How Much Does It Cost to Build a 100 m² Wine Cellar Cold Room?

Wine—whether grape wine, fruit wine, or premium cellar-aged products—requires strict temperature and humidity control during storage.
Before production, raw fruit ingredients are usually kept in a fresh-keeping cold room, and after fermentation, finished wine must be stored in a constant-temperature wine cellar to maintain flavor, aroma, and stability.

For wineries, distributors, or private collectors, a 100 m² constant-temperature wine cold room is a common mid-sized storage solution.

How much does it cost? How much can it store? And what problem does it solve?

1. How Much Does a 100 m² Wine Cellar Cold Room Cost?

A 100 m² (approx. 1,076 ft²) constant-temperature wine storage cold room typically costs:

➡ USD 15,000 – 21,000
(≈ RMB 110,000 – 150,000)

This includes:

• PU insulation panels
• Constant-temperature refrigeration units
• Temperature & humidity control systems
• Lighting, piping, cables
• On-site installation & commissioning

The final cost varies depending on required temperature (usually 10–15°C), humidity control, insulation thickness, and equipment brand.

2. How Much Wine Can a 100 m² Cold Room Store?

A 100 m² wine cold room (height 2.5–3 m) provides 250–300 m³ of volume.

Depending on palletized or rack storage:

Storage Capacity

• Pallet storage: 30,000 – 40,000 bottles
• Wine rack storage: 20,000 – 25,000 bottles
• Barrel wine: 60–80 oak barrels (225 L each)

➡ This size is suitable for medium-size wineries, wine distributors, restaurants, or private wine collectors.

3. What Problems Does This Cold Room Solve for the Client?

A constant-temperature wine cellar helps the customer:

✔ Keep temperature stable at 10–15°C, preventing oxidation
✔ Control humidity at 60–75%, protecting corks from drying
✔ Avoid flavor loss caused by fluctuating temperatures
✔ Extend wine shelf life & maintain premium value
✔ Support long-term barrel aging or bottle storage
✔ Store large quantities safely during peak seasons

Most customers build such a cold room because their previous storage areas had:

• Poor humidity stability
• Temperature fluctuations
• Bottles damaged due to cork shrinkage
• Insufficient storage space

The new wine cold room directly eliminates these issues.

4. How Long Does the Project Take?

A 100 m² wine cellar cold room typically requires:

• Design & planning: 2–3 days
• Material manufacturing: 5–7 days
• On-site installation: 7–10 days
• Testing & commissioning: 1–2 days
• ➡ Total project duration: 15–22 days

5. Estimated Energy Consumption

With constant temperature (10–15°C) and moderate humidity:

➡ Monthly energy consumption: 1,200 – 2,000 kWh
(depends on insulation, ambient temperature, and load)

This is significantly lower than low-temperature freezers because wine cold rooms do not require freezing.

👉For customers who want to see how a real project is built and operated, you can check our actual Wine Cold Room Engineering Case here.