Wine cave

Oak barrels in the wine cave of Rutherford Hill Winery in Napa County, California.
Underground wine cave of the Rutherford Hill winery in Napa County, California.

Underground Wine cellars are subterranean structures for the storage and the aging of wine. They are an integral component of the wine industry worldwide. The design and construction of wine caves represents a unique application of underground construction techniques.

The storage of wine in extensive underground space is an extension of the culture of wine cellar rooms, both offering the benefits of energy efficiency and optimum use of limited land area. Wine caves naturally provide both high humidity and cool temperatures, which are key to the storage and aging of wine.