Casillero del Diablo

Question

I have a bottle of wine from Chile, Casillero del Diablo (it is very nice) on the label it says cellar of the Devil,but "wine cellar" is una bodega.In my Spanish dictionary casillero is a pigeon hole.Is this just a Chilean word or one used in "overall"Spanish.

Answer 1

Actually, 'cellar' is correct; have a look at the video on their website which tells of the legend of the wine, which ended up in what was called "the devil's cellar" http://www.casillerodeldiablo.com/becoming-a-legend

Answer 2

One of the pool party members bought a bottle of "Casillero del Diablo" and we all wondered what it meant. TheSpanish-English dictionary gave the same definition as given above:a pigeon hole. Well, when I look at an empty winerack I think I'm looking at something that looks like a pigeon hole. So could it be that "casillero" could then translate as a "winerack"?

I translated it the same way and came up with the same explanation, so I think you got it! - sconklan, Mar 7, 2015

Answer 3

The DRAE says:

casillero. (De casilla). 1. m. Mueble con varios senos o divisiones, para tener clasificados papeles u otros objetos.

So I think the problem is not with your understanding that the title refers to a pigeon-hole bottle storage contraption, but with the "cellar" translation.

On the other hand, how do you really translate "casillero" A pigeon hole is a "casilla". The Devil's Pigeon Holes? The Devil's Locker?

Not so romantic....