8 Gorgeous Wine Crate Tables

One of the most popular projects to do with wine crates is to make tables with them. There's 3 ways to do it:

• Glue them together (Usually 3 or more)
• Affix the panels to an already-made table and create a table-top
• Add the wine crates as shelves into an already-made table

My personal favorite is the wine panel table-top decoration, but it's also the hardest one to do to. Depending on the size of the table you may need alot of panels to complete it (Approx. 2 panels covers 1 square foot). You may also want to finish the top or place a custom-made piece of glass over it.

If you want to stain or varnish the tabletop, the panels will need to be perfectly straight and pre-sanded so the finish goes on smoothly. The easiest way to do this is to buy the already prepared panels at Wine Crates and Boxes By Clicking on wine panels you can choose how many you need based on your square footage. All of our panels are professionally inspected for straightness and ready for finish. You can start the project the moment they're delivered to your door!

The other two options are a bit easier to do. Making a coffee table for instance can be done by standing four crates together (Brandings facing up) like this one:

Offbeat Home

A custom glass piece was placed on top and it looks beautiful. I've seen projects where they place a centerpiece in the middle of the gap to store wine corks!

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Another example of an elegant yet simple DIY wine crate table project is below:

This is a side table with legs attached to it. One wine crate was glued on top of the other in an uneven fashion to give it an authentic vineyard feel. 

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We now move onto the wine panel tabletops. The next 5 pictures represent a variety of distinctive creations. None are alike in any way.

Alpine Wine Designs

One of my favorite wine table makers is Alpine Wine Designs. The owner Brad is a genius, and the above picture is a Napa inspired tasting table made exclusively with wine panels from high-end California wine crate panels

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Next is a large dining table with 25 panels of assorted sizes and vineyards. This masterpiece took quite a while to make!

Another example of a masterpiece is this remarkable coffee table that has wine panels adorning both the top and legs

The next piece is a side table with only one panel in the center, and it's not a wine panel but rather it's a lid for a an old-style liquor crate. You can easily replace the liquor crate lid with a wine crate lid instead.

The last piece in the wine panel tabletop collection is colorful and somewhat complex to make. Although it's a fairly small deck table, it's covered with panels that were finished with different stains (Cherry, Mahogany and Oak)

 Last but not least is an example of a tasting table that has wine crates as drawers, and wine panels on the top! Love it.

Lumber Jocks

If your looking to create your own unique wine crate project but need the wine crates or panels visit www.winecratesandboxes.com and speak directly with me. We can go over the details of the project, and work out what kind of wine crates or panels would work best for it.

Patrick

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Chateau Lafite Rothschild Wooden Wine Crate

Chateau Lafite Rothschild is arguably the most recognized wine in the world. It has a simple yet elegant logo deeply branded on the front side representing the chateau design. Mouton Rothschild as a contrast frequently makes small changes to it's design logo, The Lafite design hasn't changed much at all in the past thousand years.

Although the estate is recorded as making spectacular wines since the early 1200's, it's very likely that vines were planted there well before the Roman Empire. Lafite was purchased by Baron Rothschild in the mid-1800's, and has been part of the Rothschild estate ever since.

The Lafite wine crate is highly collectible even though 20,000 cases are made every year. Half of the cases stay in France, and most of the others are often purchased well before vintage release in the form of futures. This means that investors will scoop up all of the original wooden wine crates complete with wine 2-3 years in advance! Acquiring a Lafite Rothschild crate is very difficult at best.

For every 1,000 wooden wine crates that arrive to us I'd estimate 1 or 2 is a Lafite Rothschild. This is how rare they are.

At the moment we have a few in stock so give me a call or e-mail if you'd like to purchase one.

Patrick
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10 Best Wine Crate Panel Walls

Wine panels are the branded sides of original wine crates with the artwork of the vineyard that made them. Once removed they become like tiles which can be used to decorate walls, floors, ceilings and tabletops.

The most popular wine panel decoration are for walls. The pictures below display wine cellars, wine rooms, bars, dining rooms, kitchen nooks and wainscots with wine panels adorning them all.

The above picture is a unique breakfast nook. There's about 30 panels on the wall and around 10 built into the table - Casaejardim

This is a kitchen wainscot made exclusively from very exclusive Bordeaux vineyards such as Petrus, DRC, Cheval Blanc and First Growth.

Although it looks like a wall it's really a barn door which was kept in a modern home and remodeled. It's got a mixture of wine panels and reclaimed wood finished with lacquer

Ritz Carlton in Dallas did a major remodel of one of their penthouses several years ago. This is a picture of the wine room. Several hundred were needed to cover the walls, and it was done in what looks to be a random pattern but the project was brilliantly planned for.

This is a tall wine panel wall in a wine bar. The entire piece was finished in a honey lacquer. Gorgeous.

Time Out Chicago did a piece on a famous Italian restaurant in Chicago called Davanti Enoteca. This is the wine panel wall in one of their bar rooms. It's theme is a mix of New and Old world vineyards arranged to create a 3D effect.

The above is a modern living room with a 100 square foot wine panel wall. It's got a nice mixture of French, Italian and Napa panels.

Here's another kitchen nook that was featured in Better Homes and Gardens. It's a nice area for wine, and there's about 20 panels in the center wall and 10 on the trim above.

Wainscot wine panel wall for a private bar. Very elegant.

My personal favorite is this one. It's a downstairs kitchen/dining area with the staircase wall covered in about 50 New World wine panels. There's a nice mix of Napa Valley, Spanish and Australian vineyards on the wall.

If your looking to do your own wine panel wall get in touch! We can help you determine how many panels you'll need. We can also assist in choosing the specifics. If your looking for French, Spanish, Italian or Napa Valley panels we can accommodate to a degree based on current stock. Feel free to give me a call  or email and we can talk.

Patrick

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8 Most Artistic Wooden Wine Boxes

Without a doubt the most artistic wine boxes are my favorite. I enjoy looking at their designs and artwork. I love it when they're in good shape and can be refurbished to near-perfection. It's not always easy for us to sell them because it's like having to part with nice paintings that beautify your home. Offering great wine boxes is passion of ours though, so every wine box you buy from Wine Crates and Boxes you get to share in that same inspiration.

In any event, here's the 8 wine boxes with the most artistic designs and artwork.

Delas Hermitage (Rhone, France)

Hermitage is the Grand Cru class single vineyard of the Delas winery. The artwork design of the logo is small but intricately detailed. 

Groth Reserve (Napa Valley)

Groth is one of the few cult wineries from the US that received 100 points from their Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine box has a beautifully engraved picture of the estate and vineyard engraved on it's flip-top style lid.

Louis Jadot (Burgundy)

One of my favorite designs (and usually wine).  A case of a Grand Cru from Louis Jadot may include the gorgeous wooden wine box. The short side of which has the vineyard's exquisite cherub angel logo branded on it.

Olivier Leflaive (Burgundy)

Another Grand Cru of Burgundy which has a large picture of the estate embossed in a red color. Definitely a work of wine art..

Domaine Faiveley (Burgundy)

Not all Domaine Faiveley wooden wine boxes are made the same. This particular one has a very large and beautifully detailed picture of the vineyard.

Domaine Jacques Prieur (Burgundy)

Wooden wine boxes from Burgundy have either very simple or very high detail designs. There's usually no in-between. The Domain Jacques Prieur is an example of one with great artwork on multiple sides. 

Chaleur Estate, Delille Cellars (Washington)

I believe that Chaleur Estate is the only vineyard in Washington State that makes wooden wine boxes but it's a doozy as far as designs go. It's also very rare. This is the only one we ever acquired..

Nickel & Nickel (Napa Valley)

Possibly the most sought-after and famous Napa wine boxes. It has an intricately detailed picture of the vineyard's house on both the front and back of the flip-top style lid. The short sides have carved handles with deeply engraved Nickel & Nickel writing. Both the wine and the box are works of art.

At the moment we have about 2-3 of these wine boxes in stock and that changes on a regular basis. The Napa's are always difficult to procure, so if you like any of these let me know. If and when they come in we can reserve them for you.

Patrick

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Domaine Romanee Conti Wooden Wine Box

The most famous winery in the world is Domaine Romanee Conti (DRC). It's located in the Burgundy region of France, and produces the most sought after wines next to Chateau Petrus. If it's offered at auction it's usually the wine that fetches the highest price. It's so rare that it's not available outside of exclusive events. In order to receive in invitation to stay at the DRC vineyard you have to be a dignitary or very famous person (Heads of state, the Pope etc).

The wine is a work of art. Each grape from their perfect single vineyards are chosen by hand. The wine making process they created in the 11th century is the same they use today. There's nothing else like it.

DRC produces wines from 7 single vineyards on it's property:

• Romanee-Conti
• La Tache
• Richebourg
• Romanee-St-Vivant
• Grands Echezeaux
• Echezeaux
• Montrachet

The single vineyard style is a much-copied process among premier wineries. Most vineyards plant the same grape varietals on only one very large plot. Single vineyards however plant slightly different grape varietals in specific sections of their property. This creates subtle differences in each wine depending on soil types and location of each individual plot.

Enough about the wine though, lets talk about their wooden wine boxes!

The few they make are also works of art. The DRC logo is large and ornate. It's a few inches bigger than a traditional wine box from France, and it also has a different way of protecting it's bottles. Instead of inserts they use decorative excelsior shred to cradle them. This gives an elegant and old world feel to their presentation.

All four sides are usually branded with deep engravings, although only the front long side has the design logo. The other sides have importer text as well as details about which single vineyard the wine was from.

Since so few cases of DRC wine are made every year, the wooden wine boxes are scarce. They're always kept by the collectors to keep bottles in their best possible condition because they're so valuable. Having the wine in it's original box increases auction prices so it's an investment.

Getting one in the open market is extremely difficult. Out of a thousand crates that come to us only one is a DRC. We have a waiting list on them, so if your interested please let me know and we can add you to it.

Patrick
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8 Most Popular Wine Crate DIY Ideas

Most of our customers buy wine crates for 1 of 4 reasons:

• Wine cellar or wine room storage/shelving
• To enhance the look of their hospitality business (Hotel, wine store, restaurant etc.)
• Home decoration
• DIY projects like the ones shown below

Wine crate projects can be anywhere from easy to advanced. For example, to make floating shelves is easy. All you need is a hammer, some nails and a level. Simply nail the crates to the wall and make sure they're straight like your hanging a painting.

Another example of an easy DIY with wine crates are table centerpieces. All you have to do is place the fruits, flowers or succulents inside the wine crates and arrange them nicely.

One of the most fun projects is the shadowboxes. This is because there's so many wallpaper styles to choose from, and it allows you to mix and match different contrasts to find the right one for you.

Some of the more advanced projects include the wine crate tables and shelving. If your handy it's no problem, but if your not it's best to seek help from a woodworker or carpenter.

The advanced project I like most is the bedside table. Although I do enjoy the rustic charm wine crates give to a home accessory, something about the sleek look of that piece makes me want to own it.

Somewhere between easy and advanced is the bookcase. You'd need alot of wine crates to make that happen, but they're all held together by binder clips which looks simple to do. I haven't tried the project myself but supposedly it works well. If you decide to do it please let me know how it went.

What's great about wine crates is that no matter the difficulty level, the project is going to enhance your decor. It doesn't have to be perfect either because the vintage beauty is built right in!

Floating Wall Display

Bookshelf (Attach Crates w/ Binder Clips)

Shadowboxes (Wallpaper backing) buzzfeed.com

Table Centerpieces

Wine Crate Dresser w/ Rope Handles - espiritcabane.com

Industrial-Style Wine Crate Table - Lepetitemonster on etsy

Bedside Table w/ Wine Crate Drawers

Chest of Drawers - blogs.cotemaison.fr

Buy wine crates for your own unique DIY project at www.winecratesandboxes.com or give me a call!

Patrick
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Difference Between Bordeaux & Burgundy Wine Crates

The two most popular large wine crates are from Bordeaux and Burgundy. Each one is designed to hold (12) 750ML wine bottles, but both have subtle differences that can make an impact on wine storage.

The first is size:

Avg. Bordeaux: 19 1/2" L X 13" W X 7" H

Avg. Burgundy: 20 1/2" L X 12 1/2" W X 7" H

The slightly different lengths and widths make a big difference because the majority of Bordeaux wine bottles are standard in size, so nearly every bottle will fit into a Bordeaux wine crate. Burgundy bottles on the other hand aren't always the same size, so not all will fit in them.

Most wine bottles in the past were usually the same shape and size (Except for Riesling and Champagne). New World countries such as Napa Cults changed that a bit. Today I'd estimate that 70-80% of all traditional wine bottles fit perfectly into a Bordeaux wine crate.

For decoration purposes you'll want to make sure your crates will fit into where you need them. The solution to this is to measure the height and width of the areas you want to display them in.

• (L) Length = Depth (For shelves/cubbies)

• (W) Width = Left to right

• (H) Height = Top to bottom

If the cubbies or shelves are over 22" L X 14" W X 8" H you'll be safe with almost any large wine crate.

Beside the size difference; Bordeaux and Burgundy wine crates have subtle distinctions:

Bordeaux:

• Usually branded on the front 13" short side
• Almost always the same size and format
• Displays "Chateau" or "Grand Cru" and the region it's from
• Often has highly detailed designs/artwork

Burgundy:  

• Often branded on the 20" long side
• Not always the same size
• Displays "Domaine" and the name of the vineyard or wine maker
• Sometimes traditional style without alot of detail, and other times has large and intricately detailed artwork

It's easy to confuse the two styles because both come from France. Once you know how to spot the differences of the crates it can even make you a better wine buyer. For instance, Bordeaux reds are made to be stored for 20 years in a wine cellar until they're mature. Burgundy reds on the other hand don't always need this, and can often be opened in much less time. If your at a wine store and you see a Bordeaux and Burgundy, both are young and you want to drink one tonight, your better off going with the Burgundy in most cases. 

If you have any questions between the two feel free to leave a comment below. We also made a video on this topic so click the link below to check it out.

Both Burgundy and Bordeaux wine crates are for sale on our wesbsite so contact me if your interested in either.

Bordeaux vs. Burgundy Wine Crate Video

Patrick

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