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16th June 2008

Large Capacity Wine Cellars

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Proper storage of wine is essential to preserve its actual taste. Thus making the Wine Cellar one of the best appliance for a wine enthusiast.

A Wine Cellar not only preserves the wine but some are also used to age premium wines. However, wine cannot be stored for ever. The time for which it can be stored depends on various factors like the grapes used to make the wine, its maturity, where it is made, storage conditions and above all, whether or not it is premium wine. For, it is only premium wine that it designed to age.

Wines require the following conditions for storage:-

  • They can be stored between 40 to 65 F temperature. However, 55 F temperature is considered ideal.
  • Not more than 5 -10 F annual variation in temperature or 1 - 3F daily variation in temperature.
  • 70% relative humidity is necessary as it keeps the wine corks from drying out, shrinking and cracking.
  • Light affects the white and sparkling wines the most. Dark storage conditions are thus recommended.
  • The storage conditions should be vibration free as vibrations affect its taste.

Considering the amount of care that wines require, there are Wine Cellars available in the market. These are so designed to provide the ideal temperatures for storage of all size bottles. These are large units with a capacity of 120 bottles or even more. One can choose from the double door units or the single door one.

A large capacity unit is the 182 bottles capacity Wine Cellar from Vinotemp Appliances. This Dual Zone Wine Cellar is a full size, stainless steel unit with LCD display. Other features include sliding wood shelves, 2 stationary shelves, dual temperature zones, digital control, security door lock, vacuum sealed brushed aluminum trimmed glass door and a long stainless steel towel bar handle. The dual zones allows for separation of air temperature for red and white wines.

After all the details on Wine Cellars, it is time you have a look at some to get an idea about the various units available in the market. The Cooler Stores in one such place where you can find these high capacity units. Browse through the various designs available before making a suitable choice.

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