Dries Buytaert, the project lead for Drupal, documented his journey of creating a temperature and humidity monitor for his home's wine storage area, integrating the system with Drupal as an Internet-of-Things (IoT) backend. This initiative stemmed from a visit to the Champagne cellars in France and led to developing a custom solution involving open hardware and software. Buytaert’s project highlights the flexibility of open-source platforms like Drupal in non-traditional applications and his rekindled passion for hardware. The detailed account covers the selection of hardware, coding, and system optimization for energy efficiency.