2011 GREEN HOMES & GREEN BUILDING SERIES
FINAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
Greener Wine Room Design with Fred Tregaskis of New England Wine Cellars
Thursday, December 8, 2011
6:00 pm: Holiday Festivities & Wine Reception
7:00 pm: Main Presentation
Hosted at Audubon Greenwich
Come learn how to create safe and sound storage for your favorite vintages. The evening will start with festivities in the main hall and will be followed by the presentation starting at 7:00 pm. This program will be suitable for profession al builders and home owners who want to learn more about wine cellars and learn how they can be high effective without electricity, if designer properly. Please note: RSVPs are requested for this event.
A primer on the considerations, techniques and details for successful design and construction of a beautiful, functional and energy efficient wine storage room. Aesthetics, environmental conditions necessary for successful wine storage, materials of construction and mechanical systems will all be considered.
Learning Objectives:
- Able to identify and explain the optimum temperature, humidity, ventilation and air quality conditions for successful wine aging, prevention of material decay and minimization of wine loss.
- Able to determine and design the wine storage space layout and racking system based on the individual collector's bottle inventory and functional needs.
- Able to determine and design the wine storage room enclosure based on room location within the structure and it's bordering environments.
- Able to determine and design the wine storage room finish materials and mechanical equipment for optimum air quality, temperature, humidity, wine aging, and energy efficiency.
Fred Tregaskis began his career in wine during college in the vineyards of New York’s Hudson Valley. After a three year tenure as a wine taster for a national magazine, he founded his own wine room design and construction company, starting with the 28,000 bottle wine cellar for the Lespinasse Restaurant at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City. Since that start he has completed hundreds of beautiful and functional residential and commercial wine cellars throughout New England, across the country and around the world. Additionally, Fred writes for Country and Abroad magazine and hosts WHDD/ Robin Hood Radio on National Public Radio.
Presented by Fred Tregaskis, President, New England Wine Cellars & Generously Sponsored by Coastal Point Construction, LLC.
Admission is $20 per person. Space is limited and RSVPs are required. To RSVP, email Jeff Cordulack, jcordulack@audubon.org or leave a message at (203) 869-5272 x239.
Yeah I do agree that choosing a trusted manufacturer is one of the steps to be taken into carefully consideration.
Posted by: Juliette Johnson | December 14, 2011 at 09:03 AM
Tssss.To late for me since its already Dec 14 already. I -am-so-disappointed for missing the chance .
Posted by: Yasmien Nirvana | December 14, 2011 at 05:41 AM
To make sure all these considerations are addressed, choose a wine cellar manufacturer and designer who can assist you with anything that you desire for a wine room.
Posted by: Holly Peters | December 13, 2011 at 10:12 PM