Coral Gables is an international city, less than five miles from Miami airport.
It is often referred to as The City Beautiful, blending Mediterranean and urban style, with homes varying from historical cottages to waterway estates.
It has the feel of a European city in South Florida, with less hustle and bustle than Miami.
Coral Gables South Miami Custom Wine Cellar
The Coral Gables wine cellar was a very special project; a gift from a wife to her husband. She knew exactly the style she wanted for her husband’s wine cellar installation.
Her main inspiration came from a vacation they shared in California Wine County.
After visiting many wineries, Silver Oak Winery’s custom stainless steel and wood wine racks style, mixing modern and rustic elements, would fit together perfectly with their home in Coral Gables, Florida.
To make her husband’s dream wine room a reality she needed to find the right contractor. She chose Wine Cellar International’s; expert design consultants due to their track record in building and designing residential wine cellars in Florida.
She started the process by providing Jake Duquette, owner of Wine Cellar International, images and photos of her dream wine cellar. Jake then came to her Coral Gables home and took detailed measurements of the space.
After collecting the images, photos, measurements and getting specific details of her husband’s wine storage needs (types of wines, size of bottles, and number of bottles to store) Jake had what he needed to begin the design process.
Using the wine room measurements, Jake incorporated all her requests in a 3-D design. Jake worked with the homeowner, editing the 3-D drawings until all components of the modern meets rustic cellar (brushed stainless steel and wood wine racks, humidor, distressed walls and ceilings, stainless steel wine table, rustic and modern lighting, tempered glass doors, and refrigeration) were exactly what she envisioned. Once he got her final approval, Wine Cellar International was able to start building the Coral Gables wine cellar.
Design – Modern Brushed Stainless Steel and Mahogany Wine Racks
The brushed stainless steel and mahogany wood wine racks, inspired by the Silver Oak Winery installation, are not only beautiful, the racks were custom built to store the wine bottles properly to keep the homeowner’s wine collection at optimal conditions. Display row, also known as reveal rows, were added to showcase the labels of her husband’s wine collection.
Featured in between the racking are square display boxes, customized to highlight large format bottles. This space can be used to display artwork as well.
In the middle of the back wall a small custom humidor was installed to house the husband’s cigar collection. The mahogany humidor is lined with Spanish cedar to keep the cigars in optimal condition. The Spanish cedar helps hold in more moisture than most woods, it imparts its aroma to cigars, it can repel tobacco beetles, and helps to avoid warping and cupping in high humidity.
Wine Cellar International’s consultant contracted a local mill to distress and stained the wood used for the pillars, walls and ceiling to resemble reclaimed lumber. Adding this style added the rustic element needed to mix with the modern wine racks.
Brushed Stainless Steel Wine Table
The modern brushed stainless steel table inspired by Silver Oak Winery, was customized to fit the wine cellar; allowing plenty of room to walk around the space and enjoy the wine collection.
Not only is the glass top great to use as a table it also gives a clear view of the wine bottles stored underneath.
The top shelf was designed to hold 3 liter bottles horizontally; the lower shelves were designed for vertical or case storage.
Lighting for the Wine Cellar
Lighting adds ambiance and is a great way to showcase the features of your wine cellar and wine collection.
The Coral Gable Wine Cellar selected Vintage style pendant designer lighting and puck lighting in the display boxes, continuing the Modern meets Rustic theme.
Seamless Tempered Glass Doors Framed in Rustic Style Wood
Since the wine cellar is right off the family room and is a focal point when entering the room, it was important the doors to the wine room blended the Modern and Rustic style the homeowners loved in the rest of the home.
The wood trim around the wine cellar doors, were distressed and stained by the same local millworker as the wood inside the cellar. The modern doors were designed to give a clear view of the wine cellar. Tempered glass was chosen, as it has a higher impact resistance, can stand higher static pressure, and most importantly for wine cellars, has thermal stability to allow the glass to resist temperature differences.
Split-System Wine Cellar Refrigeration
The refrigeration unit was purposely left uncovered over the tempered glass doors to provide an industrial appearance.
Wine Cellar International installed a split-system; it has two components (evaporator and condenser) in two separate locations. The evaporator coil was installed inside the cellar and the condensing unit was installed outside. Using a split system allows the evaporator coil to be much larger, which cools the air twice as fast but works half as hard.
Benefits to a split system versus a self-contained unit are: it has a large temperature differential, can vent warm air outside or into an attic, has longer longevity, and is quieter than a self-contained refrigeration unit.
The Coral Gables wine cellar design, inspired by the Silver Oaks Winery, was the perfect gift to creating many beautiful memories for years to come.
Design Your Own Unique Residential Wine Cellar Installation?
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