DWC starts each new project with the aim to meet your client’s personal design and budget desires while incorporating the designer’s original style and details. We are distinct in custom cellar manufacturing because of our quality craftsmanship and our immeasurable customer service!  We welcome collaboration in obtaining a design and a budget applicable to the specific client. Each wine cellar and client is unique.  We invite revised designs and open conversations about a project. A designer’s artistic details are secure so clients are exclusive to the designer.

There are Four Main Steps to creating a Custom Wine Cellar -- Room Prep, Cooling System, Design, and Installation:

 DESIGN PROCESS:

o   ROOM PREPARATION BASED UPON CELLAR TYPE 

• Passive 
• Climate Control 
• • Vapor Barrier 
  • Insulation 
  • Underlayment 
  • Electrical & Lighting Locations 
  • Wine Cellar 

o COOLING SYSTEM FOR CLIMATE CONTROLLED

• Self Contained Units
• Split Cooling Systems
• Ducted Systems                  

o   DESIGN 

• Consultation with Client
• • Meet with your client to obtain room dimensions and desired design.
  • Discuss their collection and their future endeavors.
  • Function of Cellar -- Showcase, Entertaining, Basic Storage
  • Bottle types/sizes -- Half, Wine, Champagne, Magnums, Imperials, Jeroboams, and more
  • Display areas
  • Cabinets
  • Decanting areas
  • Table top space
  • Lighting
• Design Request
• • Supply room dimensions and design specifications for evaluation from our experienced design team to transform into a 2-D computer aided drawing with a price estimate.
  • Consideration to designer "preferences" and engineering is applied with the initial design.
• Collaboration (Unique and Specific to DWC)
• • At DWC we are enthusiastically and promptly available to discuss designs, budgets, engineering, room prep, and more
  • We welcome design revisions to meet client's requirements.
  • Collaboration is the path to SUCCEED as a custom wine cellar designer!
• Sold Designs
• • Final room dimensions & payment
  • Details are finalized for approval
  • Client's approval of design with "sign-off" documents
• Production
• • Production & Shipping dates are established
  • Production begins
  • Each cellar starts with American grown lumber and milled at our Indiana warehouse.
  • Each piece of wood is shaped to the distinct cellar design specifications.
• Shipping
• • Your wine cellar is shipped at the promised ship date at no delay.
  • Our team is ready to answer questions and assist with shipping.

o   INSTALL OF CUSTOM WINE CELLAR 

• Average install takes 3 to 5 days