Modular Cellar Racks

Solid ash from a Vermont woodworking company that has been at it for over 80 years, and reviewers say it looks custom-made. Each unit holds twelve bottles and interlocks with the next, so you can start inside a kitchen cabinet and keep adding units as the collection grows. Per bottle it costs more than the pine racks on this page; the money goes on hardwood that will outlast them.

Not for: Filling a wall cheaply. Per bottle, the pine racks here cost far less.

A stainless steel post that runs from floor to ceiling, up to 10 feet, with rails holding bottles two deep: 42 bottles on one side, or 126 with the two-sided version. It ships in two five-foot sections that join in the middle, and the kit includes the frame and the racking. It is the kind of system you see in restaurant cellars and priced to match, with only a handful of Amazon reviews so far. Measure the ceiling before you order.

Not for: Renters and anyone on a budget. It is fixed floor to ceiling, and it is by far the most expensive rack on this site.

Sixty bottles in a block of solid pine about 26 inches wide, 28 tall and 12 deep, assembled by tapping the joints together with a hammer, with no screws or nails. Reviewers say the tight joints make it very sturdy, and it fits under a counter or into an alcove. It is sold as stackable, so a second block can go on top later. The openings are snug: reviewers report Champagne and large Pinot Noir bottles scrape their labels going in.

Not for: Champagne and Burgundy collections. The openings are too tight for the wider bottles.

Ninety-six bottles in eight tiers of solid pine, about 45 inches wide, 37 tall and 11 deep, slotted together without a single tool. The openings are 3.5 inches, the width that takes every 750ml shape, Champagne included. The wood is unfinished, so you can stain it to match the room. A few reviewers find it wobbles when loaded, so set it against a wall on a level floor. A six-tier, 72-bottle version suits a lower space.

Not for: Uneven floors, or the middle of a room. Some reviewers report wobble, and it is steadiest against a wall.