They probably originate from around the same era that it was decided that cork was the right thing to use as a bottle stop and cork was first used by the wine growers in France at the end of the 17th century. To protect the taste of the wine before that time, rags soaked in oil were used. Funny but I cannot seem to think that having oily rags stuffed in the top of the bottle could improve the quality .

Very little was known in those days gone by about the storing of wine. A wooden wine rack was simply used for convenience in the wine cellar then.

Still after all these years with so many advances having been made in technology wood has remained the favourite choice for the material that wine racks are made from. Several different types of wood have been used over time. Oak is probably the most common but pine, mahogany and cedar have also been used.

I find it difficult to understand that if the bottles are stored on racks made of wood or metal, the taste will be different. Wine connoisseurs feel differently though. It is almost always wood for them, they simply would not use anything else.

So if you choose wood wine racks you can portray to your friends and family that you too are a connisseur. They will appreciate that you want to carry on the long traditional way of storing wine.

For the wine producers who store a massive amount of bottles in their enormous wine cellars after growing vines in the vineyard, harvesting them and processing, wood has another unusual benefit.

It is an excellent material as it provides an ideal environment for growing mould which is really important for a maturing bottle of wine.

The more mould that exists, the better proof that the wines are older. Experts can age a bottle of wine by looking at the amount of mould on it. Do not worry though. It does not get into the wine and you do not have to drink it ever.

Make sure that you choose a rack where the style and colour fits in with the general decor of your kitchen or whatever other room you want to keep it in. If it compliments the colour of the wine as well so much the better.

Choosing the right kind of wine storage racks can be good fun but not as much fun as drinking the wine afterwards.

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The size you want it to be is probably the first decision that you will need to think about. How big wine racks are is normally decided by the number of bottles they will hold.

The largest that we can find on normal sale for the public is intended to hold 90 bottles. For using in a normal home however, probably racks that store 36,24 or 12 are normally more common. It might be a good plan to buy some racks that match and fit them all together if there is a whole wine cellar that needs to be filled up.

What material the rack is made of is the next thing you probably should think about. It is possibly less important if visitors to your house will not notice it as you plan to use it in your cellar. You should make sure that it matches in well with the current furniture in the room and is stylish if you intend it to be a feature in your kitchen or living room.

The wooden wine rack is so useful in the situation. It will be a good addition to any room and it will not be out of place. The green, blue, white, red tints in the wine bottles will contrast well with the normal colour of the wood.

What type of wood will be the best choice for you is your next thing to agree when you have chosen wood as the material. Pine, oak and ash are the most used ones. .

It is sensible to choose pine to store your wine bottles in too, if you have a lot of pine pieces already in the room, because pine is a very pale colour wood. The most usual pick by a long way is however oak. Oak gives some extra flexibility to blend in with the rest of the furniture  as you can buy it in dark oak or light oak.

If you decide to get one made totally of wood it will cost you a little more as quality timber is an expensive product. It is more normal to have your frame of the wooden wine rack made from metal with the wood being there to make it look lots better. Again the normal and cheapest metal is stainless steel but, if money is not so important, it can be in something such as brass. You have the beauty of the wood together with the steel’s strength when making it like this.

A rack can be on the floor standing alone or you can buy racks that you fix to a wall. If the colour is not right, another advantage with wood is that with paint you can alter it to any colour to fit in with the room.

Usually racks come in bits as a DIY product for you to put together yourself. This allows the companies to sell an oak wine rack more cheaply.

The first decision that you should think about is how big you want it to be. The size of wine racks is normally decided by how many bottles you can get in them.

One that is intended to hold 90 bottles is the biggest that we can find on normal sale for the public. For home use however, probably those that hold 12, 24 or 36 are usually more relevant. If there is a whole wine cellar that needs to be filled up it may be a good idea to buy some matching racks and fit them all together.

Secondly you should probablythink about what material it is made of. If you are going to use it in the cellar where it will not be seen a lot by visitors to your home it is probably not very important. You will want to ensure that it matches in well alongside the current decor of the room and looks stylish if you intend to make it a feature in your kitchen or living room.

This is the situation when a wooden wine rack comes into its own. It will be acceptable in any room and it will not be out of place. The normal wood colour will contrast well with the blue, white, green, red tints in the wine bottles.

What kind of wood is the best choice for you is the next thing to determine when you have picked wood for the material. Oak, ash and pine are the most common woods. .

It is sensible to pick pine to put your wine bottles in too, if you have lots of pine pieces of furniture already in the room, as pine is a very pale colour wood. By a long way nevertheless oak is the most normal choice. You can get it dark or light oak which gives some extra flexibility to blend in with the rest of the furniture around.

If you opt to buy one made totally from wood you will pay quite a bit more as good wood costs a lot of money. The wood can be there to make the rack look better whilst the frame is made of metal. Again the normal and cheapest metal to use is stainless steel but, if you have enough money, it can be in brass or something else. In building it this way you get the strength of the steel together with the wood’s beauty.

One other thing is that you can buy ones that are on the floor standing alone or you can buy racks that can be fixed to the wall. By painting you can alter it to any colour to blend in with the room if the colour is not right, another advantage with wood.

You have to put it together yourself nowadays as a rack comes in kit form as a DIY product. This lets companies to sell you a wooden wine rack more cheaply.

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How big you need it to be is probably the first decision to be thought about. The size of wine racks is really decided by the number of bottles you can get in them.

One that is intended to keep 90 bottles is the biggest that we can find on normal sale for the public. Those that keep 12, 24 or 36 is usually more common for using in a normal home. If you have a big wine cellar that you need to fill up it may be a good idea to buy some matching racks and fit them all together.

The second thing you probably shouldconsider what material the rack is made of. It is probably not as important if visitors to your home will not notice it as you plan to use it in your cellar. If you want to make it a feature in a living room or kitchen you will choose to ensure that it is fashionable and blends in well with the present furniture in the room.

This is the area when a wooden wine rack is so useful. It will be a good addition in any room and it will not look out of place. The red, green, white, blue tints in the wine bottles will contrast brilliantly with the natural wood colour.

Having decided that wood should be the material that is best for you there are some choices on which kind of wood is correct. The most common woods are ash, oak and pine. .

Pine is quite a distinctive coloured wood so, if there is a lot of pine pieces already in the room, it is sensible to select that wood in which to put your wine too. By a long way nevertheless oak is the most usual wood to use. It can also be bought in light oak or dark oak so it gives some extra flexibility to match the rest of the pieces of furniture around.

If you determine to buy one made just of timber you will pay a little more as good standard wood is an costly product. It is more common to have the frame of your wooden wine rack made from metal with the wood used to make it look a lot better. If money is not so much of a problem, it can be in brass or something else whereas the cheapest and normal metal is stainless steel. You get the steel’s strength together with the beauty of the wood when you do it this way.

One extra thing is that you can buy ones that are on the floor standing alone or you can buy racks that are fixed on the wall. By painting you can change it to any colour you want to blend in with the room if its colour is not right, another advantage of wood.

It is also normal these days that the rack comes in bits as a DIY product for you to fit together yourself. This lets the companies to sell a wooden wine rack more cheaply.