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Building Your Home Wine Cellar on the East End for five years. His company partners with the finest wine cellar manufacturers and suppliers in the world to custom design any style wine cellar, residential or commercial, to your standards. When asked if one can install a wine cellar anywhere in the home, Cimino explained, “Ninety-five to 99% of our customers put their cellars in the basement where there is extra space. Chances are there is unfinished space available so it’s easy to install the cooling units
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By Samantha Mitchell Experts agree that once you start accumulating wine faster than you can drink it – or when the bottles start stacking up like cordwood – it’s time to consider building or installing a wine cellar. Many people have do-ityourself wine racks in closets or dedicated shelves in butlers’ pantries, but if you’re considering an actual climate-controlled wine cellar, Dan’s Papers recommends calling in the pros. Peter Cimino is the owner of North Fork Wine Cellar Designs, a company that has been installing wine cellars
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there.” Climate control is an important issue, says Cimino. “The ideal temperature is 55-56° and the ideal humidity is 60-70%. Other than the winter months we have enough humidity here on the East End, but we call in a refrigeration expert nine times out of 10,” he said. As with building your wine collection, building a custom wine cellar is a very personal process. What size is your collection now? How large will it be in the future? What design elements will work in your home? What type of cooling system will you need? And what is your budget? From storage systems of the finest hand-crafted wood to wine caves of imported stone, from simple wire shelving to high-tech restaurant-quality equipment, each cellar reflects the needs and desires of its owner. Cimino explains that he consults with the homeowner’s contractor or property manager when starting a new project. The goal is to enjoy a cellar that’s right for you and also to increase your property value. “If you’re thinking racks and glass walls, that’s not enough to add value to your home. You’re basically spending money on a wine closet, not a wine cellar,” says Cimino. So once you have decided to make the investment in a professionally installed wine cellar, here
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