From Chris Baylor,
Your Guide to Woodworking.
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Once the glue-ups have cured, remove the clamps and prepare for the final assembly.

First, we'll attach the front and back wine racks to the carcase. Begin by aligning the rear rack with the rabbeted edge of the bottom shelf and left standard. Attach the rack to the carcase using finish nails.

Second, position the front rack so that the front edge is 1/4" back from the front edge of the bottom shelf and left shelf standard. Once again, attach to the carcase using finish nails.

Next, we'll attach the lower wine glass rack and shelf to the assembly. The top of this shelf should be 10-3/4" up from the top of the bottom shelf. Mark the edge of the shelf where it meets the right standard for two biscuits, and cut the slots using your biscuit joiner. The location of the biscuits into the right standard can be tricky, since you don't have an edge for reference. To combat this, cut the slots in the shelf first, then measure down from the top of the shelf so you know exactly how far down to cut the biscuit slots in the right standard.

Insert some glue and biscuits, and attach the shelf. You'll need to bend the shelf standard out slightly to get the shelf into place, but with care, it can be done easily.

Affix the opposite side of the lower shelf to the wine racks with finish nails.

After the lower shelf is attached, we'll move on to the top shelf. Position this shelf appropriately and attach to the side standards with biscuits and finish nails.

The last assembly step is to place the entire woodworking project face down onto your shop table and attach the plywood back. Be sure to place the finished side inwards, and set the back into the rabbets of the shelves and standards. Attach with finish nails as shown in the image above.

Check to see if any finish touch-up is needed before placing the wine rack in its final location.