Options In Choosing Your Wine Cooler

The thought of wine cellar refrigeration down in the basement may simply be unrealistic for you, whether for budgetary reasons or because you don't have a wine collection to justify such a thing. So you might be wiser to save that dream for later and get a small wine refrigerator instead, to satisfy your more modest requirements. But as you discover how convenient it is to have such a wine cooler, you may gradually start adding more wine. So you might also want to get something a bit larger than you think you need right now, to give yourself room to expand.

There are a lot of options to choose from in a wine cooler. You could have your new wine refrigerator built under the counter into your kitchen cabinetry in the same way you've got your dishwasher set up, or standing as tall as your regular fridge. If the wine fridge is fairly small, you might angle it in a corner on your kitchen counter, especially if it has a glass door and the wine bottles might provide a decorative element. There are also compact wine refrigerators you can shelve below your cabinetry in much the same configuration as many microwaves. The surfaces can be chosen to match the finish on your other appliances or to match your kitchen cabinetry and decor.

To keep both red and white wines stored in the best conditions, you have three choices. You might buy two wine bottle refrigerators so you can store the wines at different temperatures, since whites should be cooler than reds. You could buy one wine fridge and set the thermostat halfway between the two recommended high and low temperatures. Or you could get a wine cooler that has two internal temperature zones, so each type of wine can be stored in the same fridge, under the right conditions.

What you're looking for, ideally, is a wine cooler that has good control of the conditions in which you're keeping the wine, and the ability to respond to changes in those conditions with a degree of speed. If the room temperature goes up, this fridge should be insulated enough and responsive enough to prevent the internal temperature from going up too. You want a wine cabinet that will take your budget into account, but still let you store your wine in the proper way.

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