Beautiful Basement Wine Cellar in Vancouver

A client decided to add a distinctive feature to his newly purchased residential property in Vancouver. He contacted Blue Grouse Wine Cellars to create a basement wine cellar for his growing wine collection. The Blue Grouse team incorporated traditional features with wood wine racks. Continue reading on to learn more about the impressive features of this wine room.  

Vancouver Basement Wine Cellar Design and Construction  

A wine enthusiast decided to create a basement wine cellar in their new home. His collection was growing, so he thought it was an excellent idea to invest in a climate-controlled wine room designed to store wines correctly and display them beautifully. 

He sought the help of Blue Grouse Wine Cellars, one of the most reliable builders in Canada. With many years in the wine cellar construction industry, the team has proven their expertise and creativity in building eye-catching custom wine cellars.  

Before creating a design proposal, they conducted an assessment to gather important information that would affect the overall functionality and appeal of the wine room. They conducted an on-site visit to check if the basement was a good location for a wine cellar build-out. They also measured the area to be utilized for the project and discussed all of the client’s requirements.  

Designing the Vancouver Basement Wine Cellar  

The Back Wall of the Traditional Wine Cellar Built in a Basement of a Vancouver Home

After a careful assessment of the owner’s needs, Blue Grouse Wine Cellars started creating 3-dimensional images. These drawings consist of the different wine room elevations, bottle capacities, room dimensions, racking styles, and door design.  

The goal was to create a design that would fit 1,200 bottles. Since the client had bottles of various sizes, we tailored the wine storage system to accommodate standard and non-standard bottles. The Blue Grouse team had to build a wall in front to fully enclose the space. The wall panels are made of beeswax walnut wood, the same material used for the racking. 

The owner wanted a traditional wine cellar design with wooden wine racks. Different bottle configurations were combined to create a unique wine display and maximize the storage capacity of the wine room. One of the features of this basement wine cellar is the lit bulkhead that lines the top of the wine racks.   

Back Wall: the Focal Point of the Basement Wine Cellar  

The back wall is the focal point of the Vancouver basement wine cellar. It consists of a peninsula wine rack intended to display the bottles in cascading manner and add character to the residential wine room. This section has bottle openings for storing large-format bottles horizontally. There is a wooden louvered grill cover at the top of it to conceal the evaporator of the wine cooling unit. The wine room looks more elegant without any visible equipment.  

Blue Grouse Wine Cellars also incorporated individual wine racks and high-reveal display rows on both sides of the waterfall racking. The display rows pitch the bottles at an angle to keep the cork moist. Adding a lighting system above them highlights the bottles beautifully.  

Left and Right Walls 

Wooden Wine Racks on the Sidewalls of the Basement Home Wine Cellar in Vancouver