Three years ago I posted some pictures of a root cellar in my house I was converting to a natural cellar. I spray foamed it, added an exterior door, and kept an eye on the temps/humidity (between 55-65F year-round and 60-70% humidity). I decided to skip all the fancy racking and instead spend that money on buying more wine to fill the the cellar. Lots of improvements that could be made but I’ve come to love what I’ve got and am excited for what this cellar will become for years to come.

by scoand10

14 Comments

  1. Backpacker7385

    This is a classic case of “ah yes, we have similar taste, but you have more money”

    But seriously, that’s a great looking cellar!

  2. Drink those stouts. They ain’t getting any better. Cheers

  3. Affectionate_Web7163

    This is great. I moved into a house with a basement I want to convert. Did you add walls adjacent to your exterior walls? Do you have any concerns as a passive cellar 3 years later?

  4. roflemywaffle

    spending that money on buying more wine -> take my upvote

  5. i spy a lot of WA wine- nice work with the kobayashi

  6. Oregon-Pilot

    Awesome! I like your mentality of not spending $ on fancy racks, and using it for wine instead. Which wines are placed at a 45 degree angle, cork-up, on the rack on the left? Why did you choose those for cork-up?