Building wine cellar

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Since the laws of physics don't change, Dr. Gold's little book is still authoritative. He's your neighbor btw.... lives in North Amherst, tel. 413.549.0841. That being said, you can adjust for your environment IMO... measure the temp and RH in your cellar over a period of several days to several weeks and see what you're working with. Will it be passive (with no temp/RH control), or do you plan to add a cooling unit, and if so, what type? Can add a couple of grand or more to cost.<P>As to wood racks.... the only ones I've built were of pine plywood. Redwood is popular for wine racks, and I have those in my EuroCave. The racks in the cellar are welded steel rod. Personally, I don't think the wines really give a rip.<P>Suggest you figure out what capacity you want to shoot for, then work out your racking scheme from there. If you buy lots of onesies and twosies, I wouldn't recommend diamond-shaped bins for storage, whereas if you buy mostly full cases, diamonds work well. Do you plan to accommodate a dinner table in your winecellar, or will it be purely functional for wine storage? That kind of oddball question can impact your design. Lots to ponder.