Riddling Racks For Form + Function

We sure do covet the rustic + simple look of a riddling rack. We seem to have created our own riddling photo collection since we snap photos whenever we spot them at flea markets or shoppes. Often used to hold wine in homes and restaurants, riddling racks were originally used to...

[Popular home + clothing chain, Anthropologie, carries riddling racks in their store.]

[This rack was for sale at vintage shoppe in Los Olivos, CA.]

...store champagne! Still used today, bottles are placed on special racks called pupitres during the aging stage. This places the bottles at a 45º with the cork pointed down and turned every day. This style of storage has easily transferred to every day home design and riddling racks available all over. Part wine storage and part art display.

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hey there, here is something similar I have been making for a fair few years now.
http://www.samarcher.co.uk/index.php?showimage=17

posted by archersam on February 6th 2009 at 5:33pm
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Nice looking piece, Sam. Only thing I'd change about the description is that submerging the corks doesn't prevent corking (which is when the cork contains a chemical that taints the wine), it prevents the cork from drying out and losing the seal (which can lead to prematurely oxidized wine).

Sigh! I would love love love a riddling rack, they're so gorgeous. But they're very expensive (especially if you get the real vintage ones and not reproductions) and huge! I can only dream of a living space where I could fit one. Maybe when I'm super duper rich I'll line my wine cellar with them. Until then...

posted by arttarte on February 8th 2009 at 10:57am
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