Wine cellars the place to enjoy fine vintages

Phil Pringle had been in the wine business for almost 30 years when he finally got his dream: a wine cellar of his own.

Pringle, owner of Pringle’s Fine Wine and Spirits in Fort Collins, and his brother-in-law built the cellar in 2003. They constructed it by building two walls onto existing concrete walls in Pringle’s basement, used the thickest insulation they could find and installed a heavy metal door as the entrance.

The 300-square-foot space has track lighting, redwood wine racks and enough space to hold 6,000 bottles of wine. Pringle has about 600 bottles.

For Pringle, who started working…