Jerry Seinfeld has made a regular home of the Comedy Cellar, which at one point struggled to get more than one audience member, a new book reveals. Menachem Dworman; Getty Images In the mid-1990s, the ...

Do I have a basement or a cellar? I’m trying to figure out what I can legally do with my basement/cellar space for my own family use (i.e. putting in shower/bath). The basement was configured to be ...

Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2016. Read the original here. Unbeknownst to many, the difference between a basement and a cellar, often misconstrued as an endearing ...

John Papa and his wife, Sara, have had a cave a vin for storing their collection of fine wines in the basement of their Avon Mountain home for 10 years, but it was like Cinderella before the ball: a ...

When Tom Echaniz started collecting wine in the 1990s, it was mainly for special occasions. He snagged a 1994 Dow Port not only because that was one of the best years for Port but also because it was ...

Nigel Slydell can enjoy his wine throughout the day—without ever taking a sip. His ultramodern 1,400-bottle cellar is visible through a glass hatch on the floor of his kitchen-dining area. Bottles are ...

Many of us (myself included) keep wine bottles stacked on the counter or a few whites chilling in the fridge. A true wine enthusiast balks at this idea — wine requires proper storage, and an everyday ...

If you've been searching for basement and conversion ideas to make the most of a currently wasted space, you've come to the right place. Many older houses and country homes were built with cellars and ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Ice-cold vodka fountains are not usually found in wine cellars. Yet that is exactly what one client recently asked ...