Private wine cellars are typically associated with the upper echelons of society, limited as they tend to be to large, old and expensive houses. A UK company aims to change all that, however, with a precast storage system that can be installed in virtually any room of any house.
Spiral Cellars are watertight storage spaces that can be sunk into the ground in an existing ground floor room or incorporated into the build of an extension or new property. Capable of storing almost 1,900 bottles of wine, the spiral-shaped systems rely on the surrounding earth for insulation but also employ a unique air-flow system to maintain constant temperature without requiring any power. Three size options are available, ranging from the Mini Cellar—capable of storing at least 650 bottles—up to the White Spiral Cellar, which can accommodate up to 1,870 bottles. Pricing begins at GBP 9,200. A variety of trap door styles and optional extras such as LED lighting are also available.
Spiral Cellars has installed more than 23,000 Spiral Cellars in France and the UK over the last 25 or so years; one to bring to the growing ranks of oenophiles in other parts of the world...? (Related: Urban tasting room plays host to 8 local wineries — Wine selling & storytelling.)
Website: www.spiralcellars.co.uk
Contact: info@spiralcellars.com
"One of the world's leading sources of new business ideas". New business ideas? Nice hack, but not new.
As you said yourself, the idea goes back decades. It originated in 1978 according to this http://www.techinfo.com.my/spiral-stair-wine-cellar/
Hi Ricardo,
Our focus is on new business ideas, and sometimes that includes concepts that are familiar in one part of the world, and not in others. We think this one still has room to expand -- it's a relatively inexpensive way for wine lovers to create a dedicated space for their collection. And we can imagine it applied to other collections, too -- a secret, spiral library, for example. Just claiming that something isn't new is a bit of a dead end. We thought there was an interesting angle to the spiral cellars, and we hope other readers will, too!
What ever the wine or where it is stored, it should be recorded in Vinote Cellar, where every wine can be tracked, maintaining an accurate inventory no matter how much wine is consumed.
Cheers James
www.vinote.com
Cellar with confidence, cellar with Vinote.
Excellent Idea in my opinion and definitley has other uses. Previous comments are negative for the sake of being negative.
Would be keen on a agency in Ireland.