If you haven't seen Batman Begins, you really should; it's probably the best in the series. And if you see it after having read this blog, there are scenes in which you'll wonder why Bruce Wayne didn't call up Bacchus Caves. They could have helped with a certain DIY project.

Originally targeting large commercial clients like wineries, Bacchus Caves has recently seen a seismic shift (pun intended) in its business toward private client projects. Clients from coast to coast are putting home theaters, dining rooms, game rooms, libraries, and of course wine cellars, in secret underground lairs.

And why not? At $150 to $350 per square foot including all excavation and finishing, caves can be much cheaper than the $500/sq. ft. cost of aboveground construction. It is also usually easier to get permits for cave construction as they are subject to fewer technical regulations than additions or remodels.

Bacchus Caves is presently carving caverns into the hillsides of the San Francisco Bay Area, greater Los Angeles, and beyond. Caves range in size from 66 square feet to 42,000 square feet, and vary in function from music production studio, to art gallery, to dramatic dining chamber, to wine storage site. Anything is possible underground. Just ask Batman.