Wine Racks Blog

This is the time of the year when I’m always reminded of the Hans Christian Anderson story, “The Pine Tree”. Do you know that story? I’ll give you a quick breakdown:
In the forest a little pine tree was growing. All he can think about is growing up and is thoroughly embarrassed when a bunny hops over him, because it makes him feel even smaller and less important. The village kids call him the “baby of the forest” and again he is embarrassed and frustrated. A stork tells him of seeing older trees chopped down and used as ship masts, and the little tree envies them. In the fall, nearby trees are felled and the sparrows tell the little pine tree of seeing them decorated in houses.
One day, before he is able to grow larger, he is cut down. He is bought, carried into a house, decorated, and, on on Christmas Eve, he glows with candles, colored apples, toys, and baskets of candy. A gold star tops the tree. The children enter and plunder the tree of its candy and gifts then listen to a little fat man tell the story of “Humpty Dumpty”.
The next day, the pine tree expects the festivities to be renewed, and that every day he gets to celebrate with his new family, but servants take the tree down and carry him into the attic. The tree is lonely and disappointed but the mice gather to hear the tree recite the tale of “Humpty Dumpty”. Rats arrive, and, when they belittle the simple tale, the mice leave and do not return. In the spring, the pine tree – now withered and discolored – is carried into the yard. A boy takes the star from its topmost branch. The pine tree is then cut into pieces and burned.
You know what this classic story always reminds of? This 44 Bottle Wooden Wine Rack, made of unfinished pine. It’s over three feet tall, and looks great in any home. Since it’s unfinished, you can paint it however you like. Which will be fun.

It’s Friday, so I thought we’d have some fun today!

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then what about a picture with a thousand words? And not just one picture -  a bunch of pictures streaming together. How much is a movie worth? Well, this instructional video about wine racks is priceless in terms of knowledge!  Watch it closely, there may be a quiz at the end!

Okay, here’s your quiz: How great are wine racks! That’s an easy question, because they are really great.

Were you inspired by some of the wine racks in the video? I found a wine rack that looks very “Hollywood A List”, it’s the 44 Bottle Wooden Wine Rack. This pinewood rack will hold, you guessed it - 44 wine bottles. This wine rack has unfinished wood, which means you can paint it or finish it to perfectly match your decor. Plus the nice thing about this pine wood is that it’s kind of knotty. This gives it a little more visual interest than smooth wood.

And if you really want a big wine rack, take a look at the Waterfall Wine Rack. This is like the type of rack you’d see in a wine shop! This massive wine rack will hold up to 270 bottles.

I’m going to spend the weekend looking at wine racks - I think we’re going to redecorate our house, and I can’t wait to upgrade our wine racks. I’m not sure if we’ll be able to get one of these big racks, but there’s no harm in doing some window shopping.