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Create your first wine cellar

Name the place where you keep wine, create the cellar and choose where new bottles should go by default.

By SmartCellar3 min readUpdated 8 September 2026

What counts as a cellar?

A cellar can be a wine fridge, a room, a collection or wine held by a merchant. Use separate cellars when you need separate collections or different people to have access. Use a Location note or Cellar layout for racks and shelves within the same cellar.

For example, Home cellar could contain both Rack A and a wine fridge. You do not need a separate cellar for every shelf.

Open My cellars →

Create the cellar

  1. Open My cellars and choose New cellar. If the page is empty, choose Create first cellar.
  2. Enter Cellar name. Description and Location (optional) can explain what is stored there and where to find it.
  3. Optionally choose a cellar photo: JPG, PNG or GIF, up to 3 MB.
  4. Choose Create cellar. You should return to My cellars with the new cellar listed.
  5. Open the cellar and add your first wine. Your first cellar becomes the default automatically.

Change the default or edit a cellar

When you have more than one cellar, open the three-dot menu on the cellar card and choose Set as default. Look for the Default badge. Still check Select cellar whenever you add wine.

To rename a cellar or change its description, location or photo, choose Edit from the same menu, make the change and choose Save changes. Only the cellar owner can change these settings.

Archive a cellar you no longer use

Choose Archive from the cellar card menu, read the confirmation and confirm only when you no longer need that cellar in your everyday views. Shared users also lose it from their active cellar list. Export any records you need first.

You cannot archive your default cellar or your last cellar. Set another cellar as default first. There is no restore control in the website; contact support if you need an archived cellar back. A plan-limit message when creating a cellar is separate from bottle capacity.

Understand plan limits →