Everything Happens For A Riesling

7 Jul 2020

It was a combined love of fine wine and fine woodworking that led to the creation of Genuwine Cellars in 1995. “We began our business in a ‘humble’ woodshop, but from it we created innovative, beautiful cellars,” said Rob Denomme, owner of Genuwine Cellars. 

And beautiful they are. On Houzz’s website, customers and realtors alike give praise to the company’s attention to detail and customer service. Genuwine Cellars was also named a Best of IBS Finalist in 2017 at the NAHB International Builders Show as well as a finalist at this year’s Hospitality Design awards in NYC.

Genuwine Cellars’ projects display a creative use of space, functionality, storage and design. “Our company has been built on a passion to have the best integration of all those principles,” said Rob.

Products are manufactured at the company's headquarters, a 20,000-square-foot facility in Winnipeg, Manitoba, as well as in a secondary factory in the Philippines. One of the most useful additions to the production process has been the introduction of TigerStop optimisation equipment.

“Since installing a TigerStop on each of our radial arm chop saws and table saws 15 years ago, we have seen a major impact in so many ways. The TigerStop equipment has allowed us to increase production tenfold, if not more,” Denomme said.

He added, “We have seen a big boost in productivity, speed, and accuracy in all our work and especially in cuts that routinely slowed us down. In addition, the TigerStop equipment has lowered our space needs for production, as far as square footage. The TigerStop equipment has been a godsend.”

A CNC router, moulder, edgebander, planer, belt sander, rip saw, sliding table saw, and spray booth for finishing are also used in the manufacturing process.

Design and engineering remain vital components of the production process as well. “We love complicated projects,” said Denomme. “We have many designers on staff as well as master craftsmen. We love an end result that is functional and is a creative use of space.”

A range of designs are available, from a wine wall to intricate offerings such as The Cube, which has been described as a “pinnacle of ultra-modern wine cellar designs.” It features a “straight line aesthetic, and appears deceptively simple, but it is quite complex from an engineering standpoint.” Considerations are given to bottle weight, gravity and stability.

Some projects, ironically enough, have been for people who don’t even drink wine. “They have a beautiful home and a realtor or builder has suggested that if they ever want to sell it, they should install a wine cellar,” he said.

Clients come from around the globe. “We recently did a wine cellar in a spectacular home in Beijing where the floor alone cost $1 million. 

Today, we get phone calls from people from distinct parts of the world who want us to design wine cellars for them, saying they were told ‘this is a project for Genuwine Cellars.’”

For further information contact SCM Group Australia 1300 42 22 38.