We're not sure which we enjoyed most, the pictures of Ronald's cellar .. or fawning over it's wonderful contents - Art & Betsy

From the Netherlands, Ronald writes .....

My wineroom is in the basement of the house, partially under groundlevel with an average temperature in the hottest part of the summer from about 21 degrees C. and in the winter around 15 degrees C.

I have split the former room in 2 parts. I insulated the walls with 10 cm thick glassfibre insulation blankets. The separation wall between the wineroom and the remaining part is also insualted with 10 cm insulation blankets. To make it attractive we have built a "library" against the wall through which you are able to access the wineroom.

[Picture 1] The wineroom itself is 2.50 x 3.00 meters and gives room for around 1300 bottles. I have space for 950 bottles in the iron racks and the other bottles are stored in their original cases.

[Picture 2] On the left of the foto is the entrance door. The cases are put, in what was previously a closet, and is now a nice place to put cases. On the top is a shelf which I use to store the magnum size bottles.

[Picture 3] This picture is the area with the Bordeaux and Bourgogne wines. The left is the first rack with white wine's, mainly Elzas.

[Picture 4] Looking further to the left, starting again with the Elzas from the previous picture moving to other white wines and Rhone wines. In the left corner the Whisperkool 3000 is mounted. The backside of the unit ends in what was previously a window to the garden.

[Picture 5] Once again turning further to the left as well in Time. Some more case were added since the previous picture. The winerack is a double rack containing Loire wines and the more every day wines (Monday till Thursday wines)

[Picture 6] The last picture shows some odd wines like singles bottles of port, german icewines, sweet wines from mister Bouscasse and a collection of Sauternes, most of them in half bottles.