Discover exceptional country homes with wine cellars
Preserve and enjoy your prized collection of bottles with ease with these properties featuring wine cellars that combine function and style
Wine is not just a popular investment choice, but a pursuit of passion to be shared and savoured. And as any oenophile knows, a collection that’s been carefully curated requires the same high level of care when it comes to its storage and conservation. Whether enjoying your favourite bottle or preserving it for generations to come, what could be more convenient than a wine cellar in your own home that ensures optimal conditions for these prized possessions.
As this selection of fine country homes showcase, wine cellars come in many guises. Here you’ll find intimate basement spaces destined for cosy evenings as autumn draws in, while others have been expanded into fully-fledged entertainment hubs for friends and family. Elsewhere owners make use of unusual spaces, or harness the latest tech-forward solutions for storing and displaying wine.
Discover these wine cellars tucked away in this collection of country homes available through Knight Frank.
6 bedroom house, Horsham, West Sussex RH12
On first appearance this expansive country property, believed to date back to the early 1900s, charms with its Arts & Crafts style. However, thoughtful extensions and modernisations have transformed it into a beautiful contemporary family home.
Where it truly shines is its entertaining spaces, including a conservatory, bar rooms and a modern orangery. Tucked away in the latter is an ingenious underground spiral wine cellar, creating the optimal conditions to keep your bottles at their best. Meanwhile the kitchen is kitted out with tech-forward integrated appliances, including a Sub-Zero refrigeration/freezer/wine cooler suite.
4 bedroom house, Guildford, Surrey GU5
Ford Farm seamlessly blends the traditional appeal of a Grade II listed property with modern living in this beautifully extended family home. This rustic charm is no more evident than in the intimate wine cellar, where you can sit and sample your favourite red, or head up to the ample living space above.
This includes an expansive reception hall, grand sitting room and family room. Meanwhile step down into the open-plan kitchen/dining room to enjoy tranquil views over the rolling English countryside.
8 bedroom house, Scarcroft, Leeds LS14
Oaklands Manor, built in 1837, sits amongst the finest examples of Georgian architecture in the north of England, and has a history as rich as its beautiful interiors and extensive grounds. With previous owners including two Lord Mayors, several notable industrialists and a prominent Leeds surgeon, the grand house has undergone several transformations to arrive at the outstanding family home it is today.
Its considerable 15,000 sq ft of living space affords it some unusual features, one of the most impressive of which is the basement area. Thought to be conceived by the original owner, a wine and spirits merchant, it now features one cellar for housing wine, while a second cellar has been converted into a modern bar. They sit alongside a music room, billiard room and a cinema, creating the perfect all-round entertainment space.
6 bedroom house, Guildford, Surrey GU5
At the centre of Westerlea Farm is an impressive double-height open plan kitchen, dining and living area. It not only floods the room with light, but sets a tone for the property where relaxed, sociable living is at its heart.
As we head into the colder weather, cosier spaces such as the snug downstairs come into their own. With plenty of room for a pool table and seating, the wine cellar completes this ultimate entertaining space.
Set in 2.12 acres within the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the property offers the best of rural living with easy access to London.
6 bedroom house, Caterham, Surrey CR3
Located in a private setting in one of the most sought-after roads in Woldingham, at this country home all your leisure needs are at your fingertips. Beyond the light and airy living areas, including a newly updated drawing room complete with fitted bar, within its sizable grounds is a plethora of amenities. These include a swimming pool, which sits alongside an annex featuring an office, gym, pool room and roof terrace.
More unexpected is the wine cellar, discovered via a staircase from the entrance hallway. A testament to creative use of space, this area was once a WWII bomb shelter, transformed into an elegant and relaxing space for oenophiles to both preserve and enjoy their collections.
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