However, if you are renovating a dwelling there might not be the place for such a structure. Moreover in both instances the financial outlay will be considerable. Vitro Building Products have developed a unique wine bottle storage system that can easily be installed into an already existing structure. Using lengths of 133 millimetre outer diameter clay pipes cut to the correct size, the Vitro Wine Bottle Pipes help to provide a constant environment that facilitates wine maturation.

In addition, each individual bottle is securely cradled within its own pipe length.

Although a wine cellar should ideally maintain a constant temperature of between 12 and 15 degrees Celsius, it is not everyone who is able to construct a room specially dedicated to the storage of their wines.

However, Vitro clay wine bottle pipes, as a result of their inbuilt characteristics – imperviousness as a result of the high firing temperatures achieved during their manufacture, and the thickness of their clay walls – provide an excellent alternative storage system in the bar area, living room or dining room of the average home. As temperatures within the pipe body remain constant, a system used in a room where the temperatures remain stable and fairly cool will help to achieve the same result as a specially constructed wine cellar. In addition, use of this natural product will enhance the interior of the room where the system has been installed.

All enquiries should be directed to Vitropipe, whose technical staff will be only too happy to assist with design and usage information.

Clay pipes are ideal for storing wine as they help to provide a constant environment which facilitates wine maturation. The pictures above illustrate how you can create your own cellar using Vitro Clay wine bottle pipes.