This Texas hill country’s residence had a specific requirement for the new-construction home: a centrally located wine room. The idea was to have a place that stores wine in an aesthetically interesting presentation and serves as an entertainment space in the home.

The wine room flows seamlessly with the home’s contemporary design and is adjacent to the home bar, kitchen, living room and outdoor space.

Kessick Wine Storage Systems in Greenville, South Carolina, designed the wine room that flows seamlessly with the home’s contemporary style. The project won the Wine Cellar category in the 2023 Top Shelf Design Awards.

In addition to the Texas stone on the focal point of the back wall, the other vertical surfaces are covered in white oak wall panels that mirror the construction detail in other areas of the home.

Rift-sawn white oak casework is the anchor that frames the clear acrylic wine cradles, supported by brushed aluminium. These are accented with LED linear display lighting.

The casework, soffit structure and wall panels are constructed of A-grade rift-sawn white oak. The wine racking is ‘Elevation Acrylic’, a proprietary wine racking system that stores and displays wine in a floating format with a focus on the wine label.

The acrylic wine cradles are all machined in-house at Kessick Systems. The base units are Estate Series rectangle bins to maximise capacity and support the weight of the wine and storage system. The LED lighting, tracks, and drivers are Loox5 by Hafele.

Kessick Systems’ manufacturing facility in Greenville consists of a balance of hand craftsmanship and automation. The software included SketchUp, Microvellum and enRoute, and the TeamWork project management program.