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Wine Storage
Furniture
If you love wine, then chances are that you also
love to always have at least a few bottles on hand. For the more
enthusiastic drinker-turned-collector there are also considerations
of properly storing your wine. In both cases and for everything
in-between, there is wine storage furniture.
When one hears the term wine storage furniture, the first
inclination might be to think of a sofa that contains bottles of
wine under the cushion or sticking out of the frame at the back and
sides. While this latter description is not impossible (though
perhaps improbable for most homes), wine storage units usually have
numerous receptacles for bottles, whether they are stored
individually, or en mass.
For the individual bottle the term 'wine storage furniture' seems a
bit much, as a single bottle is usually kept on a small heavy-wire
of some sort, or in the more traditional wood container. Actually
'container' may be less than befitting for the inanimate caretakers
of single bottles, as they are truly just "holders" or 'display
racks.'
Yet for multiple bottles the set-up becomes considerably fancier
(though not always as impressive as certain single bottle 'gravity'
holders are). Yet these slightly larger bottle holders are apt for
their function and make fine conversation pieces at social
gatherings.
It is when wine storage furniture takes on a larger function, that
of true, large, even bulky furniture, that things really get
cooking. Often this is best represented by a bookcase of sorts, yet
with small cubby-holes for the bottles to neatly slip into. For this
type of wine storage there is need to have a goodly amount of room
in the apartment or home, preferably in an area that is cool, dry,
and dark.
Of course, the optimal storage furniture considers not only the
wine, but self-preservation, likewise. Thus, such furniture should
be rather moisture tolerant. Of course, even the most tolerant,
indestructible wood has its limits, and so must be maintained with
shellac or some similar preservative every few years. With just a
little extra attention to the details of each of these different
types of wine storage, the right one for each home can be easily
chosen.
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