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What things other than wines you can store in-home wine cellars in Australia? Well, nowadays, wine cellars aren’t simply cool underground rooms anymore. Having modern technologies, wine cellars are no longer limited to the basement. You can install a cellar in any corner of your house. Even if there’s no space for building a dedicated wine room, you can transform any of your rooms into a cellar. But did you know that you can store other things in your cellar? Let’s discuss that in the below blog post.
Are wine cellars only for wines?
If you’re unsure about storing other things in your cellar, let us tell you that you can do that. Can you store things that aren’t related to wines in your cellar? Well, YES!
With a 60% humidity level and 55o F. temperature, wine cellars are different from refrigerators. It’s both humid and warmer, but also cooler. So, they’re ideal for storing many other things. And here’re the top 6 of them,
1. Bottle of Beer:
Do you know that you can store your beer bottles in your home cellar? Being hermetically sealed, beer bottles are unaffected by the humidity level of the cellar. So, if you’ve got a wide collection of beer, you can store them in the cellar. Though most people keep beer bottles in the kitchen fridge, they’re perfect for the cellar as well. You can even flaunt your esoteric collection in your cellar without any hassles.
2. Homemade Cheese:
Homemade cheese making is one of the most unique and popular hobbies in the world. Cheeses, either made for hobby or commercial reasons are another thing you can store in the cellar. Wine cellars make the perfect environment for storing homemade cheese. It can store them long-term with plenty of airflow, darkness, and a constant temperature and humidity level. Hence, you may have seen most people store their precious wine collection with high-end cheese.
3. Imported Olive Oil:
Both grapevines and olive trees love similar environments. Thus, it isn’t uncommon for vineyards to have their olive oil brand. And like that, both wines and olive oils love to be in the home cellar. If you’ve bought high-end olive oil from your trips or got one imported from Italy/other countries, storing them in the cellar will be ideal. A dim, cool environment is the perfect place for long-term olive oil storage.
4. Cured Meats and Canned Goods:
Did you know that your home cellar can be an ideal place for cured meats? If you’re a hunter, you may want to dry and preserve the meats you hunted. Well, you can store them in your wine cellar. Certain types of cured meats like jerkies, salamis and sausages can be stored in a cellar without any issues. They can last up to at least 1 year or more in your home cellar if not opened and 2 months if opened. Other than meats, you can also store cured/canned/jarred food items in the cellar.
5. Vintage Books:
Storing books in a cellar may look funny, but it isn’t. Most vintage books are fragile, consisting of old and valuable items. Hence, storing it somewhere cool and dark will be ideal for them. Wine cellars can protect your vintage book collections from moulds and other potential damages. You can also flaunt your rare find books with your wines in a glass cellar.
6. Cigars:
Do you like cigars? If yes, then you can store them in the home wine cellar. A 70% humidity level is ideal for cigars. But well, 60% of the humidity level of the wine cellar will be okay as long as it stays constant.
Are you thinking of building home wine cellars in Australia? Having a professional builder by your side can help you get the right storage you want for your wines. And we hope this blog will assist you with that.
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