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Impress Your Guests: Build Your Perfect Holiday-Ready Wine Cellar

The holiday season is just around the corner, bringing with it opportunities to gather with friends and family. Whether you’re hosting intimate dinners or grand celebrations, a cellar can serve as both a functional area for your wine collection and a statement piece to captivate your guests...

Protect Your Reds: Optimal Wine Storage in the Arizona Desert

When it comes to enjoying a good bottle of red wine, storing and serving it at the proper temperature is essential for unlocking its full range of flavours. In many parts of the world, ambient room temperature is considered ideal for serving reds. However, with Arizona summer temperatures often soaring well over 100°F outside, storing and serving red wine at ambient temperature can be detrimental to its quality...

The Power of Partnership: Expert Collaboration in Cellar Design

"Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort." – John Ruskin, English writer and art historian

At Exquisite Wine Cellars, our commitment to excellence is reflected in our carefully curated network of trade partners who are leaders in their respective fields. By collaborating with first-rate professionals, we ensure that every project...

Captivating Cabernet Sauvignon: A Timeless Favourite

Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the most beloved red wines in the world. Its rich history, robust flavours and versatility make it an essential for dinner parties and a classic choice for cellar collections. But what makes this wine so special, and why is it critical to store it properly?

Rack It Up: Transforming Your Bottle Storage

When it comes to designing a cellar that showcases your prized wine collection, the choice of racks plays a critical role. Innovative designs incorporate a range of options that enhance both functionality and aesthetics. Let's explore...

Excellence Unveiled: An Inside Look at Working With EWC

As we celebrate our fourth year in business, we are more motivated than ever to inspire people to make their cellar or wine wall dreams come true. And what better way to do that than to share our honest thoughts about what you can expect when working with us? Here’s a quick Q&A with our founder and passionate creative force, David James...

Celebrating Spring: Wine Cellar Design With a Fresh Perspective

With the vibrant spirit of spring upon us, now is the ideal time to breathe new life into your home – starting with that long-pondered wine cellar, room or stunning wall display. Living in the beautiful Sonoran Desert, we are...

Wine Cellar Success: Expert Tips to Prevent Pitfalls

Creating a bespoke cellar is a goal for many wine enthusiasts, offering a sanctuary for prized bottles and a space for serenity or socialising. However, without proper planning and care, your wine cellar could become a source of disappointment rather than delight...

Cheers to the New Year: Exploring Fresh Horizons for 2024

As our team at Exquisite Wine Cellars looks back with thankfulness on what has been a truly extraordinary 2023, we are excited to welcome the promising opportunities that the new year holds...

Seasonal Sips: Exploring Holiday Beverages

As the holiday season continues to unfold, there's no better time to enjoy the variety of festive beverages that come along with it. From warm spices to sparkling citrus, the selection of libations is varied and vibrant enough to suit a variety of personal palates...

Lights, Cabernet, Action: The Art of Wine Cellar Illumination

At EWC, everyone from the design team to our skilled craftspeople pays meticulous attention to each aspect of your wine storage, including the often-overlooked element of lighting. Illumination isn't merely about visibility; it's about...

Sustainable Cellaring: Exploring Eco-Friendly Options

While Team EWC is happily focused on creating custom wine storage scenarios for your home or business, we also feel it’s important to keep up with current trends in the winemaking industry. And given that the topic of sustainability continues to gain momentum in everything from coffee to construction materials, it’s no surprise...

Pinot Grigio: The Other White Wine

When the subject of white wine is brought up, the tried-and-true Chardonnay is the variety that often comes to mind. And according to WineInstitute.org, Chardonnay is California’s most planted white wine grape and is far and away the most popular wine in America. However...

Getting Your Cellar Sorted: Tracking Tools and Organisation

You’ve finally taken the exciting step of investing in your ideal wine storage scenario for your home or business. You may have even found a favourite local wine merchant to help you stock your cellar with amazing vintages. But there’s just one final detail that may have been missed...

Just Say Rosé: A Guide to Your Perfect Summertime Sip

With the news outlets constantly trumpeting the obvious fact that Arizona is currently a
triple-digit-temperature blast furnace, Team EWC would like to take a moment to turn your attention to a much more pleasant topic: staying cool with a perfectly chilled glass of rosé wine...
 

Wine Cellar Safety: How to Protect Your Investment

Whether you’ve already built the customised wine storage scenario of your dreams, or are still pondering the idea, the question of protecting your valued bottles is certainly an important topic for consideration. While theft is perhaps the most obvious concern, there are other factors

Retail Relationships: How to Choose a Wine Shop

It’s certainly hard to beat the convenience of ordering wine online and having it delivered to your doorstep. However, when it comes to something as personalised as selecting a new favourite vintage or planning beverages for a special celebration, it’s a great idea to cultivate a close relationship with a trustworthy local wine merchant...

Design Direction: New Trends for 2023

Team EWC is always on the lookout for innovative styles, textures and materials that combine both functionality and aesthetics to create a wine storage style that is uniquely you. As we settle into spring, now is the perfect time...

Elegantly Effective: Creating the Ideal Wine Storage Scenario for Your Business

While exploring new wines is a favourite activity for both seasoned connoisseurs and occasional oenophiles, the most recent wine sales data seems to indicate that this isn’t a passing trend. According to Grand View Research, a respected market research firm headquartered in San Francisco, California, the U.S. wine market was valued at...

The Perfect Pour: Choosing Your Ideal Wine When Dining Out

Team EWC has always been dedicated to elevating the experience of enjoying your favourite vintages at home – whether you’re sitting in a custom-built bar or sipping beside a bespoke wine wall designed with your personal aesthetics in mind.  But we are also passionate about helping enterprises such as restaurants and clubs to house their wines in custom cellars and displays that please the eye and protect the product...

Custom Cabinetry: A Win for Your Wine Storage

Whether your palate preferences run toward summery sauvignon blancs or a well-aged cabernet, proper storage is an absolute must to keep your valuable vintages in top shape. Team EWC has always taken great pride in creating stunning options to display your bottles in a way that is uniquely you, including one-of-a-kind wine walls, classic cellars or bespoke cabinetry...

Take It Easy: Why Rest Is Best for You (and Your Wine)

According to the esteemed American dictionary, Merriam-Webster, the word “holiday” is defined as “a day of freedom from work.” I recently had to look this up whilst in a state of minor confusion, because it seemed that the further we got into the season of festivities, the more labour there was to be done. Of course, it was all great fun and well worth the effort to host cherished family and friends from here and abroad. But even the most happily social of humans are often – much like a good bottle of wine – at their best after they have had a proper rest...

Bring on the Bubbly: Sparkling Wines for Holiday Cheer

“Champagne is one of the elegant extras in life.” – Charles Dickens

The holidays are a time to celebrate things that sparkle and shine, with tinsel, ornaments and twinkling lights illuminating almost every occasion. So, why not add your favourite sparkling wine to that list? A glass of bubbly goes beautifully with hors d’oeuvres and deserts but it can also be a perfect complement to an elegant main course. But with a multitude of bubbly beverages available, how does one choose...?

Palate Preferences: Finding Your Wine, Your Way

"A bottle of good wine, like a good act, shines ever in the retrospect." – Robert Louis Stevenson

“Wine is wonderful stuff. But so many people are put off by the snobbery of it.” – John Cleese

Whether you consider yourself a seasoned oenophile, or someone who has been known to choose a bottle just because there is a dog on the label, the fact is that everyone’s taste is unique and quite personal...

Wine Meets Design: Showcasing Vintages in Your Restaurant or Business

Over the past several years, Team EWC has had the pleasure of helping people all across Arizona to realise their dream of having a truly customised wine storage scenario specially designed for their home. But we are passionate about helping commercial enterprises, too. Whether your business is a restaurant or retail space, having a striking wine display on the premises can both delight your customers and help potentially increase your profits...

Sipping Soirée: How to Host a Simple Yet Spectacular Wine Tasting

It’s no secret that our passion is to create truly customised wine storage scenarios that keep your treasured vintages in peak condition. However, we’ve often found that it’s quite easy for the proud owner of a new wine wall or cellar to spend so much time gathering bottles that they momentarily forget that they’re meant to be shared and enjoyed...

Cracking the “Custom” Code: A Wine Wall That’s Truly You

Custom. Bespoke. Personalised... When you’ve decided to invest in the wine storage scenario of your dreams, those are the words you want to hear. To know that your contractor is dedicated to designing something that is much more than just a place to keep your favourite adult beverages. But what does “custom” really mean...?

Questioning Quality: Finding a Trustworthy Contractor

Beautifully bespoke wine storage is becoming more of a must-have these days for reasons ranging from convenient access to your favourite bottles to increased property value. And chances are, you’ve probably seen some magnificent examples online or in person that have got you thinking about commissioning a space for your own valued vintages. But unfortunately, appearance doesn’t tell the whole story...

The Heat Is On: Summer Wine Storage Strategies

Yes, it’s only May and we’re already sounding the alarm…er, providing a gentle reminder, that the blast furnace knows as summer in Arizona is just around the corner. But we’ll skip the lectures on bathing in sunscreen and focus instead on the health and wellbeing of your wine collection....

Ask EWC: Wine Storage Q&A

“The important thing is not to stop questioning.” – Albert Einstein.

We don’t often find ourselves in deep discussions about the theory of relativity, but all of us on Team EWC are in full agreement with Mr. Einstein that questioning is key. In fact, we’re known by our suppliers...

Shipshape Storage: Keeping Your Wine Room Like New

Your collection is beautifully curated. You’ve invested in the wine storage scenario of your dreams. So, how do you make sure the space that houses your valued vintages shines for years to come...?

Top 10 Reasons Why You Need Custom Wine Storage

Remember when wine cellars were found only in royal mansions and high-end restaurants? We don’t either. Okay, we may have heard a rumour or two about such rubbish. But obviously we ignored it, because our philosophy at EWC is that beautifully crafted wine storage...

A Toast to 2022: Wine Down Into the New Year

While the 2021 holidays were filled with fun, there is also a sense of relief now that the hoopla has relaxed a bit and the promise of a new year can be contemplated in relative peace. I say “relative” because we are thankful to report that business has continued to grow for the Exquisite Wine Cellars team since we opened our doors in early 2020...

Build-a-Bar: Bringing the Celebration Home

Not in the mood for bar hopping but still want to enjoy your favourite beverage with friends or family in a fantastic atmosphere? Building a home bar that’s designed with your dreams in mind will provide years of enjoyment and become a celebratory gathering place for years to come. Your options are nearly endless...

Think Before You Build: Four Important Points to Ponder

You’re ready to build your dream wine room and the creative ideas are flowing. And here at Exquisite Wine Cellars, we love nothing more than bringing brilliant ideas to life. However...

Looking Sharp: Finding Your Wine Storage Style

If you’re going to go for a wine storage space, it’s got to look spectacular. But what does that mean to you? Because what’s brilliant to one person can be boring to another. Here are a few different preferences for you to peruse...

License to Chill: Choosing a Proper Cooling System

Whether you’re just starting your wine collection or already have a bounty of bottles, the right cooling system is critical to safeguarding your valued vintages. But how do you decide which is ideal? Your best bet is to start with understanding the basics...

Refrigeration Perfection: Insulation and Vapour Barriers

At Exquisite Wine Cellars, we believe your wine must be protected and respected. In addition to attaining a beautiful balance between functionality and aesthetics, proper insulation and vapour barriers are a must when it comes to creating your ideal wine storage space...

Valued Vintages: Raise Your Property Value with a Custom Wine Room

There’s no question that a beautifully bespoke wine room adds elegance, character and a sense of artistic individuality to a home. But it can add to the resale value of your residence, as well...

Functionality vs. Aesthetics: Having It All

“Design is where science and art break even". Mieke Gerritzen, Designer, Artist & Director

Who doesn’t want the best of all worlds? Beauty and value. Performance and attractiveness. At Exquisite Wine Cellars, we strive to make the impossible not only possible, but easily attainable.

The Why Behind Wine Storage

Once upon a time, wine drinkers needed only a subterranean space sheltered from direct sunlight to protect their precious bottles...