for storing vessels with this drink in a special cellar, where the temperature is constant, and the absence of sunlight completely eliminates the oxidation process.
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What is a wine rack and what is it used for?
Absolutely lucky are the owners of a country house who can afford to set up a real wine cellar, where you can enjoy the gifts of Dionysus all year round, sitting in front of the fireplace in the evening. But what should a person do who, being a connoisseur of the "wine art", is forced to live in an apartment, where it is hardly possible to allocate space for a specialized storage?
A similar question was asked at the end of 1976 by the French founder of the EuroCave company, which produces wine racks, specialized cabinets that allow you to preserve the quality of the noble drink even in urban conditions. But this applies more to cabinets.
A wine rack is equipment for several other purposes. Therefore, returning to the beginning of the article, it is worth fully determining the purpose of buying a rack. Do you want the wine to mature in the kitchen? Then your choice is a cabinet for storing it. You need a beautiful decorative element or just a shelf for storing bottles, where a couple of red semi-sweet wines will be waiting for the next celebration - make a wine rack!
Types of Wine Racks
They are divided by type of construction, as well as the placement of wine bottles.
- Vertical
A vertical shelf for several bottles of wine will fit even in a small room - Horizontal
Horizontal shelf for storing wine and glasses - Diagonal
The diagonal wine cabinet provides drinks with optimal storage conditions and allows them to be served chilled just as required to reveal their taste and aroma. - Inclined
Slanted shelf for storing wine bottles and a set of wine glasses - Presentation
Wine rack with presentation shelves - Drawers
But the current of fashion trends, the cruel "invasion" of trends dictates to the consumer absolutely new, unimaginable, and in some places truly grandiose designs! By and large, such furniture is selected based on the design of the room where it is planned to be placed. And folk craftsmen or creative individuals make such shelves with their own hands, putting their soul into them, turning an interior element into a museum exhibit rather than furniture.
What does the market offer us?
- Industrial style coasters. The intricate interweaving of wood and metal forms structures that are a bit close to steampunk.
Mini bar, stand for wine bottles and glasses in industrial loft style - Floor stands of the “tree” type (when the bottles seem to grow from the trunk).
The wooden wine rack from Potterybarn fits perfectly into this interior - Standard shelving units based on clever design solutions. (Waves, squares, circles, triangles).
Unusual design solution for storing bottles - Classic wooden floor, wall, slightly stylized honeycombs.
Interesting idea for creating a wooden bottle rack with your own hands - Single or multiple shelves arranged in a specific order on the wall.
Wine shelves – an unusual decoration on the kitchen wall
The list can be continued, taking into account the designer’s flight of fancy.
Disadvantages and advantages of wine racks
As already mentioned, the main disadvantage of this type of storage is its absolute inability to store alcoholic beverages, observing all the basic rules. Here, the wine will never "mature" properly, but will only be able to be temporarily stored until the next visit of guests. Or play the role of a beautiful decorative element of the interior, harmoniously complementing its integrity, which is the main advantage, not taking into account the ease of access to any bottle.
The downside of a wine rack is that, alas, it is not a cellar where you can go on special occasions, giving tours to guests, sorting through all the pearls of your collection, as is usually shown in films.
How to choose a rack?
There is no single correct solution, advice, recommendation here and there cannot be. Wine storage stands are chosen solely based on personal preferences. Do you like it when metal is combined with wood or stone? Or perhaps a plastic hi-tech structure? Do you want to place a floor stand in the kitchen or a honeycomb?
What you should really pay attention to when buying this decorative element is the brand of the manufacturer, the quality of the materials used, the assembly of the structure. No one will be pleased to look at a wobbly, creaking rack that brings only irritation and hatred of the "Chinese fake" instead of aesthetic pleasure. Or maybe the best option would be to create a wine rack with your own hands?
Video: DIY Wine Rack
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