A recent project for a wine-lover in London saw us design and install a chilled wine wall.  As the client's contractor, I put together a number of images to show what can be achieved. 

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Here are a few considerations when planning your own:

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• Decide what your wine store is really for – simply storage, a display too, a tasting room, or an entertaining space?

• Next consider how many bottles it is for.

• Now find a suitable location in the house – appropriate for its purpose and size, away from direct sunlight and underfloor heating.

• Take a view on how you would like the bottles to be displayed – ‘end on’ may be the most efficient but at the same time difficult to read the label.  A combination of the two can work well.

• Reflect on whether you want to store anything else in there, such as cases of wine, chilled glasses or even air dried/cured meats.  Also whether you need any form of surface for storage or tastings.

• Now comes the design – is this to be in keeping with the house or a chance to enter a more fantastical realm? The wall, floor and door finishes, the lighting, the style of the pegs and the layout of the wine display all come in to play here.

• Last but not least the technical element – it is important to choose the right chiller unit for size, efficiency, noise and cost.  Cabling routes for the lighting and chiller should be concealed and the walls lined with a water vapour barrier.  Ventilation is key, as is the way in which the store is sealed.

For information and help with your own project contact Kit at project@kitandco.uk