Bob Builds a Wine Rack

[RJMehr]

I just celebrated my first anniversary as a winemaker. During the past
year, I made 38 wine kits. I do realize I have a serious obsession but
I am having great fun.



I have 20 carboys filled with red wines aging. some for nearly a year
now. I really need more wine racks for all this wine. I bought a metal
rack that hold 150 bottles but I am not very happy with this rack.



So this past fall, I built the first of 3 or more wood wine racks. I am
attaching some photos for others to see how I built my rack. It really
helps if you can see how these racks are built. I found a few other
postings from others who built their racks.



My rack is 48 inches wide, 11 1/2 inches depth and 78 inches tall. It
has 13 shelves and each shelf holds 13 bottles for a total of 169
bottles.



I like this size and will probably make several other racks this size also. Enjoy the photos.

 

[admiral]

Very nice! Way to go!

Also, that is a lot of wine you have made.

 

[AlFulchino]

ditto...not only VET impressed w the racks, but 38 kits!!!!

 

[RJMehr]

Also, that is a lot of wine you have made.

Let's see: 38 kits x 6 gallons=228 gallons. I may be over the legal limit of 200 gallons per year. Yikes, hope the feds are not monitoring this forum.

Robert

 

[robie]

Let's see - 38 * 30 = 1,140 bottle of wine. 1,140 divided by one bottle of wine a day for 365 days is a 3.1 year supply.
Wow!

Or, I guess that is 3.1 bottles of wine per day for a year, depending on how you look at it.

I really do like your wine racks. They are show pieces for sure. That air or electric nailer really makes a difference, huh? Have you seen the 168-bottle racks, which ibglowin bought from Sam's Club? While yours look excellent for display, the Sam's Club version are fine for back room storage. Just depends on the need.

 

[admiral]

Well, I'm sure that several of your kits were Port/Dessert wines which are 3 gallon kits. Right? (Wink, wink, nod, nod!)

 

[grapeman]

admiral, that was my thoughts exactly. A number of them are the smaller kits that hold 3 gallons. Also I'm sure the years overlap a bit with the 38 kits.


The racks look great- similar to a couple I made. Yours are stained nicely, mine are just stained.......

 

[admiral]

The racks look great- similar to a couple I made. Yours are stained nicely, mine are just stained.......

Stained... with wine? I hope?

 

[grapeman]

The racks look great- similar to a couple I made. Yours are stained nicely, mine are just stained.......

Stained... with wine? I hope?

Yeah that's right. SOmebody had given me some wines a couple years ago and one of them popped er cork! It made nice mahogany stained stains

 

[RJMehr]

Well, I'm sure that several of your kits were Port/Dessert wines which are 3 gallon kits. Right? (Wink, wink, nod, nod!)

Well, as a matter of fact, several kits were only 3 gallon Port kits. But, I do have a lot of wine to dispose of somehow. Looks like I will be having a lot of parties this summer.

To make matters even worse, I already have 5 Limited Edition kits on order for delivery this spring. Will this madness never end. (I hope not)

 

[ibglowin]

Those are a thing of pure beauty. I wish I had both the time and talent!

38 Kits in a year! You WIN !!!!!!!!!!

 

[Runningwolf]

Very impressive! Nice job.

 

[xanxer82]

Very impressive! I know the holidays help reduce stock a bit. I gave a bunch away as gifts.
Sounds like party time at your place this year. Have fun!

 

[gaudet]

I'll be by to pick up those 28 gallons of wine I made with your assistance if anyone has qualms thinking you made them........

Nice build. I might have to do those racks myself one day......

What are your dimensions on those racks...... ?

 

[grapeman]

The beauty of that type rack is the modularity of it. The shelves are built like ladders. You can create basically any size you want by making them longer or shorter and more or less shelves for the height you have. A search in the past on the forum will give results for links to the plans.

 

[Wade E]

I love the Kreg Jig pocket holes!

 

[Waldo]

Great racks

 

[Waldo]

I love the Kreg Jig pocket holes!

What the hell is a "Kreg Jig Pocket Hole"?

 

[Runningwolf]

Its the method he usd to hide and attach his screws.

 

[grapeman]

You don't watch infomercials do you Waldo?


It is a plastic jig with a metal sleeve and special drill bits that drill holes in at an angle and then you use a self tapping panhead screw to fasten two pieces of wood together.


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