Over the last several years the design trends have certainly favored the modern features. With that said our latest wine room which was inspired by a client’s trip to Vegas where she did want to bring something back from Vegas – the design of a modern suite they rented.

So we came up with an ultra modern acrylic wine room with coffer ceilings, smoked mirror backsplash, antique mirror in the coffers, tile floor, and of course we had to back light all of the acrylic wine racks for that “wow” factor. The climate system is a ducted unit which we hid in an adjacent room where all of the lighting equipment sits as well. The cellar holds just over 1000 wine bottles and the led lighting can be many different colors we chose blue for the shoot which will be featured in the next Wine Spectator issue. This wine room was designed, built, and installed by the Joseph and Curtis Custom Wine Cellar team – stay safe and as always dream in red and white!

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Amazing conversion of what was the original laundry room in this landmark Soho loft. The custom wine racks are completely hand made from raw carbon steel with a patina that give the wine racks age and atmosphere. The walls are skinned in solid antique brass sheets. Marble floors. The combination of the steel, brass and marble have the look and feel of an old bank vault. In reality, this NYC custom wine cellar is a vault, keeping this wine collectors world class collection safe. I would like to make a withdrawal please!

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Interior walls oiled bronze. Custom label-out horizontal wine racks were hand made from 304 stainless with a matte finish.

We were literally putting the finishing touches on this glass & steel wine cellar the day before the building got locked down due to the COVID-19 virus.

The owner managed to get his wine delivered and was nice enough to send a few photos!

Not a bad place to be if you can’t leave!

He won’t go thirsty.

Hope everyone is safe and sound and had a great Easter or Passover.

Here is a recent closet conversion with a lot of bells and whistles. The wine closet features American black walnut wine racks built in our custom mill, along with tile mural, lighting, brick floor, custom radius door and metal work – and of course the stone entry. This custom wine cellar holds over 300 wine bottles even with all of the displays.

At Joseph & Curtis Custom Wine Cellars, we love to take the ordinary and make exceptional wine storage no matter the size or space!

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Time at home allowed our Lake Forest, Illinois wine collector to finally stock his massive wine cellar! We posted progress pics of this project back in December. Here is the finished product. Upwards of 3000 bottles, custom humidor with old growth Spanish Cedar, tray ceiling lined with smoky grey wood planking. We made a custom tasting table with reclaimed wine barrel staves.

This homeowner has a world class wine collection and at Joseph & Curtis Custom Wine Cellars we believe Every Great Collection Deserves a Gallery!

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We recently completed a custom wine cellar project in Westfield, NJ for a repeat customer who moved from Hoboken (not a lot of space) to a home with much space (including a finished basement). We built a modern metal and wood custom wine cabinet (in the Hoboken home) just off of the kitchen. The owners love to entertain and it was the focus of the home. When they moved to the suburbs the owner stressed he wanted to try and incorporate the same feel in the new home. First, we looked at space on the main floor then went into the basement. The basement had tons of space but the owner decided he would give up an above-ground family room for the wine cellar.

The room had some engineering issues meaning (windows, ac/heat, wood flooring) all needed to be addressed before we could get to work on the design. The wood flooring was replaced with stone, the windows were sealed with a proper vapor barrier and insulation, and all of the ac/heat was capped off and removed from the space. Hence creating the blank canvas for our design team.

The owner was hoping to keep some modern feel to the space (the new home is transitional) so we decided on wood racking for the lower wine racks, and metal and acrylic for the uppers. We also carried the wood around the entire room with the counter tops. We then added a peninsula with a distressed wine barrel and custom tasting table with drawers and additional wine storage. The room is climate-controlled with an outdoor ductless split cooling system and is concealed wih the same wood wine racking material (in this case Ash) and sits behind louvers.

The room is controlled with a digital thermostat and the lighting is controlled with a switch, and the leds by remote control. The added bonus to this custom wine room is the wine barrel staves we used on the ceiling. Overall the wine room came in on time and as always on budget. It’s exciting to see these projects from start to finish and the fact that we have been building not only wine cellars but friendships as well!

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An Acrylic & Bronze bespoke wine cellar that acts as both a wine gallery and room divider. Joseph & Curtis Custom Wine Cellars utilized a space in the kitchen of this penthouse to showcase the owners French Burgundy collection.

We designed this custom glass & steel wine cellar with dazzle in mind, and dazzle it does. Floating bottles on acrylic panels that glow with indirect lighting are the first thing you see when you leave the elevator into the residence.

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• Size. The most common mistake I see when it comes to cellar design is also the most obvious one: size. While everyone has space constraints, do whatever you can to make your cellar bigger than you think you will ever need. Because if you’re interested in wine now, you’re going to be interested in it tomorrow too. Trust me, you’ll need the space.
• Access. This is a mundane one, but do whatever you can do to ensure that access to and from your storage is easy. That means: as few steps as possible; doorways that are full height; an elevator if possible and wide walkways inside so it’s easy to move around. Small, cramped, stuffed wine cellars seem romantic – until you start avoiding going in because it’s quite literally painful to do so.
• Different types of storage within the cellar. Loose bottles should be stored in racks. But wines purchased in wooden or other cases should be left in those original cases. Cases are easy to stack, and if you ever re-sell the wines, original cases retain their value better than loose bottles. So make sure to dedicate some part of your space to case storage – not just bottle storage.
• More than one storage area. Even if your cellar is at home, almost all collectors have a day to day form of storage immediately at hand in the kitchen – usually a wine fridge. Grab and go bottles make life much easier than running to the cellar a few times a day during holidays and other busy periods. If you really want to keep your hands off your wines until they’ve aged further, using professional, off-site storage means more space in your home cellar for ready to drink wines.
• Temperature and humidity control. The best looking cellar in the world is useless unless the climate is properly regulated. I prefer storing wine (red, white, sparkling – it’s all the same) around 55 degrees, and at around 70% humidity.

About the Author
Nick Jackson MW is one of the US’s 53 Masters of Wine, the highest qualification in wine. Nick lives in New York and advises private clients on building and managing wine collections, through his business, Vintage Variation LLC.

Start out by deciding exactly where you want your wine cellar to be, and consider any size restrictions, Dahl says.

In this Park Avenue apartment in New York City, the owner wanted his wine collection to be on display. Dahl’s team added a climate-controlled cellar to an underutilized 8-by-10-foot family room, seen here. Behind glass doors, LED lights illuminate three acrylic panels studded with metal rods on which the bottles seem to float. Guests can sip and lounge just outside while listening to piano tunes.

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2. Determine the Desired Capacity

Think about your current collection, then consider your buying habits. If you have the space, I always encourage building more for the future, Dahl says.

A client in Nyack, New York, already had more than 6,000 bottles and wanted storage for more than 10,000. Dahl’s team transformed a garage into the spacious, gleaming cellar seen here. Wood storage racks stretch 13 feet to the ceiling and are stacked to a double depth, so bottles can be tucked behind others. Larger bottles stand proudly in special niches, and there are spots for spirits as well as tables for tastings and dinners.

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3. Choose the Style

Decide on an overall aesthetic, whether it’s traditional Tuscan or modern minimalist. Then focus on ways to make the room look amazing and one of a kind, Dahl says.

The owner of the Westchester County, New York, wine cellar seen here wanted to create a space that mimicked his global collection. To achieve his dream, Dahl’s team designed a space with multiple areas. An old-world room in front with a coffered ceiling and black walnut shelves houses European labels. A room in back with a sleek barrel ceiling holds California wines, all lit with LEDs. A stone-lined grotto connects the two spaces.

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4. Plan Carefully

With careful planning and using a wine cellar design specialist such as Joseph & Curtis Custom Wine Cellars, almost any space can be used for wine storage. The trick is to customize the space for your unique needs.

Please contact us and also check out some of our custom wine cellar projects for inspiration!

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This compact cellar features:

• Black Walnut custom wine racks.
• Invisible climate control system concealed in ceiling.
• Custom LED lighting details to show off this impressive wine collection.

At Joseph & Curtis Custom Wine Cellars, we believe Every Great Collection Deserves a Gallery.

Let us create one for you, contact us today.

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