Custom Wine Cellars San Francisco: Who We Are

Our knowledgeable team of experts at Custom Wine Cellars is led by Michael Vecchia, an expert in the wine industry with years of experience in designing, constructing, and installing wine cellars. Michael and his team understand the importance of providing a safe storage solution for your wine collection. We’ve completed custom wine cellars all over the San Francisco area, including Palo Alto, San Mateo, Walnut Creek, Petaluma, and Napa. We love what we do and are available to help anyone in the San Fransisco bay area complete their dream cellar project.

Michael’s Background

Michael studied business at Cal Poly with a minor in Wine and Viticulture. His 1st job out of college was running the tasting room at Concannon Vineyard in Livermore, CA. He started with Concannon in 2000 and was with them for about a year. He then made the decision to transition in the wine cellar/wine accessory business and started as a district manager for a company called Wine Hardware. About 5 years ago he and his wife Cari had the opportunity to purchase the company so they took full advantage of it.

Michael and his team at Wine Hardware are now members of the Wine Cellar Designers Group and the premiere designer and builder for Custom Wine Cellars San Francisco.

Ask Michael: What got you into the wine business?

“The wine cellaring idea always fascinated me because wine requires special care and attention in order to age properly… this being proper temperature and humidity levels.”

Wine Cellar Design and Installation Process

To start creating your custom wine storage solution, you can call us at (415) 508-8419 or you can fill out this form on our website. When you do, our friendly staff will be happy to answer your questions, and will begin the process of exploring different designs, wine cellar racks, cooling, and wine storage solutions within your budget.

Ask Michael: What do you like best about your job?

“Customer interaction and how every day is different. I could be discussing a custom walnut wine racking plan for a client’s home wine cellar on any given day and then be discussing a 2 ton Wine Guardian ducted cooling system for a winery on the next.”

“I love coming up with wine racking/cellar designs and solution for my clients’ needs, and the fact that we specialize in custom projects means that we can pretty much do anything… and we have a wide range of cooling unit options for any wine cellar application.”

What Wine Cellar Products Do We Offer?

Custom Wine Cellars San Francisco is a full-service builder and have completed projects of all sizes for all kinds of customers.

A recent favorite was a large custom wine racking project for Dana Estates Winery in the Napa Valley. It was an octagon shaped cellar with a rolling ladder, and it turned out beautifully.

Michael has also shipped a container of custom wine racks to the Konjiam Ski Resort in Korea. They flew out one of our preferred contractors to install the racking in the wine cellar caves.

He’s also had the opportunity to work with the Mondavi family on several custom cellar projects over the years.

Custom Wine Cellars offer a complete line of manufactured wine racking systems and custom racking for any size project. We also carry an extensive array of wine cellar refrigeration systems, wine cabinets, wood and glass cellar doors, and flooring products.

We’re ready to help you, whether your project is residential or commercial, whether your style is traditional, contemporary, or somewhere in between, our designers can make your wine cellar dreams a reality.

Ask Michael: What else can you tell us about yourself?

“I was born in Atlanta, Georgia and pretty much grew up in Agoura Hills (a small suburb in Los Angeles County). Currently my wife Cari and I reside in Walnut Creek with our 3-year-old daughter.”

Custom Wine Cellars San Francisco offers:

Wine Racks- Custom and Prefabricated

For those with a bold contemporary style, we offer metal VintageView Wine Racks that are unique and visually appealing. If you prefer wood wine racks, Custom Wine Cellars San Fransisco offers stained and unstained pine, redwood and mahogany racks.

Wine Cellar Refrigeration

With our wealth of experience designing and building wine storage systems, we have become experts in temperature and humidity management. We work very hard to follow wine storage best practices and we will build refrigeration systems that will keep your prized collection safe for years to come.

Wine Cellar Doors

Wine cellar doors are an important aesthetic feature of the room but they are even more important for the safe storage of wine. A wine cellar door must provide a seal to the room keeping the temperature and humidity at a steady number to avoid spoiling your wine cellar collection.

Wine cellar doors come in a variety of materials and styles. Many residential cellars in San Francisco feature traditional custom wood doors while commercial spaces tend to use modern glass doors. Whatever your preference, at Custom Wine Cellars San Francisco we can create the perfect custom wine cellar door for your needs.

Wine Cellar Flooring

Whether you want to go green and use eco-friendly reclaimed wine barrel flooring or you’d like to use tile, wood, or stone, Custom Wine Cellars San Francisco has a wide selection of flooring options.