Awhile back, I came up with an adapted design for wine bottles. It took me quite awhile to get around to the actual project, but figured I'd post my modified dimensions from the original design and the results of the finished project. Overall, it's basically the same as the beer cases, just shorter, wider and features separators to keep the wine bottles from touching each other.
The design goal was for it to work with pretty much any kind of bottle and it does. I took things down from my original measurements to get the sizing more correct, but this will fit the bordeaux style as well as burgundy styles, and probably others as well. I also wanted to be able to remove the bottles without unstacking them, more like a traditional wine rack. Ideally, I'll put the stacks on casters so they can be easily moved from place to place eventually.
Cost wise, these eat it up due to the increased lumber. You'll go through about 2.5-3 furring strips per case, so overall cost is probably north of $5 each. Still, when you look for commercial solutions that will hold 100+ bottles you're easily north of $100-$200 for a decent solution. There might be other ways to accomplish the same goals for similar or even lesser costs, too, but this just seemed easier to put together in the end.
This was the original design:
And the finished product:
Dimensions:
(2) 1x2 @ 24" - Long Side Front
(2) 1x3 @ 24" - Long Side Back (Keeps bottles from slipping out)
(5) 1x2 @ 22.5" - Bottom Rails
(4) 1x2 @ 11.75" - Short Side Horizontal
(4) 1x2 @ 6.75" - Short Side Vertical
(5) 1x1 @ 12.5" - Bottom separators (keeps wine bottles touching/clinking during movement)
As for some tips, placing the separators in a precise position is a pain each time. Just figure out the correct measurements, cut a piece of wood to that measurement and use it as a spacer between the rails. (I used 2-7/8" from each side and 2-1/2" between each subsequent rail...it's off by about 1/16" of an inch, but I didn't really care to get into 32nds of an inch to fix it.) To make the separators, I used a 1x4 furring strip, ripped down to (3) 1" pieces, a fairly economical way to get it done. I personally prefer dropping the long side rails for stacking myself as I think it finishes a little bit better, but there's also other ways to accomplish stacking discussed in this thread.
Hope this helps someone out there!