Is your wine cellar "spiraling" out of control?

What do you do when you find a great bottle of wine for an amazing price? If you think like I do, you would buy the whole case instead of just a couple of bottles, but what often happens to me I can barely get one bottle in my Avanti, let alone a whole case.

If you're like me an enjoy great bottle diversity, keeping a few dozen different types of bottles around the place on standby can be a challenge with a 200 bottle cellar or maybe you tend to keep bottles for months or years before drinking them and your Eurocave [or other storage system] just won't cut it anymore, then you just may want or need a Spiral Cellar.

So the questions becomes, what to do? Well you could always dig yourself a hole, not a good thing to do when you're in conversation [aka, argument] with your significant other, but in this case it just may be the ticket to finding that "right-size" cellar so many collectors or cork-dorks would [need] love to have. For many folks [cork-dorks like me], [not all] the truth is that many of us don’t have the room necessary to store another case of wine in our [collective] nearing over-capacity [above ground] storage systems or just don't have another place in your home to build an above ground cellar in a spare room and you don't want to convert that nursery quite yet. So what can be done, order another Eurocave or another storage system? Maybe, but what if you are just flat out of space?   This system from Spiral Cellars seems like a great alternative and I've outlined  some pros and cons below.

Well then I may have the answer you’ve been looking for, a visit from the folks at Spiral Cellars who can for about 30k [ouch] on average, get to the bottom [literally] of your wine storage issue[s]. That said, seriously think about this unique option, which would make you the talk of the town in cork-dork circles. So here's the idea you can build a deep, dank dungeon, with a trap door no less, into your kitchen floor and of course your significant other will be so pleased with this idea, wink, wink! Seriously though, check out this option at Spiral Cellars . This appears to be a great (albeit, initially expensive) way to keep your wine chilling at the right temperature, save on energy costs and be "green-minded" all in one fell swoop.

You could potentially fill this cellar with up 1500 bottles or 125 cases. There are many sizes to choose from of course! You have an option for a glass trap door as well if you'd like to show off your latest innovation. Also the kitchen is not the only place you can install it, why not in your living room? Someone kicked this idea over to my inbox, because they know how out of control a cellar in the living room really is.... do you think this was a hint??

Pros: You have easy access to a nice sized [1500 bottle] collection, which I think is perfect for a couple who loves to entertain and drink wine on a regular basis. Second, you don have the problem of those irregular sized bottles not fitting in your Eurocave or other wine storage system, where you have to pull shelves [that's what I call "pita"] out to accommodate those kind of bottles. Third, it requires no energy to maintain your collection at preferred temperature, the only energy you will use is for lighting when you enter the cellar, to take out one of your prizes. Fourth, much easier to find specific [vintage, varietal, type] bottles for the right occasion or pairing situation, because of the ease of organizing your purple treasures. Fifth, umm there's of course the "coolness" factor, because if you had one of these in your home, you'd definitely impress some folks.

Cons: Okay yes there's a downside, as with everything in life. The cost is a bit prohibitive for a large majority of folks, including myself. Second, digging a hole down into the foundation of your home may not be the best idea for structural integrity no matter what their engineer's tell you. Third, well your friends or family may think you're just a kook [or eccentric at best] and further conclude that you should be heading to AA meetings to consult with your higher power.

My Recommendation: First take a look at this video, call them to discuss the potential project and then starting saving some serious coin or I would say you could take an equity line of credit on your home, but those days for many are long gone [completely different topic]. If you can afford it I would say I definitely recommend it enthusiastically.

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