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Two Uniquely-Designed Arizona Wine Cellars
08 July 2010
Nothing beats the combination of enjoying a delicious bottle of wine with great company, while having the dramatic Arizona sunset as a backdrop.
“This posed an architectural challenge though, because most wine cellars don’t feature an outdoor exit; the room needs to maintain a temperature of 55 degrees to preserve the wine. That’s why we typically design wine cellars in the center of a home, where it’s cooler,” Scott explained.
Architectural designer Gary Wyant designed a separate door from the wine room to a small grotto patio protected from the sun, where a café table and hand-carved cantera stone wall fountain provide the owners and their guests a comfortable place to sip wine and enjoy the sunset and city light views.
“Even though the room is positioned on the outside of the home and exposed to outdoor temperatures that can rise to well over 100 degrees in the summer months, Gary was able to design the wine cellar in such a way that the room remains temperature-controlled.”
For another CW project in Silverleaf, a new design challenge presented itself; creating a cellar that provided the owners adequate room to store their wine collection while providing an intimate space for tastings and small gatherings.
“It’s fairly common for people to want to build a wine storage room that includes space to decant and taste wine,” Scott said. “But, because the wine storage area maintains a temperature of around 55 degrees, it can quickly become too chilly to enjoy the experience.”
Gary’s design solution was two-fold. He created an area right outside the wine cellar large enough for a decanting and tasting area. A series of insulated glass and iron doors between the wine storage area and the tasting area was introduced, so the owners and their guests could enjoy the ambience of the wine collection while sipping their favorite vintage.
For an added touch, interior designer Lissa Hickman specified wood flooring crafted from antique wine barrels still branded with the labels and cask numbers from their days at the winery. Additionally, an elevator provides the owners easy access to the cellar from the butler’s pantry upstairs, making the process of stocking the cellar or just grabbing that next bottle a bit easier.
To learn more about the Calvis Wyant wine cellars, please call us at 480.905.0200 or visit our Web site at CalvisWyant.com.