About Cooper Private Cellars · Los Angeles Wine Cellar Design & Specification

    A collection-led practice. Built around the collection, not the catalog.

    CPC exists for clients who want more than a beautiful wine room. They want a cellar that protects the collection, supports the way they entertain, and reflects quiet confidence.

    Founder

    Ivo Cooper

    Cooper Private Cellars was founded by Ivo Cooper, a Los Angeles beverage director and credentialed sommelier with more than two decades of experience building, organizing, and presenting serious wine programs.

    His approach begins with the wine itself — how it is collected, stored, served, aged, gifted, and shared — before a cellar is ever specified.

    That perspective shapes the practice today. Cooper Private Cellars operates as a collection-led wine cellar design, specification, and project coordination firm. As a Registered WhisperKOOL Distributor and Ultra Wine Racks sourcing partner, CPC specifies and sources from a position of expertise — and coordinates with licensed and insured trade professionals who perform the construction, refrigeration, electrical, glass, and cabinetry work.

    Every cellar starts the same way: with a conversation about the wine, not the space. Collection first. Cellar second.

    Ivo Cooper, Founder of Cooper Private Cellars

    Credentials

    Recognition & Certifications

    01

    WSET Level 2 Award in Wines

    02

    Court of Master Sommeliers — Introductory Sommelier

    03

    Hospitality Beverage Specialist — Society of Wine Educators

    04

    Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence experience

    05

    23 Years — Wine-Program & Hospitality Leadership

    06

    General Manager & Beverage Director, Los Angeles

    Modern glass-enclosed wine room with warm interior lighting

    Philosophy

    "A cellar should work the way a great dining room works — quietly, beautifully, and in complete service of the moment."

    We approach every project from the perspective of hospitality, not construction. Our role is collection-led cellar design, specification, and project coordination — alongside the licensed trade professionals who execute the build. The question is never just where to put the wine; it is how the wine fits into the way you live, entertain, and share your home with others.

    Dramatic dark wine cellar corridor with architectural lighting

    Recognition

    Selected Press & Features

    LAGLCC Member Spotlight

    Member Spotlight: Cooper Private Cellars

    A member feature on CPC’s luxury wine cellar design and project coordination for collectors, and collaboration with architects and interior designers.

    VoyageLA

    Meet Ivo Cooper of Los Angeles

    A profile on hospitality leadership, wine-program development, and the professional path behind Cooper Private Cellars.