Wine Cooler Buying Tips: Which Features to Look
for
Wine coolers are
considered among the most exquisite accessories used together with
special wine racks, no matter if they are for
commercial or for home usage.
If you love wine and started to collect your
favorite ones you'll need proper storage place to preserve the
quality of your precious vintages. Most of us have neither the space nor
budget to build a cellar at home. Fortunately, we do still have an
option. Electric wine coolers and wine
refrigerators offer practical and attractive storage solutions for
beginner wine collectors. Gone are the days when wine coolers were
considered rare items only to be found in big hotels, they have now
become a status symbol for home owners and entertainers.
The wine cooling industry has boomed with the onset of all major
party players and home owners rushing to add a stylish sophisticated
unit in their home. With more and more impulsive buyers purchasing
different types of wine coolers, manufacturers are developing newer
and more advanced wine coolers. Yet, before buying one, it's best to
read up on a few buying tips to choose the best
product available in the market.
There are varieties of wine coolers available in different
categories. Moreover, you have different designs and sizes of wine
coolers. If you look into the market or browse the net, you would
come across a wide range of wine coolers and wine refrigerators
designed to suffice your requirements.
Size First decide on the area of your kitchen or home where you intend to
place the cooler. If you have enough space, you can
go for a larger cooler or perhaps even a cellar (which run to about
150 cubic feet). But if you're limited for free space,
get a compact wine refrigerator that could accommodate enough
bottles for occasional guests. Most units can accommodate at least
12 units, and when shopping for a portable wine cooler, get one that
has space for a minimum of four or five more bottles than your usual
stock amount.
Being acquainted with the storage capacity not only
helps you to determine where you will place the unit, it also allows
you to set a budget. For example, 50-bottle
storage cooler would be far costlier than the twelve bottles.
Temperature Any wine aficionados knows
that red and white wines needed to be cooled to specific
temperatures before drinking. Red wines are recommended to be stored
at 55-60°F / 12.7-15.5°C, while white wines have an average
recommended storage temperature of 49-56°F / 9.5-13.3°C
If
you're a red and white enthusiasts, then invest in a thermoelectric
wine cooler with dual settings. These types of wine coolers
allow you to store reds and whites in separate compartments and
adjust temperature independently in the two zones.
Quality wine coolers are equipped with automatic temperature control
and digital display so setting the temperature and monitoring is
simple.
Another major feature to check thoroughly is the shelving. As you
know the size of champagne bottles differ from those of wine, so you
should look for a cooler with adjustable shelves. That will allow
you to fit the shelves according to your need.
Most wine coolers and wine refrigerators come with glass doors so
that you can admire and show off your wine collection to your
guests. For proper thermal insulation and energy efficient operation
opt for wine coolers with double pane glass doors. You can also get
wine coolers in a variety of material, including high grade metals,
including steel, chrome, or you can get one set with Bordeaux style
unit made of pure wood. UV Rays
Since UV (ultraviolet) rays are harmful to wines in the long run, another
feature you have to check is whether the door of the wine cooler is
tinted to filter out ultraviolet rays. Of course there are wine
refrigerators with solid doors that block UV light to get inside of
the cooler and they also provide more stable temperature, but with a
solid-door wine cooler you won't be able to see and display your
prized bottles of wine.
Some of the units come with
glass doors. Tinted glasses are installed on these units to block
any direct light or daylight from entering into cooler. Obviously,
allowing your wine bottles to be exposed to light can again change
the taste of the wine. In addition, you and your friends can have a
nice view inside, to your wonderful wine collection. Pricing
As with most things, wine coolers are also available in different
price ranges. Single bottle coolers are quite cheap and a $100. A
$100 can also procure an eight bottle thermoelectric wine cooler.
Wine coolers that accommodate fifteen to twenty bottles of wine have
a price range of $100 to $250. There
are even larger units, high-end wine coolers, and refrigerated wine
cellars for the serious wine lovers available at higher costs.
For example, a elegantly styled 40 bottle wine cellar with dual
temperatures for both red and white wine, will be priced as higher
but is a must-have investment that's actually pennies on the dollar
considering the cost of the goods stored in the cellar. All About the Details
Eventually, it is the finish, style and
color that you need to pick before making the final selection.
Consider the decor in the rest of your kitchen - for example a
wooden unit wouldn't look that great if the rest of your
appliances are stainless steel.
If you are planning to purchase a unit to be used at
your home, then you're better off with a unit that's a little
smaller and can be elegantly displayed on the counter or in an
available space in your kitchen. However, if your needs including
storing larger quantities and/or if you're in the restaurant
business, then consider a commercial unit. These larger types of coolers can
be found useful in
restaurants, country clubs, resorts, pubs, sports
bars and night clubs.
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