Inexpensive wine storage

[ibglowin]

Mine have 30 x7 or 210 bottles without any issue at all. Sounds like your talking 25 x 13 or 325 bottles. The shelves should hold as you have less weight per shelf than what I have so that just leaves the 4 poles to be concerned about. I think it should handle it but I would try and attach the shelf to a wall somehow and make sure its on a level surface to begin width. If you have a small tilt to begin with and add 325 bottles of wine that little tilt could become a big one over time.

If I double stack these shelves do you think it would be too much weight? Double stacking would allow me to put one 5 gallon batch per shelf.View attachment 83352

 

[Ivywoods]

Mine have 30 x7 or 210 bottles without any issue at all. Sounds like your talking 25 x 13 or 325 bottles. The shelves should hold as you have less weight per shelf than what I have so that just leaves the 4 poles to be concerned about. I think it should handle it but I would try and attach the shelf to a wall somehow and make sure its on a level surface to begin width. If you have a small tilt to begin with and add 325 bottles of wine that little tilt could become a big one over time.

Attaching it to the wall sounds like a very good idea. I wouldn't want to rely on that basement floor being perfectly level.

 

[franc1969]

Search for 'InterMetro Anti-Tip Wall Bracket'. I use those on all my wire shelves, they fit InterMetro and others I've bought.

 

[Ivywoods]

franc1969 Thank you! I will do that right away. They look like they would work perfectly for both of my racks!

 

[WillM]

I just make a small amount of wine, so I needed something to fit in the end of a closet. this worked fine for me. 75 bottles/ $63
from amazon.

 

[winemaker81]

I just make a small amount of wine, so I needed something to fit in the end of a closet. this worked fine for me. 75 bottles/ $63
from amazon.

That's a good price and fits a narrow area. I like that it has built in wall brackets. Anything that tall needs to be secured against tipping

 

[wolo50]

Our wine room. Used goat fencing and 2by4s. Each rack holds 275 bottles. Fencing runs about $55 for a 8' by 16' section.

 

[silverbullet07]

I’ve been looking for something cheap and found these on eBay.

Not the prettiest wine rack but for the price per slot not bad at all. Got this for 126 on eBay and it holds 192 bottles.
12 bottles wide x 16 rows high.
It is a fine rack for the cold room.

I have 150 more bottles to cork and needed a place to put them in the next few months.

To start with, I had made a few wooden boxes that I stacked on my shelf. That has worked for a few years.

 

[joeswine]

I was using milk crates stacked up and tied together on there sides at one point, it worked good as long as it was secured well.

 

[cmason1957]

I’ve been looking for something cheap and found these on eBay.

Not the prettiest wine rack but for the price per slot not bad at all. Got this for 126 on eBay and it holds 192 bottles.
12 bottles wide x 16 rows high.
It is a fine rack for the cold room.

I have 150 more bottles to cork and needed a place to put them in the next few months.

To start with, I had made a few wooden boxes that I stacked on my shelf. That has worked for a few years.

I have for of this style wine rack in the basement. They work great and it is always fun to take someone down to the wine making area the first time, they are impressed by the 1000 bottles of wine, more or less.

 

[winemanden]

Here's where people with more money than sense store their wine!

 

[cmullin]

I have some vintage view racks. Not cheap and not space efficient but you can see the whole label on each bottle. I have a subscription for Kermit Lynch for various wines through their club. If the wines were all the same it would not be worth it. I have made wine and hope to again.