Wine racks

Wine racks are used to store wine bottles at homes, in restaurants, shops and wine cellars. Contemporary wine racks are offered in a great variety of designs. If you want, you can definitely find something suitable for your collection of wines. You can choose wine racks made of wood, metal, plastic or stone depending on their purpose and your preferences.

Wood is a traditional material for wine racks manufacturing. Oak is the most suitable for this purpose as a solid and resistant to external influences wood. Wine cellar racks must be very strong to withstand heavy weight of stored wine bottles. Another argument in favor of wooden racks is that wood is moisture-retentive and absorbs vibration.

Many specialists advise to use wine racks made of stone (in particular of limestone) for serious wine cellars. Here are the advantages of such constructions:

• the racks are very long-lived;
• high solidity and rigidity of stone constructions exclude vibration of bottles;
• stone contributes to a steady temperature in wine cellars;
• porous material is able to absorb and emit moisture maintaining humidity in cellars at a steady level;
• as a rule, such wine racks have a modular design allowing you to build your dream wine storage.

But you can use modern wine racks made of metal and plastic for domestic use and to equip your own shop. They are very practical and often look nice, and you can choose the type, which is the most suitable for your interior.

On the left you can see some examples of the wine racks of various designs.