Check out this gorgeous rustic wine rack that just arrived in the mail!  (Isn’t it like a mini-Christmas when online orders arrive?)  See below for ideas of how to make one yourself, or buy a similar style online.

I scored this wine rack on clearance from One Kings Lane for $49.  I am so happy with the way it looks in our dining room!  The 3-panel canvas above the wine rack is a photo I took during a bike ride through Tuscany in 2012.  And, guess what we were doing on that bike ride?  Yep; wine tasting!  Perfect.

What is a riddling rack, you ask?  (I didn’t know either, until I was looking for a name for my new wine rack.)  Riddling is a process in the making of champagne, in which the bottles are stored at a forty-five degree angle and then shaken every few days, to remove sediment.

I don’t know much about wine-making (unfortunately), but I do know that this type of wine storage looks pretty cool.

Now, for the fun part.  Here are some online tutorials I found if you want to try your hand at making your own riddling rack.

Check out this video tutorial from Good Morning Arizona.  And, here are some more DIY tutorials/examples:

IT’S THE LITTLE THINGS that make a house a home

And finally, here are some ideas if you are interested in purchasing a similar wine rack online:

And the grand-daddy of them all:

What do you think?