Whenever someone in my wine world mentions their cellar, I can’t help but roll my eyes a little bit. Private wine cellars are usually associated with the creme de la creme of society - they’re large, set deep in the ground before the house is built. That’s no longer the case anymore - as is illustrated by my friends, none of whom, as fantastic as they are, are creme de la creme.

The UK company, Spiral Cellars, are planning to change all of the preconceived notions around cellars. They’ve created a precast storage solution that can be installed in practically any room in your home.

Spiral Cellars are watertight storage spaces that can be sunk into the ground in an existing ground floor room or incorporated into the build of an extension or new property. Capable of storing almost 1,900 bottles of wine, the spiral-shaped systems rely on the surrounding earth for insulation but also employ a unique air-flow system to maintain constant temperature without requiring any power.

There are three size options are available, ranging from the Mini Cellar—capable of storing at least 650 bottles—up to the White Spiral Cellar, which can accommodate up to 1,870 bottles. Pricing begins at GBP 9,200, (about $15,300 USD) and can run as much as 22,400 GBP ($37,300 USD). There are several trap door styles and optional extras such as LED lighting you can install as well.

Spiral Cellars offers a chart to help decide what size spiral cellar would work best for your home. Work out roughly how many bottles of wine you might drink in an average week, multiply it by 50 to get your yearly consumption (allowing for two weeks holiday away from home.) Next, add on the rough number of fine wines you might buy to drink in the long-term. Finally, multiply this overall figure by five, and that will give you some idea of the size of cellar you need.

Sounds like a brilliant idea to me! And definitely one I’m going to keep in mind when we finally purchase. Either that, or I’m getting a giant closet type one put in. If I can manage to keep a bottle of wine in the house for more than a night.