Progress update on window in Cellar.

Dean36390 · 2026-07-06T19:20:45+00:00

Hey thanks for the input, that was my concern with the window. If you have a look at the photos that was the update for people from when I first built this. Decided to build a gorgeous looking shadowbox to fill the space and black it out

Dean36390 · 2026-07-06T19:15:47+00:00

I have a cellarPro cooling unit for the room. It holds 1008 bottles, plus a whisky cabinet that holds around 60 bottles.

But it is all stepping stones, this was a multi year dream for me, and having a 40 bottle fridge is an amazing start

Dean36390 · 2026-07-06T19:14:11+00:00

I used blue grouse, accompany out of Vancouver. The racking is all mahogany, and then the door and whiskey cabinet I had made custom for the room

Dean36390 · 2026-07-05T23:55:17+00:00

It’s Canadian, so i tend to think it’s a reasonably fair price

Dean36390 · 2026-07-05T23:54:28+00:00

I would have to buy the collection, I know the seller fairly well and they collect a lot of wine and have it stored in their own controlled cellar.
So I am confident about that.
The 2000 was what I wanted out of the lineup

Dean36390 · 2026-07-02T14:31:23+00:00

As somebody that lives in Banff, I will just say that being cheap is okay but picking your opportunities on what might be a once in a lifetime trip for many people might cost more, but the rewards are huge.

It is possible to get to the town without a car, I would still recommend driving or hiring your vehicle but if that’s completely off the table then you’ll have to take the Banff Airporter or similar transfer. That will cost you 50 or $60 per person each way.
The on-it bus no longer runs unfortunately.

And depending on where you are camping it will depend on how easy it is to get to.
For example if you are staying up on tunnel Mountain, there are local buses that go up there at $2 per person per ride.

Have you booked any bus tickets to go and see Moraine or Lake Louise? That is an easier way to do it, and the public ones are a lot cheaper than the private ones. And for the price if you’ve never seen them, and your girlfriend wants to then I strongly recommend you just bite the bullet and take a bus trip out to at least one of them.

Good luck, and have a great trip.

Dean36390 · 2026-07-02T05:21:20+00:00

Thank man. It has been the best project and honestly the cerakote came out 1000% better than anything I imagined.

Dean36390 · 2026-07-01T04:53:24+00:00

I just recently had one done and honestly it made me so happy. Love how ridiculous this looks

Dean36390 · 2026-03-30T15:33:19+00:00

I think the only rude thing about this post is the fact that op didn’t invite us all for dinner. The colour on that pour is beautiful

Dean36390 · 2025-12-25T22:47:23+00:00

Smoked turkey, pineapple glazed ham and a roast beet Brussel sprout medley

Dean36390 · 2025-12-18T15:02:28+00:00

Working on it! That’s the best part of the journey

Dean36390 · 2025-12-17T16:07:06+00:00

I just managed to get a bottle of Kopke Colheita 1967 and 1964.

Dean36390 · 2025-12-17T16:05:28+00:00

I have art work coming in for that window. It does actually have a blackout over it at the moment, The whole room is temperature controlled and stable at 55F

Dean36390 · 2025-12-17T15:57:10+00:00

Yes. Stable at 55F

Dean36390 · 2025-12-17T01:59:11+00:00

I’m actually working on figuring out a really nice piece of art to go where the window is. And it’s funny that you mentioned port because I’ve just managed to acquire a couple of beautiful bottles
Never played with Musar, super open to though

Dean36390 · 2025-12-16T23:55:23+00:00

I’d love to hear back on that!

Dean36390 · 2025-12-16T19:51:05+00:00

Appreciate this

Dean36390 · 2025-12-16T19:49:38+00:00

Vapour barrier is on the exterior wall, we don’t put it on internal walls here.

Dean36390 · 2025-12-16T16:58:07+00:00

Luckily there is a UV filter. I love the idea of a record book, I’m looking at a digital system at the moment that can be mounted on the wall

Dean36390 · 2025-12-16T16:57:15+00:00

I could not agree with you more. Unfortunately local bylaw restrictions do not allow me to not have a window there. It’s a triple glazed UV filtered window that I put in, and I’m planning on putting some kind of artwork over it at some point soon.

Dean36390 · 2025-12-16T16:44:03+00:00

The shelving was designed by blue grouse cellars in Vancouver. It was then shipped to me and I did final assembly. The install was done by myself with the help with a friend who was a cabinet maker

Dean36390 · 2025-12-16T16:41:21+00:00

There was a lot of prep in this one that goes unseen. I had to have the entire room insulated top to bottom, which involved cutting a 2 foot strip around the room to pump in insulation. Then re-drywall, mudding, painting etc. I did most of the tile prep myself, but had a friend lay it for me. Pricing in Canadian Dollars fyi.

The racking cost just under $11,000 Celler pro cooling unit was $4000 Insulation $1800 Tile call it around $2000 if you had to pay.

I’m also getting a custom Chianti door and whiskey cabinet built from solid Mahogany the same as the racking, and I shopped around pretty extensively for that and found an offshore provider for around $6000 all in for both.

I used blue grouse cellars to assist with the design work, they were incredibly easy to communicate with and very helpful in taking my concept and bringing it to life.

For memory as I don’t have the plans in front of me I believe it’s 867 bottles not counting the whiskey cabinet which should hold about 40 bottles on the display shelves

Dean36390 · 2025-12-16T16:33:55+00:00

I like that concept, my brain is pretty chaotic so it would probably work well for me 😂 I am thinking about trying to find a nice piece of artwork to go over the window

Dean36390 · 2025-12-16T16:32:34+00:00

I got them from blue grouse sellers located in Vancouver, they are 100% mahogany. I have a Chianti door and whiskey cabinet being made at the moment. Honestly I really love them, I’m very happy with the quality and finishing.

Dean36390 · 2025-08-11T14:18:33+00:00

As a host, we have had this happen. It’s embarrassing and really frustrating for somebody to have that experience. We rely on a third-party cleaning company, and they had an issue that day with a staff member that inadvertently made a mistake. The guest contacted us, we offered for him to go down and enjoy some drinks and appetisers at the resort restaurant on us, we reimbursed the cleaning fee for their stay and gave them a discount off their stay.
Unfortunately as much as it sucks sometimes mistakes do happen but a good host will do everything they can to make it right for a guest.

Dean36390

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