Trap Doors That Lead to a Bounty of Vino Are Perfect for Small Spaces
Elsa Blaine — January 25, 2009 — Lifestyle
References: spiralcellars & thekitchn
A trap door in your kitchen floor that leads down a spiral staircase to a treasure of 1,600 bottles of wine is not just a dream. Spiral wine cellars are an ingenious way to store large collections of wine in a relatively small space.
After a unit is purchased, a team of professionals comes to your home to dig out the required hole for your own private storage vault to be installed. Then the cellar is delivered and placed deep beneath your feet. Top it off with your choice of trap door, wood or glass, and your secret vino crypt is ready to go.
No power is required to maintain the proper temperate, as insulation is provided by the surrounding soil and the system has a clever way to use air circulation to cool the air to an optimum 55°.
In the U.S. a spiral wine cellar will run you at least $30,000, so you'd better be a real wine lover.
After a unit is purchased, a team of professionals comes to your home to dig out the required hole for your own private storage vault to be installed. Then the cellar is delivered and placed deep beneath your feet. Top it off with your choice of trap door, wood or glass, and your secret vino crypt is ready to go.
No power is required to maintain the proper temperate, as insulation is provided by the surrounding soil and the system has a clever way to use air circulation to cool the air to an optimum 55°.
In the U.S. a spiral wine cellar will run you at least $30,000, so you'd better be a real wine lover.
Trend Themes
1. Spiral Wine Cellars - The trend of spiral wine cellars offers a disruptive innovation opportunity for wine storage solutions in small spaces.
2. Private Wine Vaults - The trend of private wine vaults presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for personalized and secure storage of wine collections.
3. Air-cooled Wine Cellars - The trend of air-cooled wine cellars provides a disruptive innovation opportunity for energy-efficient wine storage systems.
Industry Implications
1. Wine Storage Solutions - The wine storage solutions industry can explore the disruptive innovation opportunity of developing more accessible and cost-effective spiral wine cellar alternatives.
2. Home Renovation - The home renovation industry can tap into the disruptive innovation opportunity of offering professional installation services for spiral wine cellars.
3. Luxury Home Design - The luxury home design industry can capitalize on the disruptive innovation opportunity of integrating custom and stylish trapdoor wine cellars in high-end residential projects.
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