Living with Wine: Passionate Collectors, Sophisticated

Living with Wine: Passionate Collectors, Sophisticated Cellars, and Other Rooms for Entertaining, Enjoying, and Imbibing

Americaâ€™s love of wine has spurred a collecting and entertaining phenomenon.

Some of Americaâ€™s most passionate oenophiles have re-invented the wine cellar as an inviting and beautiful part of the home.

True collectors love to share their passion, and this book offers a tour of their distinctive cellars. Created with the help of some of the best designers in the field, these rooms blend luxurious design aesthetics with ingenious storage solutions. The thirty stunning spaces featured include a traditional wood cellar finished with rich paneling and ornate lighting; a cathedral-like space that showcases ironwork inspired by the French Quarter of New Orleans (and has a secret entry from a library inside the house); an inviting living room lined with temperature-controlled wood alcoves behind insulated glass; and an Old World terra-cotta cellarâ€“within a sprawling entertainment center that includes a wet bar, a billiards table, and a tasting room.

Living with Wine reveals the details that make the cellars a welcoming place to returnâ€“from the materials, artwork, lighting, and cutting-edge preservation technology to the way the space harmonizes with the rest of the house. From the Bay Area to Boston, Napa to New York, homeowners such as Nancy and John Lasseter, the founder of Pixar Studios; American Idol host and TV and radio personality Ryan Seacrest; and entrepreneur Rick Ryan share insights into what they collect, why they started collecting, and how they designed their spaces to fit their passion.

This elegant volume shows what it means to love and collect wine.
Country USA
Brand CROWN
Manufacturer Potter Style
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780307407894
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2009-10-27
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780307407894

Country	USA
Brand	CROWN
Manufacturer	Potter Style
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780307407894
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2009-10-27
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780307407894

Living with Wine: Passionate Collectors, Sophisticated Cellars, and Other Rooms for Entertaining, Enjoying, and Imbibing